Most social activity is “handshaking”, the initial squawks of the modem before connecting, the discovery of SSIDs and exchanging of WEPs. Mistaking this as actual information exchange is […]

When one is talking about fairness (or equality), there’s usually two dimensions that are invoked: Fairness of opportunity and fairness of outcome. They can be pretty obvious at […]

It’s been an anxiety-making day today. Lots of deadlines loom: Article submission for a newsletter, midterm (admittedly, open book) in a class, and I’m once again behind on […]

Perhaps someday people will realize that capitalism is an amoral force. It’s very powerful, and can be used for good – but capitalism, like guns or science, is […]

I’ve written a brief (100 word) story today. Nothing new here (you *DID* vote for your favorite story at the Weekly Challenge, right?). But unlike the last few, […]

This program sounds like any number of “preferred shopper” programs – like those at Kroger or other grocery stores. What is conspicuously absent, however, is the privacy information. […]