Financial Systems Come for Your Free Expression: Don’t let them.

Oct 17, 202213 min read

My local bagel store, barbershop and dry cleaner now only accept cashless transactions. Ubiquitous touchscreen displays and tap-to-pay checkouts now happily whisk customers through the…

Medicine Should Be About Care, Not Self-Righteousness

Jul 28, 20222 min read

I am not, nor ever have been, a medical professional. I am also among the 61% of Americans that do not consider ourselves “pro-life.” But…

Recession: What’s in a Name?

Jul 25, 20227 min read

In a clear sign that the Administration is anxious about Thursday’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report from the Commerce Department, the White House is making…

Internet of Things: How to Remotely Monitor Propane Tank Level via Raspberry Pi

Jul 18, 20228 min read

UPDATE, December 2023: I’m late to the party, but have just discovered the Espressif ESP-32 family of microcontrollers. These microcontrollers are cheap, low-power, run on…

Introducing Seattlebrief.com: Local Headlines, Updated Every 15 Minutes

Apr 27, 20224 min read

Seattlebrief.com is now live in beta. Its purpose is to let you quickly get the pulse of what Seattleites are writing and talking about. It…

Washingtonians, How’s your State of Emergency Going?

Apr 12, 20226 min read

It’s April 12th, 2022. Governor Jay Inslee has had State of Emergency powers for 772 days. He issued his emergency proclamation on February 29th, 2020,…