Scary Spys

So tonight's Nova freaked the shit out of me. It was about the NSA and more specifically about their surveillance leading up to and post 9/11. I was expecting mostly just NSA stuff and not a scare tactic, but it worked. Most of the stuff I've known and have heard before, but it was still scary being told again. Also, being knowledgeable in technology allows me to know all the possible shit that they can do illegally or without warrants. At the same time, knowing technology, I kinda realize that to effectively monitor a digital source, you can't do much better than what they're doing currently, just with more oversight from FISA. Just a scary episode with really no new information.

They also advertised a great Frontline that looks extremely interesting on Parkinson's. I'll have to check that out later. I think they have it available online. Tonight I also watched Fringe. Although not an extremely great episode, I just realised I never talked about it...I think. This show is pretty fun. It does a good job of creating a freaky and half scary mood. I like the sci-fi stuff that they show, even though I know it isn't at all possible...I think. A good comparison I've heard is that it's a more recent x-files. I think this is pretty accurate, although I'm not too familiar with the X-files. Overall, a very fun monster of the week, sci-fi show.