I've been working from home full-time for about 8 years, and part-time as a consultant before that, so I thought I'd offer a few tips for those of you who are new to it. I've seen other lists like this, but everyone has different things they emphasize, so I thought I'd offer a few of my own. This is by no means complete, much of it will be obvious to people used to working … [Read more...] about Tips on Working From Home
My Mother and the Pandemic
It was 11 years ago tomorrow that my mother went into the hospital for the last time. She had not been feeling well, and when my wife and I went over to visit, she told us that she couldn't get out of bed. We called 911. My mother initially refused to go to the hospital, but the paramedics got her to agree to go if her family doctor agreed that she should. They called him, he … [Read more...] about My Mother and the Pandemic
A Brief Note To Military Techo-Thriller Writers
A brief note to writers of military techno-thriller novels: I enjoy reading your work, really I do. But my enjoyment depends on the assumption of accuracy. When you describe how an anti-ship cruise missile finds and attacks an enemy warship, I expect your description to be accurate, because part of the fun of reading military techno-thrillers is learning real things about the … [Read more...] about A Brief Note To Military Techo-Thriller Writers
A Brief Note to the Folks at Reason
To: David Nott, President, Reason Foundation I am in receipt of your email dated March 10, in which you say, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic,People have inquired whether we will still host Reason Weekend in Nashville April 30-May 3. As of today, we are still planning to host the event; however, we are also making registrations for Reason Weekend fully refundable with … [Read more...] about A Brief Note to the Folks at Reason
The Latest Attack in the War Against Encryption
A few days ago, U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr held a meeting on the future of Section 230, the law that protects web site operators from liability for content contributed by visitors. Reason magazine's Elizabeth Nolan Brown has already covered all the ill-informed ideas, raging authoritarianism, and crony capitalism, and Techdirt has a series of posts as well, so I thought … [Read more...] about The Latest Attack in the War Against Encryption
