Charlie Martin

Charlie Martin is a Colorado computer scientist and nearly-successful screenwriter who contributes to the Flares Into Darkness political blog as ‘Seneca the Younger,’ and blogs under his own name at the aggressively non-political Explorations blog.

What Happens to ‘Fly-by-Wire’ When Someone Pulls the Plug?

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009 - by Charlie Martin

Can a computer-driven aircraft control system be made as reliable as a man operated plane?

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Why Google?

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 - by Charlie Martin

They started with a good idea and learned to make money from it.

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A New Kind of Search?

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 - by Charlie Martin

The Wolfram/Alpha search may not be a "Google killer," but it's pretty cool in a nerdy sort of way.

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Profiting From the Swine Flu Panic

Monday, April 27th, 2009 - by Charlie Martin

Don't forget: with the Internet and a 24-hour news cycle, nobody makes money by keeping us calm.

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One Way or the Other, Uncle Sam Will Bail Out Mortgages

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 - by Charlie Martin

Everyone predicts imminent catastrophe if his plan for the mortgage crisis isn’t followed. Here's the sorry truth.

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AboutFace-Book

Thursday, February 19th, 2009 - by Charlie Martin

What lies behind the furor surrounding Facebook's ever-changing terms of service.

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When a Zero Tolerance Policy Makes Zero Sense

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 - by Charlie Martin

A Colorado high school student is suspended for keeping her drill team's "dangerous" fake wooden parade rifles in her car.

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Did We Really Waste $78 Billion on TARP?

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 - by Charlie Martin

Were taxpayers stiffed by the Troubled Asset Relief Program? Even if they were, that may not be what's important right now.

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In Politics Today, It’s All About the Narrative

Saturday, February 7th, 2009 - by Charlie Martin

If you control the narrative, you don’t just control what gets reported. You control what people see and hear.

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My Own Private Cloud

Thursday, February 5th, 2009 - by Charlie Martin

The pluses and minuses of Google's new "Cloud" web storage application.

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