Category Archives: General

3D-Printable Gun and Export Control Laws

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Brian

On 9 May 2013, Cody Wilson received a take-down letter for several CAD plans suitable for 3D printing an operable gun.  The letter was sent from the State Department threatening violation of export requirements since Cody’s website and company Defense … Continue reading →

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Democracy: Tool or Goal?

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Brian

Stephen M Walts, in International relations: One World, Many Theories (Foreign Policy Spring 1998) introduces the idea that democracies are thought to be better because they bring peace, liberty, and prosperity.

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Stuxnet Innovation Masquerade

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Brian

With more than three decades experience programming calculators and computers, and three years experience as a Sr. System Engineer programming industrial PC-based real-time controllers, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), and other SCADA systems, I would propose that Stuxnet was not particularly … Continue reading →

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Yaesu 757GX Absolute Frequency Calibration

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Brian

Using the Yaesu FT-757GX-II, you cannot NOT make it step in 10 Hz steps. It’s just that the display only shows you the frequency of the next lowest 100 Hz frequency. However, you can check absolute frequency calibrate down to … Continue reading →

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WordPress Pharma Hack Exhibited – Remove and Repair

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Brian

Sometime toward the end of November 2012, this blog was hacked.  Before that time, I used to get references from various technical word searches.  Then in December, all my references were from web page searches for pornographic material.  What happened?!

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