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![Time management. Always a challenge for me… in my younger days. No longer. You see, last June I watched–literally–my father take the last breath he would ever take. Forever. As […]](https://i0.wp.com/gutcheckamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DSC_0882.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The 24/7 Dirt Nap of Eternity or Time Management Hacks I Wish I’d Learned Eons Ago")
The 24/7 Dirt Nap of Eternity or Time Management Hacks I Wish I’d Learned Eons Ago
Posted on April 6, 2013 | No CommentsTime management. Always a challenge for me… in my younger days. No longer. You see, last June I watched–literally–my father take the last breath he would ever take. Forever. As […] -
![If the odds-on favorite cybersecurity bill gets passed as is, it’ll be like shoving a red hot poker into the collective angst of US citizens‘ civil liberties. The bill, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/gutcheckamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Aclu-v-ashcroft-redacted.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CISPA: A Red Hot Poker Ups the Ante for Civil Liberties")
CISPA: A Red Hot Poker Ups the Ante for Civil Liberties
Posted on April 5, 2013 | No CommentsIf the odds-on favorite cybersecurity bill gets passed as is, it’ll be like shoving a red hot poker into the collective angst of US citizens‘ civil liberties. The bill, the […] -
![You know what that “one big idea“… the one you pull out and fondle during your long commute; the one you secretly lust after having read how YetAnotherSomeone fulfilled THEIR […]](https://i0.wp.com/gutcheckamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/type.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "That One Big Idea")
That One Big Idea
Posted on April 1, 2013 | No CommentsYou know what that “one big idea“… the one you pull out and fondle during your long commute; the one you secretly lust after having read how YetAnotherSomeone fulfilled THEIR […] -
![James Xavier Dempsey, Vp of Public Policy for the Center for Democracy & Technology, is likely the biggest dog in the privacy fight that you’ve never heard of… but you […]](https://i0.wp.com/gutcheckamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2537513890_6c21b157e0_b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CDT’s Jim Dempsey Makes FCW’s Top 100")
CDT’s Jim Dempsey Makes FCW’s Top 100
Posted on April 1, 2013 | No CommentsJames Xavier Dempsey, Vp of Public Policy for the Center for Democracy & Technology, is likely the biggest dog in the privacy fight that you’ve never heard of… but you […] -
![The tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary school kicked off one of the biggest gun control debates in decades. A group of mayors have come together to launch a “National Day […]](https://i0.wp.com/gutcheckamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/gun.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Mayors Launch ‘Day to Demand Action’ to Fight Gun Violence")
Mayors Launch ‘Day to Demand Action’ to Fight Gun Violence
Posted on March 29, 2013 | No CommentsThe tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary school kicked off one of the biggest gun control debates in decades. A group of mayors have come together to launch a “National Day […] -
![Coming soon to a street corner near you: the next-generation Wi-Fi hotspot. One where you do not have to bother with passwords or signup pages,or even finding out whether it […]](https://i0.wp.com/gutcheckamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Wi-Fi-hotspots21.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "What’s Hot About Next-Generation Hotspots")
What’s Hot About Next-Generation Hotspots
Posted on March 29, 2013 | 1 CommentComing soon to a street corner near you: the next-generation Wi-Fi hotspot. One where you do not have to bother with passwords or signup pages,or even finding out whether it […] -
![An anonymous draft seeking to amend the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ratchets up current penalties in the bill–making even attempted malicious hacking acts as punishable as an actual […]](https://i0.wp.com/gutcheckamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/aaron.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Pissing on Aaron’s Grave")
Pissing on Aaron’s Grave
Posted on March 27, 2013 | No CommentsAn anonymous draft seeking to amend the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ratchets up current penalties in the bill–making even attempted malicious hacking acts as punishable as an actual […] -
![Nine words. That’s all it took to make John Tyner an instant, iconic Internet all-star. Tyner, for those living in a cave for the last few days, casually tossed out […]](https://i0.wp.com/gutcheckamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/CM-Capture-13.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Smile When You Touch My Junk")
Smile When You Touch My Junk
Posted on November 17, 2010 | 3 CommentsNine words. That’s all it took to make John Tyner an instant, iconic Internet all-star. Tyner, for those living in a cave for the last few days, casually tossed out […] -
![Late Friday TechCrunch broke the story that Criagslist had apparently shuttered CENSORED the entire Adult Services section for each U.S. location. However, those same service are apparently still available OUTSIDE […]](https://i0.wp.com/gutcheckamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/761577052_dc2b9203e7_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "I Love the Smell of Free Speech Being Shredded")
I Love the Smell of Free Speech Being Shredded
Posted on September 4, 2010 | 9 CommentsLate Friday TechCrunch broke the story that Criagslist had apparently shuttered CENSORED the entire Adult Services section for each U.S. location. However, those same service are apparently still available OUTSIDE […] -
The Horror of the Question
Posted on February 3, 2010 | 3 CommentsAt what point do we start to demand a whole hell of a lot more from collective corpse of the corporate fat cats whose hands pull the levers and turn the dials of what is euphemistically called "the Internet economy"?