Okay, I'm going to talk about local politics for a bit. Those of you reading this outside of the state of Georgia can skip this post.Georgia is a fabulous place to call home, but trying to grow high-tech businesses in the Deep South has a few challenges that you just don't encounter elsewhere in the country. One is the lack of local venture … [Read more...]
Electoral College
March 4, 2008 by
I've just discovered that the Technique printed my letter to the editor in their February 29 edition. Unfortunately, they printed my original letter with an atrocious error (of mine) in it, and my hastily-emailed correction didn't make it into either the printed or online edition. Oops.Just to prove I can do simple arithmetic, here's a corrected … [Read more...]
Tech High School
February 28, 2008 by
Some of you know that I'm on the board of trustees of Tech High School, a charter high school in urban Atlanta. As a reminder, charter schools are not magnet schools. We're not allowed to have admissions tests, and we have to accept every student who signs up, so we're not "cream-skimming" from the Atlanta student population.Please take the time … [Read more...]
Packets beat Circuits
July 17, 2007 by
So I got in yet another variation of the Mass Transit Discussion over the weekend. I have this discussion often enough that I decided to write up my position here, so that I can just point to it. … [Read more...]
A Flag for All Georgians
December 3, 2002 by
Posted December 2002. Since overtaken by events, but retained here since the argument still holds. During the recent election campaign, any Georgian outside metro Atlanta saw hundreds of “Boot Barnes” signs adorned with the post-1956 Georgia flag. In the counties in and around I-285, it’s hard for residents—many of whom are … [Read more...]
A Service Pack for the U.S. Constitution
July 4, 2002 by
If you run Windows (I don't!), you must be familiar with Microsoft Service Packs. These are a collection of bug fixes, minor features, and general cleanups that you have to apply to Windows occasionally to keep it running (relatively) smoothly. (Which is one of the many reasons that I have never owned a Windows machine, but that's another … [Read more...]
