The following is an excerpt from Julia Angwin’s Dragnet Nation: A Quest for Privacy, Security, and Freedom in a World of Relentless Surveillance. Who is watching you?

In a previous article about the futility of imposing sanctions on Russia in order to force our will on all of Ukraine, including Crimea, what was expected may now be coming.

We, as Americans, tend to forget that Russia (and China for that matter) have a great deal of influence in the world economy. Vast resources that can be withheld, affecting businesses and economies of countries throughout the world. Continue reading →

A rare accident in West Easton involving two vehicles occurred at approximately 4:20 this evening at the intersection of 3rd Street and Keystone. It resulted in serious damage to the two vehicles, requiring a tow truck to be called. Continue reading →

I had written a piece yesterday that I was going to publish this morning. I had to scrap most of it because for Josh Hardy, he now has a chance to survive cancer.

My original piece condemned a pharma company of being heartless bastards after reading about a boy whose last hope for survival was an experimental drug that the company could, but would not provide. Their stance had social media sites buzzing with negative comments about the company and bloggers spreading the word about them. Continue reading →

It may not be just the type of robots that you find on an assembly line, or those little crawlers used to check suspicious packages. Google seems to have its sight set on the goal of developing the humanoid robots found in science fiction movies. Continue reading →

You can’t help but see the magic marker or vinyl lettered signs posted on telephone polls.

“I pay cash for your home,” “I buy homes – any condition,” “Sell your home fast for cash.”

Groups of individuals are getting together in order to grab as many homes at the cheapest price in a depressed market. Continue reading →