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Nuclear Power Prevents More Deaths Than It Causes

by Joseph Forbes | Apr 5, 2013 | MONEY, NERD NEWS, POLITICAL, TECHNOLOGY

from the also-conducive-for-uninformed-panic dept. NASA researchers have compared nuclear power to fossil fuel energy sources in terms of greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution-related deaths. Using nuclear power in place of coal and gas power has prevented some...

The RFP and IT Logistics For Washington’s “Pot Czar”

by Joseph Forbes | Apr 5, 2013 | HAPPINESS, HARDWARE, LAW, MONEY, NERD NEWS, POLITICAL, TECHNOLOGY

from the not-the-best-resume-builder dept. Last fall, the state of Washington passed a marijuana legalization referendum, and needed to acquire an outside consultant to run the program. ‘As it normally does, the state put out a request for proposal for a...

Build a Secret Compartment, Go To Jail

by Joseph Forbes | Apr 4, 2013 | Blog Entry, LAW, MONEY, NERD NEWS, POLITICAL, PRIVACY, TECHNOLOGY

from the postcard-vs.-envelope dept. Alfred Anaya was a custom stereo installer who branched out to making secret compartments for valuables, who the DEA sent to prison as a co-conspirator when a drug dealer used his creation to smuggle drugs. But Wired points out the...
Why I Stopped Pirating and Started Paying for Media

Why I Stopped Pirating and Started Paying for Media

by Joseph Forbes | Apr 3, 2013 | Blog Entry, HAPPINESS, MONEY, NERD NEWS, PIRACY, TECHNOLOGY

Let’s be honest for second: most of us have illegally downloaded something in our lives. Maybe it was a song, some software, a game, or a movie. For a period I pirated everything I could. As technology pushed forward, it became less necessary, and now I...
One Day, You’re Going to Die. Here’s How to Prepare for It

One Day, You’re Going to Die. Here’s How to Prepare for It

by Joseph Forbes | Apr 2, 2013 | DATA, HEALTH, LAW, MONEY

It’s a fact of life that we’re all going to die at some point. While it’s not something you probably want to think about, you can make things a lot easier on yourself (and your family) if you get everything in order now. Here’s what you need to...
Russian malware spies on US ATMs

Russian malware spies on US ATMs

by Joseph Forbes | Mar 31, 2013 | DATA, HACKING, HARDWARE, INTERNET, MONEY, SECURITY, Technicals

Security firm Group-IB has identified a malware program called Dump Memory Grabber that can take debit and credit card data from point-of-sale (POS) terminals and ATMs. The researchers say that the program has already been used to steal data from clients of US banks...
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