In any emergency, the ability to communicate is critical. With America in a state of "National Emergency", where activists could find themselves eventually as "Enemies of The State"

In January, I got word from my Dad that I was getting a sorta Birthday present, a subscription to Smithsonian Magazine. The first issue I received was on the theme "America At War". There were

Sunday, February 10, a group of activists and I gathered on the steps of the State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to raise awareness of families still being held by Immigration and Customs at a facility

Last week, February 5, President Trump gave his annual "State of The Union" address. I had to work so I couldn't watch. I did let Democracy Now parse the speech the next day: But with America

Before he was one of the leading action movie stars, Dwayne Johnson ruled the rings of World Wrestling Entertainment as "The Rock". He relied on an array of catchphrases to aggravate and incite

There's no teacher better than failure T. Stark That quote is, to the best of my knowledge, not from any recent Marvel Cinematic Universe film. It is from a smartphone game. But this week I got a bit of

I am starting to see how aggravating a solitary warlock or other sorcerer's path can be. My efforts to create a Secure Pi have been met with more frustration. I was unable to get Chromium or Iceweasel

Monday, January 14, I attempted to take another step towards my "Secure Pi". This is an idea to take a Raspberry Pi and make it into a secure computing device that could be used by activists.

On Sunday, December 23, I managed to get the memory card for my planned "Secure Pi" reboot formatted, get the Ubuntu Mate image on it and get the OS re-installed. I then promptly forget the password,

When I was learning GIMP, and later Photoshop, the "undo" or "revert" option became my best friend.  No matter what I did to an image, I could always use that to go back to where I had started.

The is no mail today. Mail service has been cancelled for the funeral of President Bush, the 41st one, not the 43rd. Over the last few days much has been written about his Presidency, one that may have

Near the end of "Karate Kid--Part 2", Mr Miyagi warns Daniel before a fight that this is not a tournament. There are no rules, no judges. As I continue with #TheResistance to President Trump,

One of the more optimistic projections of the 2018 midterms was the potential of Georgia and Florida electing progressive, African-American Governors. Alas, neither came to pass, but the outcomes may have

Yesterday, I completed an on-line Java programming course and went to post an image of the certificate on social media. My message was a line that Iron Man uses in the "Marvel Battle Lines" mobile

The Midterm Elections are over and for #theresistance, it's kind of a mixed bag. Democrats now have control of the US House, won back some State Governorships, but lost ground in the US Senate. But now

A week from today, the American News Media will be in its second day of parsing the results of the 2018 Midterm Elections. As with any first-term President, the elections are often seen as a referendum

My mind works in odd ways. I know of few people who can find the late Nelson Mandela and World Wrestling Entertainment star Jeff Hardy equally admirable, and be able to explain what they have in common.

I was never much of an RPGer. I did have a D&D game for my old C-64, and I learned that an effective party has a little bit of everything; fighters, magic-users, thieves, clerics, etc. My role in the

Today, Sept 30 2018, you may have noticed a lot of folks with the social media profile pictures "blacked out". Apparently as a protest over the accusations made against President Trump's Supreme

From July 19-21, I was at the biennial Hackers On Planet Earth, or HOPE, Conference at the historic Hotel Pennsylvania. The theme this year was "A Hacker's Dozen". July 19 was actually my travel