Author Archives: Brian

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Engineer. Aviator. Educator. Scientist.

What’s all this Cloud Computing Stuff, Anyhow?

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Brian

With a title showing deference to Bob Pease’ decades of asking “What is all this Stuff, Anhow?”, I reveal that I’m not so impressed with the new Cloud computing, and specifically Apple’s iCloud architecture. iCloud provides that your digital information is synchronized … Continue reading →

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Google and Security of Nation States

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Brian

Google’s Eric Schmidt spoke at the 9th annual All Things Digital Conference, in an interview with Walt Mossberg, as reported on Page R6 in the June 6, 2011 Wall Street Journal.

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Transnational Good and Bad

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Brian

During the last 10 years, United States National Security has become centered around terrorism. The United States has campaigned a “war on terrorism”.  The interesting thing is there is no specific bad-guy nation with geographic borders called “terrorism”. Because of … Continue reading →

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Google vs. Government

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Brian

…from Marcus Asner, former cybersecurity prosecutor… as reported on pg B2 of the Friday, June 3, Wall Street Journal: It used to be we’d send the FBI agents to find the 16-year old boy in a basement responsible, but now … Continue reading →

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Robert Kennedy GNP Speech at University of Kansas

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Brian

Robert F. Kennedy, at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, March 18, 1968: Too much and too long, we seem to have surrendered community excellence and community values in the mere accumulation of material things. Our gross national product … … Continue reading →

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