National Security Rant
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I have not done this in a while, but after watching this evening’s debate on Foreign Policy, I am thoroughly disappointed in both candidates. When asked what the #1 future National Security Threat was, neither candidate responded correctly. What answers did we get? Some fluff answer about jobs and China and a nuclear armed Iran. You both receive a grade of F on this question. In fact, the President gets an F- for saying the words “cyber security” and not following up.
Why am I so harsh on this particular issue? Let’s take a quick look at just the past two weeks:
That’s just to
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I have never been just a Software Developer. In every job that I have had since I was young and started my own web development business, I have been put in the sales role performing functions from marketing and business development, to sales negotiation and fulfilling contracts. In every sense of the word I have been an entrepreneur. Working as a Software Developer, I never just wanted to write code. I wanted to build effective tools that made business more efficient and to do so I had to understand the business. Perhaps my experiences gave me a bit of an advantage, but it is an advantage that can be learned.
Not too long ago, an old co-worker of mine and I were
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