Mid-ocean, cables lie deep on the seabed. But as the cables approach shore, the sea becomes shallower and ship traffic increases. This makes “landing stations” targets for sea hacking.
Alex Lear
A Maine native and Colby College graduate, Alex has been covering coastal communities since 2001. He lives in the Portland area with his wife Lauren, 4-year-old daughter Alaina, and 7-year-old bulldog Walter. He has released four CDs of original music and does occasional research work for Marvel Comics' collected editions.
Mike Lapointe: No more gravy train for government workers
I think I’ve got things figured. The Democrats have called Donald Trump “Hitler,” and they’ve engaged in lawfare. Have the CIA and FBI been on the level? How about those two assassination attempts? How come we don’t know that much about the gunmen? I think that Trump recently has done what government workers dread most. […]
Marc Lavoie: Shetterly gave ‘enlightening’ talk on portrait collection
On Wednesday night my wife Linda and I attended an enlightening talk at the Bates Mill Atrium. Maine artist Robert Shetterly spoke about his collection of over 270 portraits. The audience was surrounded by these works of art. But each one is much more than that. A thought-provoking quote from each individual is inscribed onto […]
Michael Boom: ‘We are all we’ve got’
The writing is on the wall. “What will be our last thought? Do you think it’s coming soon? Will it be of comfort? Or the pain of a burning wound? All we are trying to say is we are all we’ve got. You and me just cannot fail, if we never ever stop.” The Moody […]
Dave Griffiths: This and That: Give seniors a break
With all this AI stuff going on, why can’t they program a car to honk when it sees you walking by? Nothing blaring, just a nice sweet little beep.
Rich Lowry: The end of a scam
No one should have believed Joe Biden’s flagrant lie that he wouldn’t pardon his son Hunter for his tax and gun crimes and other potential wrongdoing.
Froma Harrop: Don’t want green energy jobs? We’ll take them
President Biden’s various legislative accomplishments have unlocked an estimated $1 trillion for green energy technologies and the factories needed to build them.