Both the left and the right talk about the health of the middle class as a
key indicator of American prosperity, but they fail to give specifics on
what that means.

If we were able to define those goals in a tangible way, i…

Image: Erin Schell

There are many differences between liberal and conservative belief systems,
but one of them serves as foundation to all the others: for liberals, the
focus is on how best to improve the lives of others, and for cons…

I’ve been thinking a lot about content for the book I’m working on, and
given that the theme is speaking clearly and honestly about topics that are
controversial I began wondering about the proper way to educate children
about the c…

As someone in IT it is common to have to connect to serial ports, whether
it’s to manage Cisco gear, a security appliance, or whatever.

And if you’re on OS X the answer for the best way to do this may not be
obvious. Here’s my…

I think many are confused about what it means to be smart today. I hear
people speaking often about others being “way smarter than them” based on
this or that accomplishment, and I wonder what they mean by that. I also
wonder if …

November 12, 2012

I believe western civilization to be in the middle of a profound transition.
The change I’m referring to is the move from thinking of ourselves primarily
as supporters of society to being direct contributors to it…

With this man as my President I am more proud to be American than I have
been in a long time–perhaps ever. I truly cannot fathom how anyone can hate
this man, and I’m honestly at the point of disliking those who do because I
know…

Photo by Bill Hornstein

When you’re inside of a mess it’s sometimes difficult to see it for what it
is. And this is the case with software security today.

People seem quite confused about how the future is going to handle liabil…

We love to make fun of the ridiculous beliefs people had in the past. They
used to think that demons caused disease? It’s germs, silly! The sun doesn’t
orbit us, you cretans! It’s a heliocentric solar system! Sheesh. We’re so
sma…

I have an idea for a potentially universal guideline for maturing as a
civilization:

Humans should use a combination of reason and compassion to increase the
happiness and reduce the suffering of conscious creatures.

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