Archive for January, 2008
Warrantless Wiretapping and Retroactive Immunity
One of the most highly charged pieces of legislation that has been passed by Congress in recent years is the Protect America Act. Probably the only good thing about it is the sunset provision that ensures it will expire in its current form unless Congress acts to renew it or make it permanent. […]
Posted: January 31st, 2008 under Computer Security, Politics and Law, Technology.
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This Papercut Runs Deep
I have talked about some of the things I would like to see in electronic book readers before. I have a feeling that this is a list that is fundamentally incomplete simply because I haven’t sat down and actually analyzed the problem from an engineering standpoint. However, I read something on Cult of […]
Posted: January 30th, 2008 under Books, Education, Life, Technology.
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Hypocritical IBM Commercials
In a recent IBM commercial, the company implies that virtual worlds are a fad and, as a result, a waste of both time and money. For those who haven’t seen it, the commercial starts with an employee showing off his avatar to someone else, presumably a boss. The employee is all pumped about […]
Posted: January 16th, 2008 under Technology, Television.
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Visiting the Alma Mater
As I’m sure many of you know, I graduated from Purdue University in 2003 with a degree in Computer Engineering. It’s been 5 years since I graduated and I recently had the opportunity to visit Purdue for the first time since graduation. To say that Purdue has undergone a lot of change in […]
Posted: January 6th, 2008 under Life.
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