Port 80

This week, the administrators at Blogsome decided to make Port 80 one of their first sites of the week. I’m immensely flattered by the guesture, and thought that I’d write a quick post to introduce people to Port 80.

The rash of political posts I’ve been on recently is a little unusual, and I doubt that I’ll stay on them much longer. Most of the time, I end up writing exceedingly long essays that somehow blend technology, security, global politics, and religion into some sort of twisted synthesis. If you’re new here, here’s a few of the better pieces (in my opinion) I’ve written over the years:

• The Future of the Internet: An essay on what the advent of counterstrike security systems will mean for the shape of the internet in the years to come.
• L’etat, c’est Google: A discussion of the prevelence of Google and the security implications of “trust” in information collection and decision making.
• Courage in the Face of Evil: A reflection on Yasser Arafat’s funeral, the thermodynamics of survival in cold weather, the rise of the Third Reich, and how all of these connect to current problems within the Catholic church. Thanks to the contributions of “serti,” I’d recommend this one for the comments section alone.

Enjoy your visit - I hope you find some of what you read here interesting. And, as always, feel free to leave a comment or drop me a line.