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Tin Foil Hat News

Submitted by JKHoffman on

I don't believe much in the way of conspiracy theory.

That's true whether it's office gossip and rumors or things of a larger, more sinister nature.
I work in the oil industry and, with the price of oil being so low right now, you can imagine the paranoid rumors floating around the office about layoffs and who's going to get fired.  So far, there's been nothing.  At least, nothing that I'm aware of, but the paranoia is running high.

Looking Inside

Submitted by JKHoffman on

I've always loved seeing the inner workings of things.
Seriously, everything from ship deck plans to microscopic photography to those encyclopedias with the plastic, layered sheets of illustrations.  I've been entranced by them all.
Well, I've been busy this week and I'm not up to doing a huge, long post about anything, so I'm just going to share two links to revealing illustrations.

Digital Assets After Death

Submitted by JKHoffman on

I've been thinking a lot lately about what happens when we die.
Recently, a friend of my wife's died very suddenly and unexpectedly.  She was not, as far as anyone knows, ill in any serious way.  Nor, again, as far as anyone knows, did she have any medical condition that might lead one to expect a sudden death.  It was a very shocking surprise.
Her husband, who is also a friend of ours, was suddenly responsible for all the things she had...
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