Perhaps the reason why we haven’t advanced to a 3D-environment internet is because we’re stuck using outdated output devices. Besides getting thinner and higher resolution over the years, not much has changed in computer monitors. They are still flat screens sitting a foot or two from your eyes, and two-dimensional. They say that if the […]
Modular Computers
Back in the late 1990s and early 2000s, before notebook computers, tablets, and smartphones dominated the market, most tech-savvy people built their own computers. It was a real pain. First you had to choose a motherboard and case, then all the parts that would connect to them. Sometimes you didn’t have the right connections for […]
Blinkist Roundup, Volume VII
More than a million new book titles are published each year. Few people have the time to read even 0.01% of that number each year. Blinkist is a book summary service that has condensed over 3,000 of the most impactful non-fiction books into summaries that take about 15 minutes to read. I maintain a list […]
Blinkist Roundup, Volume VI
More than a million new book titles are published each year. Few people have the time to read even 0.01% of that number each year. Blinkist is a book summary service that has condensed over 3,000 of the most impactful non-fiction books into summaries that take about 15 minutes to read. I maintain a list […]
Timed Encryption
There has been a lot of talk about how quantum computers may break all of our current encryption algorithms. But there are ways to develop encryption algorithms that can’t be easily cracked by quantum computers. I’m not going to pretend that I know much about encryption. I have undergraduate degrees in computer science and mathematics, […]
Making the Olympics Count
In 2003, Major League Baseball began an experiment that lasted over a decade. They gave home field advantage in the World Series to the side that won the All-Star Game. Up until 2002, the All-Star Game was played just for fun as an exhibition game and a treat for the fans. But in recent years, […]