http://gizmodo.com/the-anti-vaccine-movement-should-be-ridiculed-because-1683258152 Ridicule is the absolute wrong way to do this. Ridicule is a personal attack, and discourages free discussion and…
Diffusing the patent trolls
The ABA Journal recently published an article dated Feb 1, 2015 (ironic, since today is January 28, 2015) which discusses…
The Third Man to credit for the fall of The Berlin Wall
The Fall of the Berlin Wall is an event that is very personal to me, since I was stationed at…
The RFID implanting scare, and an incorrect comparison in the Snopes.com analysis.
** Before implying anything about Snopes.com from the title, please note that I refer to Snopes.com often and find their…
Big Brother at its best? Well, maybe…
Recently, it was revealed that the NSA is able to break common encryption protocols used on the internet. You can…
User beware: the hidden gotchas of the Verizon FIOS service
Verizon FIOS is a fiber-optic system capable of delivering very fast internet feeds to residential consumers, in addition to its…
DD-WRT: Making two-routers work on the same network… and an alternate
I recently moved and had to setup a new home network. Because of the length and number of walls limiting…
Of Patents and Trolls…
Isaac Asimov, the famous science-fiction writer, died not long ago. In the obituary I read about him, there was one…
The 5 Core System Requirements To Protect Your Sleep
I have been a software developer for over 30 years now. That includes time as a kid playing with technology,…
Church Brew Works in Pittsburgh
On a recent business trip to Pittsburgh, I experienced something that really surprised me. I went out to dinner with…