“Pray for Obama: Psalm 109:8”

Nov 16, 2009 - A nice sentiment? Maybe not. The psalm reads, “Let his days be few; and let another take his office.” Presidential criticism through witty slogans is nothing new. - 3 Comments

Gotcha! Why Online Anonymity May Be Fading

Sep 03, 2009 - by Kevin Whitelaw When Rosemary Port, a New York blogger, used her anonymous posts to call a New York fashion model a "skank" and a "ho," she had no idea that her name would soon be plastered across the pages of the New York Post.   In Port's case, it took a court order to reveal her identity, but the Internet, which gained a reputation for being an anarchic and wild place in its early years, is becoming less and less anonymous in many ways.   Anonymity Backlash   Some of the change is cultural. - 16 Comments

Fix Your Terrible, Insecure Passwords in Five Minutes

Jul 25, 2009 - http://www.slate.com/toolbar.aspx?action=print&id=2223478 A technique to better secure your computer, e-mail, and bank account. It's tempting to blame the victim. In May, a twentysomething French hacker broke into several Twitter employees' e-mail accounts and stole a trove of meeting notes, strategy documents, and other confidential scribbles. - 13 Comments

Tianamen Student Leader Seeks to "Turn Himself In"/ China Blocks Twitter

Jun 03, 2009 - http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,524865,00.html?test=latestnews HONG KONG — A prominent student leader from the 1989 pro-democracy protests at Beijing's Tiananmen Square says he's arrived in the Chinese gambling enclave of Macau to turn himself in. Wu'er Kaixi told The Associated Press by phone Wednesday that immigration officials at Macau's airport took him to a room after he arrived from Taipei. He was not immediately told if he will be allowed to enter the territory. - 3 Comments

Internet plays key role in China's latest unrest

Jul 07, 2009 - By ALEXA OLESEN – 2 hours ago http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h66J1UYJfa_TQrfb48nfeCniNTegD999OPFO0 BEIJING (AP) — The brawl between Han Chinese and Uighurs in southern China was scarcely covered by state media, but accounts and photos spread quickly via the Internet and became a spark that helped ignite deadly riots thousands of miles away in the Uighur homeland. Even in tightly controlled China, relatively unfettered commentaries and images circulating on Web sites helped stir up tensions and rally people to join an initially peaceful protest in the Xinjiang region that spiraled into violence Sunday, leaving more than 150 people dead. In China, as in Iran and other hotspots, the Internet, social networking and micro-blogging are playing a central role in mobilizing people power — and becoming contested ground as governments fight back . - 7 Comments

Let's Mourn the Real American Heroes

Jul 08, 2009 - by Michelle Malkin 07/08/2009 Flags flew at half-staff this week in California's state Capitol. No, not for Michael Jackson. For Private First Class Justin Casillas. - 13 Comments

The Love Party

Jun 25, 2009 - http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/25/opinion/25collins.html?emc=eta1 By GAIL COLLINS On behalf of the people of Illinois and New York, I’d like to thank South Carolina for giving us Mark (“I’ve been unfaithful to my wife”) Sanford. Finally, a governor who’s weirder than Rod Blagojevich and less responsible than Eliot Spitzer. Really, we’re extremely relieved. - 5 Comments