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2 Key Battles in Tomorrow's Champions League Final

As a neutral, I am looking forward to this weekend's final immensely. I expect it to be a goal-laden, action-packed affair with enough drama to tide me over unt...

Two-Factor Authentication (2FA): Google Authenticator vs. Authy

EDIT: after switching to Authy, I quickly found out that anyone who could port my cell number could recover all my Authy enabled authentication. So I switched b...

Can Quantum Computing Break Bitcoin?

One of the most groundbreaking innovations of Bitcoin is its security. But what if that security was compromised? This morning over breakfast, my wife posed the...

What Would You Do if Money Didn't Matter?

.jpg) What would you do with your life if money didn't matter? Have you ever been asked that question? My answer changes daily, but one that consistently compet...

Bitcoin and Subsidiarity

According to the principle of subsidiarity, "a community of a higher order should not interfere in the internal life of a community of a lower order, depriving ...

Coffee - Any Way You Want It

Chemex won out this time since I was planning on having more than 1 cup. Not pictured: Bona Vita Drip Coffee Machine (for large parties) Bottoms up!...

The Art of the Symphony: 5 tips for listening

In November 2015, I stopped listening to music. Well, music that was written after 1930. In a time where our attention spans are getting shorter, I thought that...

Zizou (Zidane) | a poem

The dancer from Marseille, weaving through numbered obstacles and ducking under the swinging flail of an arm while keeping the treasured ball close to foot, wou...

"the return journey" | a poem

Glinting steel collides with slippery watercolors fighting for territory on the sides of buildings along the interstate. And Feeling especially reverent, I clos...

Hello, I am a Person

I am from two plain doors, a solitary fireplace, and one step dropping into an occupied carport. I am from balls of foil like the lonely gas giants, squeezed on...