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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Swine Flu Source Code
It blows my mind that, mere days after we discover this new virus, we have its source code.
Posted in genomic, health
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We do (should) not torture
Major credit goes to Shep Smith of Fox News for this: Fox News is generally right-wing propaganda, but credit is due here, and I completely agree with Shep Smith. It doesn’t matter if it works. We do not torture. Well, … Continue reading
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Personal health record: it’s about the feedback loop
In my basic electronics college course, the classic lab that always got the teaching assistants laughing was the robotic arm. The task seems simple: build a circuit that measures the amount of weight carried by a small robotic arm and … Continue reading
Posted in medical
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Helios @ CodeCon
I’m at CodeCon presenting my Helios voting system in a little bit. But first, there’s a talk on sequencing your own genome at home using basic kitchen equipment. It’s quite rare for me to be at one conference that combines … Continue reading
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Warrantless Wiretapping is not OK, even when Obama does it
I’m a big supporter of Obama, I volunteered for him, and I donated money to his campaign. And I’m proud of just about everything he’s been doing as President so far. But not everything. It seems that the Obama administration … Continue reading
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Does CVS provide a CSV?
Over the last two years, I’ve spent most of my time on… not elections believe it or not, but rather the personal control of health data over at Children’s Hospital, Boston, with a fantastic crew. And so now it turns … Continue reading
Posted in health, personal, policy
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What Verifying an Election Means
The election at the Université Catholique de Louvain is over, the winner has been declared. So, what does it mean that this was, supposedly, a verifiable election? It means that you can go to the audit web site. There, you’ll … Continue reading
Posted in crypto, voting, web
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