A photograph of my log book after working NAQP for a while.
January, 2010
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Jan 10
What I Am Reading
One of my interests is how the electronic age is changing our lives. Some of the books I have read (or planning to) are:
- Click : What millions of people are doing online and why it matters / by Bill Tancer [ISBN 978-1-4013-2304-2].
- Total Recall : How the E-memory revolution will change everything / by Gordon Bell and Jim Gemmell [ISBN 978-0-525-95134-6 (hardcover)].
- The Numerati / by Stephen Baker [ISBN 978-0-618-78460-8].
- The Fourth Paradigm / editied by Tony Hey, Stuart Tansley, and Kristin Tolle [ISBN 978-0-9825442-0-4].
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Jan 10
Logbook of the World – The Worst System Ever
LOTW’s design and supporting help documentation is confusing. Digitally signing logs and validation of certificate recipients are really useful in the right context. Ham radio is a hobby and not a place for this technology. Hams wanting to submit fake logs so they can decorate their walls will eventually figure out how to circumvent the system. The rest of us are stuck using a top-heavy, security-laden system that is far to complicated for the hobbyist.