I stopped evaluating my previous prognostications year to year. It just wasn’t worth it when some troll wanted to argue over whether something happened 80 percent or 65 percent. So I’ll let the reader judge my 2013 prognostications and see…
Research Note: Tracing the Twitter card phenomenon
In a Twitter discussion (>140 characters at a time) with Chris J @rattis about tracing credit cards from pictures on Twitter posted by users, to dissemination, and subsequent use. The following experimental protocol was developed. The scenario being examined is…
Orange Shortbread Cookies
Orange Shortbread Cookies I love twitter. I read some of the most interesting stories linked from there. Recently, NPR posted a story about shortbread cookies. It is a sweet story Orange Shortbread Cookies from recent NPR story http://www.npr.org/2013/12/06/249277869/a-tale-of-two-cookies-the-brass-sisters-holiday-shortbread]) and since…
Rolled Buttermilk Christmas Cookies
One of my favorite Christmas memories involves cookies. Every year what always seemed to be a giant box arrived from my grandparents. In the box, in addition to all of the presents, was a container of homemade Christmas cookies unlike…
Hazelnut Crisps
Hazelnut Crisps (from flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/cljacobs/319970055/) My dog’s name is Hazel. She is named after the Hazelnut tree. One night in a fit of boredom I googled Hazelnut Cookies Recipe and started browsing. This recipe stood out as having yummy potential.…
New England Gingersnaps
New England Gingersnaps (from the Christmas Cookies Oxmoor House http://www.abebooks.com/Christmas-Cookies-Oxmoor-House-Alabama/291409388/bd) I have a lot of cookbooks and I have one just for Christmas cookies that I have had for years. Believe it or not, this is the only recipe I…
Did you say cookies?
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Kansas regents pass social media policy in wake of Guth tweet via LJWorld.com
It looks like the Kansas board of regents really doesn’t understand academic freedom and freedom of speech Impairs discipline by superiors or harmony among co-workers, has a detrimental impact on close working relationships, impedes the performance of the speaker’s official…
2013 Rides (where did Sam go by motorcycle this year)
I have a couple short rides planned as the year winds down. I guess the question would be where did Sam not go by motorcycle this year. A couple of segments are missing but in general this gives you a…
Christmas Letter 2013
Friends, family, and colleagues; The Liles family has had a wonderfully blessed year. We are a lucky family now living in West Lafayette, Indiana. The year has been filled with some challenges, some tribulations, lots of laughter, a few tears,…
Research note: Cyber defense of tactical networks
Why this word cyber? There are dozens of government definitions for cyberspace the environment defined by the concept of cyber itself. Such a nebulous concept such as cyber is going to cause angst and at any major hacker conference and…
Motorcycle Monday
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On the equivalence of corporate and government snooping
I’m going to disagree with the espoused equivalence of government snooping and corporate snooping. The former is enabled by the latter but that is still conflation of the two issues. A consumer opts in when they utilize a service, asks…
Invisible attacks: Maritime shipping critical infrastructure attacks
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Motorcycle Monday
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