Taking Harvard Computer Science for Free
Image by HackNY.org | Some Rights Reserved As you may or may not know, I have zero formal training is programming or software development. I am self-taught, which really means I have learned at the hands of those willing to share...
Misperceptions and Flawed Metaphors in Economic Theory
Image by Quin.Anya attribution-ShareAlike I would make clear before I proceed that I am attempting to create a rational examination of the authors points from my own perspective. Like Mr. Cain, I am far from an economist or a...
Dana White vs. Anonymous: SOPA/PIPA and Due Process
Revenge of the Nerds In the last week, there has been a most entertaining (and semi-civil) exchange on Twitter between the public face of the Activist group Anonymous and Dana White, President of the UFC (Ultimate Championship...
Whence Comes the Money, Hence Comes Regulation . . .
SOPA and PIPA are only the beginning . . . We all knew it would happen. Back in the ’90s, Big media came late to the internet game. For most if its history, the internet has been (rightfully) held as a free exchange of...
A Schutzstaffel for Modern America
This isn’t tech-talk! I know, but I couldn’t resist. Normally I would avoid politics in the blog space. But this is an issue which transcends right vs. left, Democrat vs. Republican, and the partisan bullshit we find...
Whose Idea was This, Anyway?
An Opinionated Rant About the State of the US patent System Whether or not you are a software developer, smart phone manufacturer, or purveyor of touch-enabled devices (just to name a few), you have no doubt heard the back and...
Blog Evolution–a Slow Burn . . .
Alright. I have now added the url for this blog to my Twitter and G+ pages. Kinda scary. The site feels incomplete, and I am still feeling my way through putting content together. Also, I am using (mostly) pre-fab template, which...
Site Construction Progress
. . . and the work continues. In case you have accidentally landed on this page, this site is still in the works. I am slowly creating a few additional customizations, and experimenting with layout and formatting. I am also...
Here we go . . .
OK. I have successfully obtained some web hosting with Arvixe Web Hosting, and made the BlogEngine.net site work. Both firsts. Next up will be some additional customization, as I become more familiar witht he web development...