Author Archives: Brian

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Engineer. Aviator. Educator. Scientist.

Being Better is a Kinetic Problem

Posted on April 14, 2007 by Brian

There are two separate ways of looking at processes to a Chemist – Kinetic and Equilibrium. Equilibrium arguments predict where a process is going and what the end state will be. Kinetic arguments predict how fast it’s going to happen. … Continue reading →

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Why Do I Own That Item?

Posted on April 5, 2007 by Brian

Some events in life are making me reconsider what physical possessions I lug around in life. I’ve pondered what would make me get rid of something. A new thought has been rattling around in my head today: “Why do I … Continue reading →

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Web Page Pillar Fluff – We Need More “Ought to”

Posted on January 30, 2007 by Brian

A friend gave me a paper copy of Jesse James Garrett’s “The Nine Pillars of Successful Web Teams”. You can get the just of the material in a web posting. It’s a decent article. Okay. Kind of fuzzy mumbo jumbo. … Continue reading →

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Self-declared Security Classification Handling

Posted on January 30, 2007 by Brian

I found he July 2004 USAF Science Advisory Board (SAB) report on Networking to Enable Coalition Operations. You can download a copy from the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC), to which the SAB submits their reports. Search using the SAB … Continue reading →

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Trusting your Social Security Number

Posted on January 19, 2007 by Brian

I used to try to protect my Social Security Number. You know… identity theft and all. But some time in the past 2 years, it became obvious that this number is as ubiquitious as my first name. Everybody who wants … Continue reading →

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