One way to store data, large or small, in the cloud is with Amazon Elastic Block Storage (EBS) from Amazon Web Services (AWS). An advantage of Amazon EBS is the capability to quickly import enormous quantities of data that would take days to upload via the Internet. This feature,  AWS Import/Export, utilizes portable storage devices, [...]

The right to raise our own children is an essential element of personal liberty–for parents, and moreover for their children. The legal doctrine called “the best interests of the child” is a euphemistic government excuse for invading this area of private life. I have seen first hand as a court appointed investigator of child abuse [...]

Edward Jay Epstein has written a timeline analysis in the DSK affair where his arithmetic is excellent. His reasoning on the other hand is rubbish. He writes “every minute [hotel management] delayed reporting the alleged crime to the police could be construed as aiding and abetting his escape.” No it cannot. In order to find [...]

A jury found Casey Anthony not guilty of first degree murder. This is the verdict that makes sense based on the evidence. To convict Ms. Anthony the prosecution needed to prove every element of murder beyond a reasonable doubt. The first element of murder is homicide. That means the state needed to show that Casey [...]

After a year of claiming they weren’t secretly building yet another social network, Google unveiled Google+ at the end of June. One thing I’ve noticed is that Google does its best work with projects developed in the open through, say, Google Labs. This is not one of those. I will shoot for optimism on this [...]