Science Not-So Fiction
May 12, 2014 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher Penny for your thoughts? Next time you see a penny, think of its relative size to an RFID chip! I usually assign about a 1:20 ratio of news coverage to what’s actually going on. For example, there’s all sorts of things our government is doing about which no […]
Brief Tour of Current Events
April 25, 2014 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher A while back, I wrote an article about the revolving doors between politicians, the regulatory industry of government, and the private sector. First they had a hand in writing the laws, then they had a hand in administering the regulatory guidelines, and then they join forces with private […]
Layers of Protection
March 3, 2014 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher Regardless of what you think about J.D. Rockefeller as a person, or the things he did, please don’t allow that to assuage you from the truth and wisdom in this statement he made: “Own nothing and control everything.” We have this quote on our website and for very […]
The Repurposing of the FBI
January 9, 2014 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher While no one was watching, Federal agencies decided to repurpose themselves. Is there a reason for this and for its timing? There are at the very least some very educated guesses. What do I mean by “repurpose”? Well, imagine if you had a deli in your neighborhood that […]
A Comprehensive Introduction to Crypto-Currency
December 23, 2013 By: Greg Simon, Contributor from knowmadiclife.com What is a crypto-currency? A crypto-currency is simply a digital medium of exchange. The most widely know and used crypto-currency today is bitcoin. Crypto-currencies are different from government fiat currencies in many ways. One critical main difference between government fiat currency and crypto-currency is denationalization. Crypto-currencies […]
Biometric Surveillance State
December 19, 2013 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher Think of every well-intended use of facial recognition (biometric) technology. Identity protection? Or even identifying a potential criminal? In light of the revelations shared by Edward Snowden, I think there is a growing and healthy skepticism of surveillance technology. The inconveniences and uneasiness people are experiencing have many […]
Sticky Note: Why Go Off-shore
December 17, 2013 By: Paul Seymour, Director of Client Services I typically receive about 8-10 inquiries per day from potential clients who are interested in getting their assets out of harm’s way in the US or EU. Many of them start with the phrase, “this is somewhat new for me, so please explain…..” So, as […]
“Eyes Cannot Trespass”
November 18, 2013 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher The justifications for all the spying as well as all the secrecy concerning their tactics and even their budgets have become tired and feeble. Twelve years after 9/11, and we’re still playing the “National Security” and “Terrorist” cards for all the needless intrusions into our privacy and egregious […]
Proliferation of Profiling
November 11, 2013 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher Just as we get comfortable with the government’s hold on our necks, they have to squeeze a little more to remind us of how “free” we are? With all these invasions of privacy already in place, it’s assumed that folks are being conditioned to accept the ever watchful […]
BitCoin: Still a LOT of Ignorance
November 4, 2013 By: Kelly Diamond, Publisher I don’t fault people for not knowing about BitCoin. It’s normal for people to not know things. I do however condemn those who don’t know anything about BitCoin, but feel confident enough in their ignorance to attempt at any substantive claim for or against it. “He who […]
