Category Archives: Information Technology

Secrets

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Jim Wheeler

As flaps go, the one about Hillary Clinton’s classified emails is one for the history books.  It might even be pivotal in the general election.  But how many people actually understand the nature of the problem?  Not many, I submit. … Continue reading →

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Memetically Yours

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Jim Wheeler

The modern theory of information embodies an old concept, that information packets or patterns often take on a kind of life on their own through a process of imitation.  Robert Oxton Bolton (1572-1631) said: A belief is not merely an … Continue reading →

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Shaving Is Not A Waste of Time

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Jim Wheeler

I like writing but I would probably not be a very good journalist.  Why?  Deadlines.  Every day starts with blank paper that has to be filled, and that clock never stops ticking.  Tick, tick, tick . . .  Man, that … Continue reading →

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Creatures of the Information

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Jim Wheeler

If the human species has been around for 200,000 years or so, and we now know that is the case, then why don’t we know more than a mere 4,000 to 6,000 years of history?  There had to be a … Continue reading →

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