Charlie Martin

Charlie Martin is a Colorado computer scientist and freelance writer. He holds an MS in Computer Science from Duke University, where he spent six years with the National Biomedical Simulation Resource, Duke University Medical Center. Find him at http://chasrmartin.com, and on his blog at http://explorations.chasrmartin.com.

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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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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