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How I learned to love the bomb: Why bad science fiction informs Department of Homeland Security policy
Watch enough bad science fiction and you can tell that science fiction as a genre has often used specific plot devices to grapple with current fears of the public. Even the Department of Homeland Security realizes the worth of looking…
Thesaurantenical: On refuting arguments based on grammar and spelling
The obvious grammatical effluvia of academic discourse wrapped in the absent specter of Pericles pen shows the dishonesty of the academician. There is only shame for the academic hiding behind bellicose diatribes in obfuscation of honest discourse. An attack on…
Samuel Liles appointed to U.S. TAG ISO/TC223 “Societal Security”
Sam was invited and appointed to the U.S. effort technical advisory group working on the “Societal Security” standard. As a subject matter expert he will be providing any help that he can and learning a fair bit along the way.…
All I really want is recurring tasks in iCal…
Seriously. I love my Mac. I am happy with Apple Mail and Address Book. I like the ability to publish calendars in iCal. But no recurring tasks? A little background would be helpful. I have been using PCs since the…
How do we get there from here?
I have been watching Star Trek since 3rd grade. I have always loved Gene Roddenberry’s view of the future as positive and hopeful. A few years ago, during an episode of Next Generation, it struck me how much knowledge all…
Higher Education: Recession proof, perhaps, fuel cost sensitive, definitely
There is an old saying, and to be honest I do not know the veracity of it, “Booze, gambling and cigarettes are recession proof. The businesses of sin always make a profit.” I do not have any idea where it…
A study of hydrogen fueled vehicles and Spain
Abstract This paper will discuss the cultural factors of hydrogen fueled vehicles in the Kingdom of Spain. A variety of cultural inventories are used to score and evaluate the ability of Spain to adopt new technologies alongside ethnographic studies of…
Education paradigm: How you get there may not be where you are going
Introduction Higher education is often challenged by the competing interests of society and the individual student who wishes to attend. The reasons for attending a University are as varied as the student population. Of interest to students, parents, faculty, and…
Data Center Fire: We have returned
We are back after two days off line. The Houston data center where our server is located had a transformer fire and Saturday morning went dark. Early this morning we got network functionality back.
More (new) pictures of the 1986 Jeep CJ 7
The dark ages: Modern anti-intellectualism and failure of the thinking man
In the happenstance world of the modern University system and the massive shift to large scale educational institutions are we truly getting smarter? In the megalithic creations of superior seats of education where is the radical advancements promised by a…
A jailbroken iPhone can be a very powerful weapon in the hands of an attacker: Smart phones can become an attacker’s most camoflashed weapon
Guest blogger Alejandro Chavez looks at the different ways a common popular cell phone can easily be modified to become a hidden method of attacking networks. Mr. Chavez is a student at Purdue University Calumet and we thank him for…
Cyber Warfare: Cyber Warfare and Cyber Terrorism, a growing threat?
Guest blogger Anthony Marszalek discusses in depth some of the concerns with cyber warfare and the ideas on how it exists (if it exists). He also discusses cyber terrorism and tries to make a distinction between the two. Mr. Marszalek…