Author Archives: Brian

About Brian

Engineer. Aviator. Educator. Scientist.

Time Domain

Posted on April 18, 2006 by Brian

People often forget time in their analysis of situations. The classic example is that a dollar today isn’t the same as a dollar tomorrow. Most people have that under their belt. Today, it was my turn to be reminded that … Continue reading →

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Laser Pointer Weapon

Posted on April 3, 2006 by Brian

A friend sent me an article describing how green laser pointers are useful to Army soldiers to deter moving vehicles. I stumbled across this concept a few months ago at a professional conference. An earlier background article gives deeper perspective. … Continue reading →

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Yes, but Discrimination Works the Other Way, Too

Posted on March 22, 2006 by Brian

I read “How to Find a Federal IT Job” on page 42 of the February 13th, 2006 issue of Federal Computer Weekly. It was written by Lily Whiteman, who is the author of “Get Hired! How to Land the Ideal … Continue reading →

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End-run DMCA by Going Direct

Posted on March 14, 2006 by Brian

Slashdot highlights the rebel nature of The Pirate Bay, a torrent distributor. Indeed their web page posting legal threats and replies regarding the DMCA was entertaining. After reading a few letters, I started thinking of how this energy could be … Continue reading →

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Chinese Blog Censorship Entrapment

Posted on March 14, 2006 by Brian

Slashdot reports that a Chinese blogger faked government censorship of his website, and then critiqued the western press for jumping on the story. Specifically, the Wall Street Journal reports that Wang Xiaofeng wrote “Due to unavoidable reasons with which everyone … Continue reading →

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