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Your Tax Dollars, Actually at Work

Sep 6th, 2006 | By | Category: Technology
I’ll admit it: I have a bias that Federal money is wasted money. When I look at the cost of getting something done through a Federal program, or even a Federally-contracted “piggy trough” big contractor project, and compare it to what a well-managed young company can do, I’m often left ...read more

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Musings on Androids and Immortality

Aug 9th, 2006 | By | Category: Technology
That was the title of a famous science-fiction story by Philip K. Dick. In the 1980s, it was made into the movie Blade Runner. But long before that, way back in the now ancient-seeming days of Rod Serling's original Twilight Zone, it inspired an episode of that series. Recently, I caught ...read more

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