http://www.okapifactor.com/ Copyright 2011 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:08:06 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.23-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.okapifactor.com/archives/2011/12/peak-tyranny.html http://www.okapifactor.com/archives/2011/12/peak-tyranny.html Current Affairs Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:08:06 -0500 The death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has led to renewed fears that the earth may have passed the point of maximum despotism, known as Peak Tyranny. http://www.okapifactor.com/archives/2011/10/kraken.html http://www.okapifactor.com/archives/2011/10/kraken.html Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:00:00 -0500 What was it that laid out the bones of nine giant ichthyosaurs in puzzlingly-regular patterns on the floor of an ancient sea? The Okapi has some ideas. http://www.okapifactor.com/archives/2011/05/the-glencore-letter.html http://www.okapifactor.com/archives/2011/05/the-glencore-letter.html Current Affairs Fri, 27 May 2011 10:43:56 -0500 Following the IPO of commodities trader Glencore, their law firm has sent a letter to journalists advising them how to cover the story. The Okapi Factor has the details. http://www.okapifactor.com/archives/2010/12/12-days-of-wikileaks.html http://www.okapifactor.com/archives/2010/12/12-days-of-wikileaks.html Current Affairs Sat, 18 Dec 2010 10:28:23 -0500 On the first day of Wikileaks, my true love sent to me - a cable dump on a CD. http://www.okapifactor.com/archives/2010/02/open-source-restaurant.html http://www.okapifactor.com/archives/2010/02/open-source-restaurant.html Computers Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:44:53 -0500 Instructables, the world's first 'open-source' restaurant, has just opened. The Okapi anticipates some possible problems. http://www.okapifactor.com/archives/2009/11/the-pirate-finder-general.html http://www.okapifactor.com/archives/2009/11/the-pirate-finder-general.html Current Affairs Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:00:00 -0500 The UK government is considering creating the office of 'pirate finder general' to deal with online piracy. Here's a song about that. http://www.okapifactor.com/archives/2009/11/unknown-asteroid-passes-close-to-earth.html http://www.okapifactor.com/archives/2009/11/unknown-asteroid-passes-close-to-earth.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:16:01 -0500 Space is a dangerous place. You have to keep your eyes open. http://www.okapifactor.com/archives/2009/10/the-lord-of-the-flies.html http://www.okapifactor.com/archives/2009/10/the-lord-of-the-flies.html Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:00:00 -0500 Scientists have used lasers to create false memories of pain in fruit flies. The applications to the challenge of global domination are not immediately obvious. http://www.okapifactor.com/archives/2009/04/shambling-stephenie-meyer-novel.html http://www.okapifactor.com/archives/2009/04/shambling-stephenie-meyer-novel.html Literature Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:16:04 -0500 Stephenie Meyer is working on a new book - and this one is going to be a little different. http://www.okapifactor.com/archives/2009/04/et-twitter-home.html http://www.okapifactor.com/archives/2009/04/et-twitter-home.html Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:00:00 -0500 Astronomers are optimistic about the possibility of contacting aliens ... but what if it's like Twitter? http://www.okapifactor.com/archives/2008/12/george-bush-shoe-attack.html http://www.okapifactor.com/archives/2008/12/george-bush-shoe-attack.html Current Affairs Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:22:56 -0500 What exactly passed over the Secret Service radio channels when an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at George Bush? http://www.okapifactor.com/archives/2008/12/god-gets-bored-too.html http://www.okapifactor.com/archives/2008/12/god-gets-bored-too.html Local News Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:59:59 -0500 Hanging around for all Eternity means that even God gets bored sometimes. http://www.okapifactor.com/archives/2008/06/al-qaeda-bureaucracy.html http://www.okapifactor.com/archives/2008/06/al-qaeda-bureaucracy.html Current Affairs Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0500 Seizure of papers from Al-Qaeda in Iraq paints a picture of a rather bureaucratic organization. http://www.okapifactor.com/archives/2008/05/remote-control-fertility.html http://www.okapifactor.com/archives/2008/05/remote-control-fertility.html Fri, 30 May 2008 12:46:19 -0500 Scientists have developed an implantable device that allows men to control their sperm production using a remote control. http://www.okapifactor.com/archives/2008/04/israel-buys-oil-from-iran.html http://www.okapifactor.com/archives/2008/04/israel-buys-oil-from-iran.html Current Affairs Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0500 An Israeli energy newsletter has revealed Israel is secretly buying oil from Iran despite an official boycott. http://www.okapifactor.com/archives/2008/04/army-seeks-cyberwarfare-recruits.html http://www.okapifactor.com/archives/2008/04/army-seeks-cyberwarfare-recruits.html Computers Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0500 The US military is trying to recruit IT specialists to fight the electronic warfare battles of the future. http://www.okapifactor.com/archives/2007/10/storm-worm-screenplay.html http://www.okapifactor.com/archives/2007/10/storm-worm-screenplay.html Computers Wed, 10 Oct 2007 23:59:59 -0500 It's about time Hollywood produced a good cyberthriller ... but this isn't going to be it.