Gongol.com Archives: February 2014
There has to be a better strategy than praying we don't get obliterated by space rocks
Any strategy to protect our fragile existence on this planet has to include a plan to prevent a catastrophe caused by the arrival of a large asteroid. That plan would have to include surveillance (knowing where the threats are and when we might face them), prevention (some approach for deflecting, destroying, or otherwise reducing the impact thereof), and mitigation (figuring out what our greatest vulnerabilities are and how to buttress them). And whatever goes for space rocks goes double for threats like volcanic eruptions and earthquakes -- things that are also bound to happen that we (unfortunately) still don't understand well.
Security breach at Kickstarter
Another case that should remind people of the importance of having different passwords across different websites
The cultural importance of the Midwest
How Presidents judge other Presidents
Gnarles Barkley recorded "Crazy" in one take
