Google Announces Changes to Improve Privacy: Why It Doesn’t Matter

Earlier today, Google announced that it is now expiring cookies sooner to improve privacy. Sounds good as a headline, but it really doesn’t matter. It’s solely a Public Relations Cover-Your-Arse exercise. Here’s why.
First, the article makes two basic claims:

The cookie that caches your preferences data now only has a two year moving window. This [...]

Women are the Root of All Evil!

No, they’re not, but that title got your attention, didn’t it? Still, here’s a thought-provoking quote from Psychology Today:

The similarity… among all men throughout evolutionary history points to an important concept in evolutionary biology: female choice.
Women often say no to men. Men have had to conquer foreign lands, win battles and wars, compose symphonies, author [...]

Creationist Museum: Is This For Real?

I had to double check that I wasn’t reading The Onion. See Creationist museum brings dinosaurs on board Noah’s Ark. Here’s an excerpt:
Opinion polls show consistently that half of Americans believe that humans did not evolve but were created, along with all living creatures, by God 6,000 to 10,000 years ago.
The museum has a [...]