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I work as a software developer at Drexel University. My passions include technology, philosophy, and politics. I’m always trying to find a way to mix the three. This blog is one such attempt.

On our way

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2008 01 09 Uncategorized Comments (0)

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Pretty Emacs ReloadedA nice Emacs package for Ubuntu that provides support for antialiased fonts.(tags: emacs ubuntu font weblog )

2008 01 08 Links Comments (0)

Obama is Wrong

I have friends who love Obama. Heck, I like the guy. He certainly gives eloquent speeches, but as this fantastic essay points out, his stump speech strategy is exactly the opposite of what we need in this country.

2007 12 29 Politics Comments (0)

Airport “Security” Inanity Dissected at NYTimes.com

Patrick Smith, of Salon’s Ask the Pilot fame, has posted an eloquent essay on the New York Times Jet Lagged blog about the inanity of airport “security”. It sounds like he has been reading Bruce Schneier. Refuse to be Terrorized!

2007 12 29 Security Theater Comments (0)

iTunes U. Authentication Gotchas

While working on an implemention of the iTunes U. authentication algorithm in C#, I came upon a few major gotchas that I thought would be useful to share. I ported the Java implementation that is a part of the example code(zip) package downloadable from the iTunes U. support site.

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2007 12 16 Programming Comments (8)

ASP.NET and Its Discontents

I like C#. While I prefer languages like Perl and Python, I have to admit that C# is pretty cool. And, with Mono, I could even write nice, happy, FLOSS apps in it, if I like. But, I hate ASP.NET.

I am forced to use this abominable framework at work and today I was once again reminded of why I [...]

2007 12 14 ASP.NET
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Skype Journal: 5 Things for Bloggers to Do Before DyingSome reasonable advice about arranging for care taking of your digital assets after death.(tags: blog will death weblog )

2007 12 12 Links Comments (0)

Too Late to Stop Climate Change?

This guest essay on Grist by Ross Gelbspan discusses an important issue that doesn’t seem to have yet broken into the mainstream discussion on climate change. What if it is already too late?

From the article:

As the pace of global warming kicks into overdrive, the hollow optimism of climate activists, along with the desperate responses [...]

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2007 12 12 Global Warming Comments (0)

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Hackito Ergo Sum: The Library ProblemFor the library science geeks out there…how to organize a home library.(tags: library book organization diy howto weblog ) Handbook of Applied Cryptography(tags: cryptography security book weblog )

2007 12 11 Links Comments (0)

Al Gore’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech

Al Gore’s speech is both a sober warning and an inspiring call to action. I hope people pay attention to his message.

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2007 12 11 Al Gore
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