ACLU Slaps SM for – Wait for It – Ticketing the Homeless?

Within the greater Los Angeles homeless “community” the city of Santa Monica is known as a relative refuge from the rest of the area. The city offers a rare combination of tolerance and personal safety for those living on the street.

Beach cities in general tend to be much safer than other parts of the city. But among those who spend nights outdoors, cities like Manhattan Beach and Malibu have deserved reputations as actively hostile towards transients who appear in their towns.

Unfortunately, it seems the reason the ACLU has taken notice of Santa Monica is because of its deserved reputation as a haven.

This complaint is comparable to claiming that hospitals are dangerous because there are more people dying in them.

Homeless people can find compassion at the beach – latimes.com.

Gentlemen: We Must Not Allow a Tech Geek Gap!

Some day we will once again have a nerd surplus.

I never thought I’d miss the Cold War.

From what I’ve seen, Cal Tech graduates generally head in to economics and finance positions, whereas in the past most would have headed in to engineering, physics and chemistry.

So, it’s not that the geeks aren’t there — it’s just that the hedge funds and Ferraris are the next best thing to defeating the Russkies.

Since her appointment as Darpa chief last June, Regina Dugan has kept a low profile, at least compared to long-serving predecessor Tony Tether. Now, a year after taking the top job at Darpa, Dugan’s finally talking.

via Darpa Chief: Fix America’s Critical Geek Shortage | Danger Room | Wired.com.