Articles written by Randy Browne

Parenting & Pregnancy > Tweens & Pre-Teens Does competition help or hurt young people?: 1 of 17

Ancient China has a number of sayings about competition. To name just a few (from memory; not claimed to be direct quotes) .... (1) "Seeking great honor often results in no honor at all". (2) "The sage seeks only to satisfy the cravings of his belly, and not the insatiable longing of his eyes". (3) "The wise warrior knows th...
Computers & Technology > Internet Issues The US government's intervention on the Internet: The good and the bad: 1 of 3

Internet regulation seems like poison to a free society, but as any medical doctor knows, some poisons are actually good medicine with proper dosage. When people mention Internet regulation, they usually mean censorship, as if censorship were the only kind of Internet regulation, and as if free speech were the only issue; ne...
Computers & Technology > Internet Security & Safety (Other) A contrarian view of security for the Internet and desktop computers: 1 of 1

Once every week, my computer goes through a little "ritual". A program starts automatically that scans my hard disk for viruses. It slows down my computer somewhat, but I don't mind that too much. What really bothers me is that this "ritual", which is intended for security of my computer, should be totally unnecessary. There...