by Dwayne Phillips We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the […]
Entries Tagged as 'America'
Happy Birthday, America
July 4th, 2019 · No Comments
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Immigration, Cheaper Labor, Best Value, Headaches, and Heartaches
April 25th, 2019 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips Trying to balance the cost of employees with their value isn’t easy. We usually do this poorly. H-1B visas bring in labor from outside the US. Fact is, these persons are paid less. Fact is, they may speak English, but their American English is lacking. That lack hurts understanding and costs time, […]
Tags: America · Immigration
Of Course There is a Lot of Grumbling (in America)
March 21st, 2019 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips A reminder of some basics about life in America. We have freedom of speech in America. Anyone can publish a newspaper or a blog or a … well, how long is the list? This is a free country. Want peace and quiet and tranquility? Want unanimous public opinion without fake news and […]
Tags: America · Censorship · Ideas
Happy Birthday America
July 4th, 2018 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips This is the anniversary of our declaring independence to be a nation on our own. Let’s be thankful. We do much good here and around the world. Sure, the current President…or what is the prior President or the one before that or the won several times back or…I get confused sometimes as […]
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The Night Clerk Fixed My Android Tablet
January 18th, 2018 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips Another instance of “don’t judge a book by its cover” slaps me in the face. I bought my wife an Android tablet for Christmas. If you know my wife, you will need a couple of minutes to regain your composure and resume breathing. Okay, we continue. I, being the smart computing person […]
Tags: America · Education · Learning · Notice
Wiring America, Again, and Again
October 9th, 2017 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips Once again, we march into the future doing the same thing we did in the past. And it isn’t a bad thing to repeat. There was a time when a President and Vice President of America were doing a photo opportunity “wiring” a school. They were pulling Ethernet cables through conduit so […]
Tags: America · Technology · Uncategorized
Visa, Immigration, Jobs, Salaries
June 22nd, 2017 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips Yes, immigration fuels the economy. I love it when skilled persons enter the US. The current situation, however, isn’t so lovely. The H-1B visa battle continues. Let’s step back to my naive childhood. America wants skilled persons to come here and improve much of this nation in many ways. We grant entrance […]
Tags: America · Immigration · Jobs · Work
March Madness
April 3rd, 2017 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips I used to love the NCAA basketball tournament. Perhaps it is only for the young. The NCAA men’s basketball championship game will be played tonight. I won’t watch it as the game won’t start until after I go to bed on the east coast. It starts late in the east as that […]
Tags: Adults · America · Childhood
Happy Birthday America
July 4th, 2016 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips It is great to live in a country where I don’t need a permit or background check or anything to write a blog or go to church where I want or not worry about the Army showing up at my door wanting to house soldiers or… These government actions are prohibited by […]
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Lie to Everyone but Me
January 11th, 2016 · No Comments
by Dwayne Phillips If someone could overcome the scientific and logical barriers to backdoors to encryption systems, they would still face one of trusting liars. Many of our elected representatives want our technology companies to build encryption systems with “backdoors.” (Here is a link to one story of such.) These magical backdoors would permit the […]
Tags: America · Communication · Engineering · Government · Privacy · Security