You may have heard about a new Internet security threat called "Firesheep". This FAQ explains what it is, how it works, and how you can protect yourself against it.

Note: Those who just want the simple answers can ignore the italicized sections, which are included… Read full post »

John Boehner

And the rest of the GOP leadership, for deciding to go for broke and resist health care reform in every way possible. If they had decided instead to cooperate with the President and other Democrats who, in the early stages of the process, desperately wanted the… Read full post »

The Internet is abuzz with condemnations of Paul Shirley’s rant against Haitian earthquake relief. (Yes, I’m once again following up on a Salon.com “This Week In Crazy” feature.) Shirley has been accused of a lack of compassion, racial intolerance, and plain nut-jobbery, all o… Read full post »

Andrew Leonard's inaugural installment of Salon's “This Week in Crazy” column features Clarence Thomas and the recent Supreme Court decision to lift restrictions on corporate spending on political campaigns. The crazy part was not the decision itself. (That was merely catastrophi… Read full post »

Yes, I'm talking about the Democratic senator from Nebraska who cast the deciding vote to prevent a filibuster of the Senate health insurance reform bill, but only after he helped kill any chance for a public option, tried to insert an anti-abortion amendment into the bill, and finally… Read full post »

I made this rice dish for a family gathering that included some people who preferred brown rice and others who were adamently against it.

The Yin is brown rice, with brown mushrooms and onion sauteed in olive oil. The Yang is white rice with leeks and celery sauteed… Read full post »

 I live an utterly sedentary life. As a programmer, I sit in front of a computer all day for work, and when I'm not working, I'm writing, also right here at the keyboard. I did recently join a gym, and now do the recommended 30 minutes of aerobic exercise four days… Read full post »