Author Archives: Brian

About Brian

Engineer. Aviator. Educator. Scientist.

Google Earth Military Utility Remains Limited

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Brian

People are becoming aware of military or weapon targeting uses for Google Earth and other public data repositories. However, changing concepts of warfare give a different conclusion.

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Getting Ahead With Debt

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Brian

Regarding John Norris’ weekend column “Debt isn’t all bad, but not understanding how to use it is,” I think he missed why many people believe debt is bad. He failed to address the real issue.

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2013 National Security Strategy Questions

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Brian

I’m confused after reading a draft 2013 National Security Strategy that popped up on the Internet. 

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Paul Ryan Budget Cuts Military Benefit FIFTY-SIX Percent

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Brian

The House of Representatives passed a budget with a big hit to military members that I think will not be overlooked.  It is not a 1% decrease but a 50-55% decrease!

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Culture Not Understood by Americans – Ownership, Power, Humanity

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Brian

I stumbled across the Pineapple Story presentation by Missionary Otto Koning. The fact that he was a missionary is incidental to my observation, which has more to do with the realization that culturally, the tribes he worked with were different.

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