If we have to have a National Emergency declared to pursue initiatives Congress won’t pass or can’t pass expeditiously, perhaps we should focus on an issue that does actually merit alarm. There are many such…
It’s Valentine’s Day. Let’s nerd up the holiday a bit, shall we? With apologies to Huey Lewis, let’s write a computer simulation of the power of love. What is love? In 1993, Haddaway seemed to…
In an editorial in the February 12th edition of The New York Times, Thomas Friedman describes how the College Board, the organization that administers the SAT exam, recently mused about the essential skills today’s high…
Recently, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has proposed new rules for flying unmanned aircraft systems over people and at night. Although the FAA Part 107 U.A.S. regulations have only been around for close to…
In a run up to the Grammy awards, the New York Times posted an article by Greg Milner that has caused a bit of stir in some of the professional circles I inhabit. In “They…
My freshman year of college was one of indecision. I had committed to major in Electrical Engineering, not because I had any particular interest in it, but because I had done very well in math…
Swiss Post, maker of an e-voting system used by several municipalities in Switzerland, is launching a public penetration test against its product. They are encouraging people to find and exploit vulnerabilities in their systems, and…
In a blog post this week, Chris Jackson, Principle Program Manager in the Experiences and Devices Group at Microsoft, strongly encouraged people to stop using Internet Explorer. It is rare that a representative advises customers…
There was a time not too long ago when, if you were going to present at a meeting or a conference, you would bring your presentation to the event in two forms: one digital, and…
Gmail is the world’s most popular email service provider. First released to beta testers in 2004, it wasn’t offered as an official product until 2009. Despite the lengthy gestation period, Gmail’s rise has been swift.…