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Dave Nocera is a senior computer scientist with more than 20 years of experience in all aspects of high-end computing and embedded systems. He holds a number of patents that simplify computing. One of his inventions was productized as ITVerify, which he invented

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Politics, News & Issues > War & Terrorism Are we safer now than we were immediately after 9/11, or have we just been lucky?: 1 of 25

As a kid each time I descended those basement steps a monster was ready to grab my legs. The fears that gripped us as children came from our vivid imaginations. Then life's lessons taught us that monsters are not real; 9-11 changed all that. Terrorist acts cannot be completely prevented; everyone has a different way of deali...
Sciences > Physics Is time real or relative?: 2 of 32

Techncially we are all time travelers, sitting at your computer you are moving through time. We are submerged in time and with no effort on our part, we watch the seconds on our clocks tic away. Just as the speed of the river changes slightly from one fish to another, the speed of time changes slightly for us as we accelerat...
Computers & Technology > Phone Technologies & Issues Should cell phone use be banned while driving?: 8 of 76

Because of our sense of self preservation, you will generally not find laws that prevent us from doing something that is obviously stupid, like driving off a cliff. Laws however do restrict our sensible use of technology, like maintaining proper control of our vehicle at all times. So you don't need a law that says, no drivi...
Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness Have we gone too far with environmentalism?: 1 of 7

Ever since we clawed our way out of the rainforest and into civilizations, man has used his large brain to exploit nature to his benefit. The survival of our species depended upon this ability. But now we are faced with a type of crisis that requires a new type of thinking and the solution will either fundamentally change ma...
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) How BP Gulf disaster may have triggered a 'world-killing' event: 2 of 12

Now that the BP Gulf leak has been stopped all eyes are on the cleanup of 219 million gallons of oil that BP spewed into the Gulf [1]. However, the real doomsday trigger that was unleashed with the oil goes largely unnoticed. A catastrophic legacy that we leave behind for future generations, with far greater long...
Sciences > Physics After Einstein: Faster than the speed of light discoveries: 1 of 6

Scientific advancement has always been an incremental process; one concept builds upon another until the next genius comes along and opens their eyes to a deeper understanding. So scientists will always be conservative at assuming that their current views of the universe are complete. Current science has not been able to see...
Arts & Humanities > Schools of Thought Life's origin: 3 of 17

If you ever saw the beautiful red-rock formations painting Earth's landscape such as Sedona Arizona, the Australian Outback or Savannahs of Africa you are witness to the impacts that the first life had on a very early stage in Earth's History. Earth, along with the rest of the planets of revolving our Sun, was formed about 5...
Pets & Animals > Dogs (Other) Dog names: Choosing the right dog name: 8 of 43

Anyone who knows dogs also knows that dogs are extremely sensitive to us. Dogs communicate with us by sensing our moods and feelings. Just like a smile is contagious, a positive name for your dog influences people to communicate with her in a positive manner and she will sense those good feelings respond appropriately. If yo...
Home & Garden > Architecture Geodesic domes: The legacy of Buckminster Fuller: 1 of 5

Imagine a structure that is stronger than its individual parts, and that's exactly what Buckminster Fuller did when he first conceived of the geodesic dome. A geodesic dome is constructed of small triangles that distribute the weight across the entire structure. The geodesic dome can thereby support more weight than any of t...
Business > Staffing Issues How to conduct an effective interview in less time, with better results: 1 of 3

This article provides guidelines for conducting effective interviews for professional candidates. Interviewing can be a very subjective process, this article will make you aware of how to manage your own subjectivity and it gives you an objective note-taking methodology to judge candidates with diverse experience against a c...