Daily Archives: April 20, 2004

Running Naked in the Internet Jungle

WASHINGTON (AP) – Researchers uncovered a serious flaw in the underlying technology for nearly all Internet traffic, a discovery that led to an urgent and secretive international effort to prevent global disruptions of Web surfing, e-mails and instant messages. The … Continue reading

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Burning Man, For Real

As reported in this space, Ecuador, like many third world countries experiencing vast and visible chasms between the lifestyles of their richest and poorest citizens, is experiencing a dramatic increase in street crime, robberies and assaults. With often inadequate and … Continue reading

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Les Miserables

While we are not sure our paltry academic salary even qualifies us as "Middle Class", and we are certainly not miserable these days of tennis and beach combing on the pristine Pacific coast of Ecuador, we strongly sympathize with the … Continue reading

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