Bruce Schneier has been all over this NSA mess. This includes a number of essays, including this one from about a month ago. He also testified before Congress on the issue.
I didn’t even know this was a thing, but I’m now excited about it
Hardball Times has the break down. As the article points out, quantifying managers is the final frontier in sabermetrics. In my opinion, a baseball manager is an odd creature. Consider that teaching is a big part of his job (in conjunction with his hitting coaches/pitching coaches, which might be the final final frontier). In the NFL, by…
Ranking Rockstar, #5.5: Max Payne
I never said it was a top ten list, but I committed to a top ten list while realizing I actually have eleven games to rank. Max Payne was technically only published by Rockstar, so I feel I'm justified in cheating here. This one actually turned into a surprisingly decent movie, which has that going…