Month: November 2018

This event is pretty damn scary if one stops to contemplate what can be done with stolen passport numbers. Marriott’s Starwood database was breached, potentially exposing 500 million guests from CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/30/marriott-says-its-starwood-database-was-breached-onapproximately-500-million-guests-.html 500 Million Affected In Massive Marriott Data Breach; Names, Passport Numbers Stolen By Hackers https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-11-30/500-million-affected-massive-marriott-data-breach-names-passport-numbers-stolen SNIP “The information compromised includes sensitive details including … Read more

BY JOHN MAULDIN The US government on-budget deficit was $100.5 billion in October. It was $63.2 billion in the same month a year earlier. I see little hope it will reverse. There is no appetite in Congress or the public for lower spending. Nor will we see the kind of tax policy changes that would generate … Read more

Michael Barone: Who’s to blame? Weak leaders, weak institutions, weak voters? In the wake of the midterm elections, conservative analyst Yuval Levin saw no winners. “It is the weakness of all sides, and the strength of none, that shapes this moment.” You can see what he means. President Trump hasn’t gotten everything he wanted — … Read more

by WhenImTryingToHide THE GAME DEVELOPERS The people who make the games themselves that people compete in will clearly be the benefactors of these trends. The challenge here is that the people who make traditional games may not be the same people that make the games that fuel eSports and even game streaming. But some names to … Read more

A new invasive tick species capable of transmitting several severe diseases is spreading in the United States, posing an emerging threat to human and animal health, according to a pair of reports issued Thursday. The Asian longhorned tick is the first invasive tick to arrive in the United States in about 80 years. It’s native to … Read more