...stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone. - Blaise Pascal The direct quote is, I have discovered that all the unhappiness of men arises from one single fact, that they cannot…

Every six months or so, I re-balance my retirement portfolio. It's not much, but I do it to keep each investment in correct proportion. One of the asset classes is a commodity. For the first…

For the past few months, a mini-rant is percolating in my mind about how KYC/AML is bullshit and how we're not punishing companies enough for leaking our data. Fundamentally, the cost bears to the individual…

Rent-Seeking Smartphones are boring. Try to find a smartphone that isn't Android or iOS. Go ahead, try. Ok, so your searching skills are great and you find Sailfish OS. Try to buy a phone with…

How it started That damn fan noise. Getting frustrated with everything but my own ability to solve a problem one day, I focused on the droning of the fan in my desktop network switch. In…