Author Archives: Brian

About Brian

Engineer. Aviator. Educator. Scientist.

One Time Pad Tools

I’ve been learning about One-time Pad coding. It’s kind of cool because it’s the only 100% ~theoretically~ unbreakable code.

Posted in General | Tagged | Leave a comment

California Lawmakers Infringe

The Second Amendment states, “the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” California law, as of 2012 can be summarized thus:  Open carry of loaded firearms has been illegal in California since 1968.  With … Continue reading

Posted in General | Tagged | Leave a comment

Gift Giving Economies vs. Capitalism

We’ve changed in the last 20 years.  When Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, it was because he saw his richer brother nation and wanted to take what they had and use it for himself.  The world responded with horror and we … Continue reading

Posted in Finance, Spirit & Heart | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Tax History

I was talking with someone last night about the California Prop 30, which raises sales tax from 7.25% to 7.5% and raises income taxes from 9.3% to 10.3%. But that’s not enough.

Posted in General | Leave a comment

Bucket Polls – Betting Against America

Obama leads all the foreign opinion poles of who should be President, by rather large margins. IMHO, this is pretty much prima facia evidence that Obama’s policies are best for everybody else except America. Let me explain.

Posted in General | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment