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Sid Karin gets Slashdotted

August 10, 2005/In: General /by AndyBernat

Here’s the blurb Staring Down a Revolution: Questions for Sid Karin Mark of THE CITY writes “Since helping to found the San Diego Supercomputer Center in the 1980s, Sid Karin has distinguished himself as a national expert on digital technology and its possibilities for scientific research.”

E-voting in the Presidential Campaign

June 4, 2004/In: General /by Peter Harsha

I don’t intend to get into Presidential politics here, but post this just to show how far the e-voting issue has come in terms of public awareness. From a Washington Post story on the progressive “Take Back America” Conference here in DC. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) addressed the attendees: The biggest applause lines invariably involved […]

DOD Technology and Privacy Advisory Committee Releases Final Report

May 31, 2004/In: General /by Peter Harsha

Just a quick note to link to the final report (3.4 mb pdf) of the TAPAC on Safeguarding Privacy in the Fight Against Terrorism. The committee was chartered in the wake of the Terrorism Information Awareness controversy by the Secretary of Defense to “ensure the application of [TIA] or any like technology developed within DOD […]

U.S. Losing its Dominance in the Sciences

May 3, 2004/In: General /by Peter Harsha

Interesting article in the New York Times about a number of different measures (Physical Review article declines, percentage of patents awarded, doctoral degree declines) that suggest that the US is losing its dominant position in science and technology to Europe and Asia. Here’s the scoop.