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.

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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Technical Hooey from the White House

Thursday, January 29th, 2009 - by Charlie Martin

New staffers claimed to find the place in the "technological dark ages" and pledged a more "open" website. Here's the reality.

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Password Security Myths and Realities

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 - by Charlie Martin

Following suggestions in the dreaded "Password Memo" actually increases the likelihood of getting hacked.

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Is There Really Life on Mars?

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 - by Charlie Martin

We can answer that question with a conclusive "maybe."

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Is Steve Jobs Indispensable?

Sunday, January 18th, 2009 - by Charlie Martin

How can you replace a visionary who made — and remade — his company? (Also read Rich Kaarlgard: Jobs the Obsessed Genius)

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Apocalypse Not: Report of Defense Department Disaster Plan Overblown

Monday, January 12th, 2009 - by Charlie Martin

The media love predictions of turmoil, but is the Army really preparing for economic collapse?

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Digital Changeover Forecast: Slight Chance of ‘Snow’

Friday, January 9th, 2009 - by Charlie Martin

The switch to digital broadcasting on TV will have to wait while government gets its act together.

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