Article that's an excerpt from Cindy Cohn's book Privacy's Defender, about the whistleblower who disclosed the NSA wiretapping.
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-whistleblower-who-uncovered-the-nsas-big-brother-machine/
Global Moderators
Private
Forum wide moderators
Posts
-
Privacy's Defender -
Costco finds - May 2026I hadn't shopped Wal-Mart for years but recently I signed up for Walmart+ for a month for $1. It was really handy to have stuff delivered right after Mr wtg came home. It's hard for me to get out to run errands; I can't really leave him alone. I dropped Amazon Prime a few years ago.
And I had signed up for a Sam's Club membership late last year when they had a cheapo annual membership deal. We went a couple of times and definitely won't renew when the year is up; I don't feel that their products are as good a quality as Costco. One thing I do like is they seem to sell the fresh foods in smaller quantities that we can actually finish eating before they go south. Costco abundance is getting to be a waste for us as we eat less.
Costco gas is the cheapest around here. And then we get an additional discount because we are executive members and have a Costco Visa card. I filled up yesterday morning for $4.70. By late afternoon the price was up to $4.90 and this morning it's at $4.96. I'm glad I don't drive much.
-
The ultimate self-dealing familyThey've taken the paywall down for this piece. I modified my original post to reference the link to the article. Here it is again:
-
Mexico City is sinkingMexico City is sinking by nearly 10 inches (about 25 centimeters) a year, according to new satellite imagery released this week by NASA, making it one of the world’s fastest-subsiding metropolises.
-
The ultimate self-dealing family@Rontuner It's from Isaac Saul at Tangle. Fridays are members-only posts, but I thought he did a great job of cataloging the grift so I posted it here.
-
For our train buffsI thought that, too!
-
Costco finds - May 2026Bought a three-pack of this at Costco today. Wouldn't be that hard to cook but I'm doing a lot of shortcuts these days. Good stuff!
https://www.costcobusinesscentre.ca/p/-/maison-riviere-ratatouille-3-x-630g/2001211673
-
The ultimate self-dealing familyFrom a newsletter I get.
Had to break it up into two posts because of forum limits on post length.They took down the paywall on this piece. Here's the link:
-
Laughter is the best medicine -
For our archeology buffsNorway’s largest Viking Age coin hoard has been discovered: "Truly exceptional"
The metal detectors searching for coins in a field in eastern Norway still haven’t stopped beeping