Federal and local officials are reviewing the
U.S. wireless emergency alert system after
a false warning over an incoming ballistic
missile rattled Hawaii on Saturday,
exposing what officials say are troubling
shortcomings in the network.
U.S. wireless emergency alert system after
a false warning over an incoming ballistic
missile rattled Hawaii on Saturday,
exposing what officials say are troubling
shortcomings in the network.
A button that was wrongly pushed
Our peace of mind has now ambushed.
Our defences seem to be
Prone to such calamity.
When the real thing does occur,
I hope I’m surfing at Big Sur.
The Three Stumbling Blocks
to a Solar-Powered Nation
I wish that I could truly run
My computer off the sun.
But then fossil fuels would be
Part of ancient history.
And since Exxon calls the shots,
Sunshine will not give me watts.
If We Ever Get to Mars,
the Beer Might Not Be Bad
Beer that is brewed upon Mars
And served in the very best bars
If drunk to excess
Makes astronauts less
Able to navigate stars.Vikings Shock the World, Especially Minnesota
The Vikings a miracle did,
Which caused the fans to flip their lid.
But can they repeat
This kind of weird feat
Or will they still stay off the grid?
Uproar as South Korea Plans Cryptocurrency Crackdown
Is bitcoin a saving or scam --
Or maybe a one-time grand slam?
I think I will tiptoe
Around money crypto --
Lest I should be shorn like a lamb.
Fingerprint-Scanning Time
Clocks Spark Privacy Lawsuits
I will not share my fingerprints with anyone at all.
Not butcher, baker, banker, bookie, or a shopping mall.
And why in blazes should my boss require fingerprints --
Does he think I’m gonna poison his takeout cheese blintz?
The world grows so intrusive that it must know all about
My fingerprints and bladder functions and if I eat trout.
My metrics analyzed provide a slew of nothing much --
The voyeurism of our times is really a nonesuch!
I’m gonna pull the plug someday on all this foofaraw,
And shred my blasted smartphone into digital coleslaw.
Then nobody will know a thing about me -- happy day!
And I will stay anonymous to ev’ry snooping stray.