An IKE cup of coffee
I definitely enjoy a morning cup of joe, but still without power going into the 5th day after Hurricane Ike, I think I may have taken more steps than normal. – I filled the...
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nike + iPod gadget
I started out as a skeptic, but I’ve become a big fan of my nike+iPod gadget set. My wife got me the gift box set for Christmas which has an iPod Nano, the Nike+...
my septic tank: it likes beer and works like your beer belly
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bookrev: Programming the Universe: A Quantum Computer Scientist Takes on the Cosmos by Seth Lloyd
I’ve been reading this book for a while. Non-fiction books (except history books) always take me longer, as I like to check the facts, absorb the ideas…yeah, I know, it reminds some of you...
SF Signal Mind Meld, me but no vulcans
SFSignal is running their Tuesday Mind Meld feature with the question: are we headed for a Technological Panopticon? My response is there, along with the august company of Vernor Vinge, Charles Stross and David...
Tech article in the December Global Intelligencer
In the December Global Intelligencer, I’ve got an article which takes everyday items like cell phones and TVs and equates them to the theoretical physics of the Standard Model and the Grand Unified Theory....
You readers is smart
Thanks to a post on spyscribbler’s blog, I now know how really smart you guys is. It just goes to show what a few good words about Rugby, basketball, beer and my wife will...
My technology article in the September Global Intelligencer
About a month ago, I wrote a brief post on wiki-scanner and Digg buriers called Wiki Washers and Grave Diggers (catchy, eh?). A longer version of it has just been published in this month’s...
Wiki-washers and grave-Digg-ers
By day, I masquerade as someone who knows a thing or two about digital security and identity. So when my friend and collegue Charles mentioned wikiscanner to me, my split personality showed: one side...
Transferring info through bones: security? disruption?
Rice University here in Houston announced an interesting research project and technology called “OsteoConduct: Musculo-Skeletal Conduction for Secure Data Communication“, transferring sound waves through bones. The project is has been awarded funding from Microsoft...