Anwar Al-Awlaki Citizenship

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Brian

As much as I’d rather not do so, it’s important to take a position on this issue. Have American drone attacks gained such impunity, that we’ve crossed the line killing our own citizens before any due process? Continue reading →

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Do Statistics Prove Right or Wrong?

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Brian

EAA and AOPA are pushing for relaxed medical licensing of pilots. Maintenance employees of WECO Aerospace before 2007 were misrepresenting work done on aircraft. Bear with me for a minute while I connect the two news stories. Continue reading →

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Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Absurdity

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Brian

The WSJ recently published an article titled “Should Faking a Name on Facebook Be a Felony?” There are even web pages that help you become someone else.  What do you think about this?  I’m convinced this computer honesty discussion is getting overblown by unthoughtful purists, legislators trying to make something right in an arena they do not understand. Continue reading →

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Movies That Aren’t Suppose To Have An Answer

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Brian

I watched the movie Gone Baby Gone tonight.  It brought to mind the movie Point Break.  It also had tenor of the movie Shawshank Redemption.  All three are good movies.  None of them are easy movies.

I believe I know decisions I would make if put into the situations of the movies. That is absolutely not the same as knowing the right answer. Knowing the difference is something that happens between the age of 25 and 40.

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Gold and Dow the Same Direction

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Brian

Anybody wanting to know, could have predicted US stocks were going down this morning even before the market opened, based on overnight behavior. It was fun to watch all the option calls drop into red, and all the option puts pop up into green – all in unison, across the board, within 30 seconds of the market opening. What’s more interesting is that gold went down, too. Continue reading →

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