Specism April 11, 2006
What if we're hardwired to help our species? Let's examine a moral code that uses this basis as its axiomatic underpinnings.

The Echo Chamber March 18, 2006
Much of the "blogosphere" seems to be an echo chamber, with its own terminology (including the word "blogosphere"), cult leaders, conferences, and memes. Why? Is this healthy?

Please Mock Me February 27, 2006
Much of the strength of the West lies in its ability to accept critique and make fun of itself. Muslims calling for the cessation of free speech don't seem to realize that they are weakening themselves by uniting against criticism.

VoIP Logger October 7, 2005
An idea for a useful colored transcript of multiparty VoIP logs.

Two Rules October 7, 2005
David's Two Rules of business in the modern world: employ monkey armies & steal.

The PS3 & Blu-Ray October 7, 2005
The PS3 might help Blu-Ray, and vice versa.

Why Blades Aren't Smart October 7, 2005
Why blade servers may not be a good idea.

Bypassing Ad Blockers October 7, 2005
How ad blocking can be bypassed by advertisers.

Vonage Sucks August 1, 2005
Vonage is a terrible service. Read about my experience with them.

The IP Wage Slave: Quit Your Job! May 16, 2005
If you're a programmer worth your salt, you probably shouldn't be working for someone else.

On Podcasting March 21, 2005
Why I don't think that podcasting is the next big thing.

Pull Devices March 21, 2005
What if devices had no interface either physical or logical?

Nobody Makes Good Cell Phones November 26, 2004
How the phone market has lost sight of the ideal phone and what can be done about it.

Bush Won: What Now? November 4, 2004
Well, Bush surprised everyone and won another four years. What now?

Blogs Are Evidence October 16, 2004
I was a little upset to find out that our local police department had taken it upon themselves to pass allegations gleaned from a house resident's personal blog to our landlord as an allegation. Your blog can and will be used against you; get used to it.

Writings from Ghana September 14, 2004
My blog entries posted when I was in Ghana in September.

Thank You, President Bush April 2, 2004
I'd like to thank President Bush for awakening my generation and making us realize the importance of democracy.

A Letter to Brian February 24, 2004
My pastor sent out a newsletter imploring members of the Church to oppose gay marriage. I sent a letter back.

You Don't Deserve The Middle East December 3, 2003
I'm upset at the extremes on both the Palestinian and Israeli sides who are collectively destroying the peace process for the vast majority of peaceful and reasonable folks who live there.

spam control November 20, 2003
Spam control, made simple!

ipv6 October 27, 2003
Why IPv6 won't get rolled out any time soon.

formats October 14, 2003
There are a lot of formats out there; what to do?

Professionalism August 31, 2003
A quick thought about what it means to be professional.

The Peril Of Using ETags In A Cluster April 24, 2003
Why ETags can be dangerous in a web cluster, and how to fix them.

Philip, 2014 March 11, 2003
A letter from Philip, living in America circa 2014.

Consumption November 16, 2002
A rather rambling Saturday writing on the consumption and production of information.

Rudeness Online November 11, 2002
Thoughts on how rude the online world can be.

On Leisure November 9, 2002
A quick thought concerning leisure time.

Mirroring Web Content February 13, 2002
An overview of existing systems for mirroring web content for high availability as well as some new ideas and suggestions for some new Open Source projects. Originally posted to the Apache development mailing list.

Presumed Backing: How Rumors Are Started February 6, 2002
How can individuals convince a large group to think that there exists strong evidence for something that didn't happen? How do rumors get started? I think it's because of "Presumed Backing" -- an idea that I expand upon here, for your reading pleasure.

A Letter to Gloria Blue August 17, 2001
A letter I sent today to Gloria Blue regarding the FTAA draft agreement to force member nations to adopt anti-reverse engineering policies.

Tri-booting a Titanium Laptop July 18, 2001
My experiences with putting three operating systems on a Titanium Powerbook G4.

Die, Record Industry, Die! april 6, 2001
A message for the recording industry.

The Efficiency of IM march 1, 2001
Instant messaging allows for a new dynamic of interaction between people. This is great for information exchanges and awful for personal ones.

Secure Audio Path: A Bad Way to Go feb 4, 2001
Microsoft released Secure Audio Path in Windows Me, which will prevent you from listening to protected content on non-Microsoft approved sound cards. This will hurt everyone eventually.

Gnutella and the State of P2P feb 3, 2001
What's going on with peer-to-peer? Where are things going? What's working and what's not and why?

Rethinking Computer Interfaces jan 31, 2001
Fast graphics hardware and experience with manipulating and measuring human perception should force us to rethink how we interact with computers. What will the new interfaces look like? Why?

The Efficiency of Rental Homes jan 25, 2001
Rental homes are horribly energy inefficient. Why? What can be done about it? A short summary of the problem and a possible solution.

CES Quikie: XBox Preview jan 13, 2001
Bill Gates unveiled the XBox, but how will it fare this Christmas? Who is going to win the market?

CES 2001 Roundup jan 9, 2001
CES this year had a handful of innovation, but featured an awful lot of "me too" technology: with companies tripping over themselves to provide the "ultimate set top box experience," etc...

CES Quikie: MP3 Proliferation jan 9, 2001
There were an ungodly number companies demonstrating devices with MP3 devices built in: cell phones, DVD players, and even watches and cameras!

CES Quikie: Intel Keynote jan 9, 2001
Intel opened CES with a rather unsurprising keynote, but with good entertainment.

Powering the Future Internet dec 17, 2000
The wars of cable versus DSL are soon going to be moot: the power companies are going to take over with fiber to the home.

Why the Net is NOT Dead dec 4, 2000
Ladies and gentlemen, the death of the Internet has been greatly exaggerated...

Google as a Brain Extension dec 4, 2000
Google, as a good search engine, becomes more than a search engine: it is an extension of my brain.

COMDEX Overview dec 3, 2000
Reflections on COMDEX

Starting a Company nov 3, 2000
Well, looks like I'm starting a company! Fun stuff.

Alack for the Trees nov 2, 2000
a.k.a. what happened to my wireless broadband connection.

Housing! oct 23, 2000
How David got his housing...

I'm Back! Why? oct 2, 2000
I'm back in Silicon Valley after three months of insanity and am hopefully a touch the wiser for it. Ixnay on Tahoe, I went to Sweden for two months, and other juicy tidbits on Dave's life.

Philosophy: The Necessity of Subversion may 12, 2000
Why should you be subversive? Because it's hip to be a rebel? Yes; not only that, but it's a moral decision.

Censored april 17, 2000
My website was just censored by the University of Central Florida. (may 4 - the block seems to be lifted)

Client As Server: The New Model april 10, 2000
An overview of the history of distributed systems, why they are neccessary and useful for computation, storage, and information dissemination. A summary of the state-of-the-art and a look to the future of distributed services.

The Need For Next-Generation Email march 17, 2000
A preliminary look at existing client-server email retrieval mechanisms and an overview of desirable features in a next-generation mail server.

Sexiest Geek Alive? february 25, 2000
I was apparently been selected as one of the Top 12 Geeks Alive, but I dropped out of the contest.

Three Days of Mirc february 20, 2000
I spent three days checking out Mirc, a chat client that also allows you to download files from other people. The results were amazing.

Server Issues february 20, 2000
My server was down last week; read up on the gritty details.

Rant: Problems with Power february 20, 2000
I can't turn on my Compaq computer. I feel like an idiot.

Response to the DVD Injunction january 22, 2000
The Court's injuction against sites posting the source code to allow the playback of DVDs on Linux boxes was understandable, but is tragic...

On Multicast november 1, 1999
Multicast is a fascinating technology, but it just isn't here yet. Read up on what it is and how it's coming along (or not)...

Cyber-Communism november 1, 1999
Richard Barbrook wrote a great article about how capitalism is obsoleting itself. A very interesting read, reformatted and reposted here for your viewing pleasure.

SDMI: Aris Wins, World Loses august 13, 1999
The SDMI watermarking specifications were nailed down last week. They chose a singular technology provider, Aris. Why is this a bad thing? Find out...

The Psychology of Online Music july 29, 1999
While MP3 is all the rage these days in news circles, and everyone's talking of a future of online audio commerce, nobody is buying. Why? The problem is not one of technology...

Alex Blok, The Original Music Man july 5, 1999
Alex Blok may well be the Original Music Man, with portable digital audio player sketches going all the way back to 1988. Read up on the guy here.

My Salutorian Speech april 1996
In process of redesigning my website, I ran across the speech that I gave to my graduating class at Lexington Christian Academy. Amazing how time flies. Posted June 27, 1999.

I Carry august 1996
I also dug up this piece of (mildly) creative writing that I did freshman year, expressing the things that my soul carries with it. Posted June 27, 1999.

The Knee-Jerk november 19, 1996
It's amazing how stuff comes back out of nowhere. This was a research paper on the consitutionality of the Communications Decency Act. Indeed, it was later overturned by the Supreme Court as being unconstitutional. Posted June 27, 1999.

Trial By Fire april 17, 1996
My senior year in high school, I recalled my days at boarding school in Canada in 7-9th grade.

Seat 11-C november 1996
In early '96, I was on a flight to Stanford when I was inexplicably mesmerized by the woman sitting across from me. Posted June 27, 1999.

On Collaborative Filtering june 20, 1999
Collaborative filtering is the next key step in the advancement of Internet audio. Here, I spill the beans as to what it is and why it's so keen.

MP3 Summit 1999 Report june 16, 1999
I attended the 1999 MP3 Summit in San Diego. You may remember my report last year on the subject. Check out the differences.

On Effective Leadership june 10, 1999
Tomorrow's leaders will require different skills; this will give unexpected people the chance to succeed. I wrote this quickie as an essay for a leadership conference.

The MP3 Artist march 15, 1999
A number of artists out there are psyched about the Net. Why? As a musician, why should you be excited about a medium that lets thousands of people instantly steal your music?

Why SDMI Will Fail march 10, 1999
The record companies have been hanging on to SDMI as a hope for too long. There is no future for it: let's kill this beast.

Why XML Will Fail april 20, 1999
A very short piece done just for the website on why I think XML will not succeed, touching on copyright and advertising concerns. Written in 15 minutes on a Thursday night at 4 AM after a party, so coherence may be low. =)

A Be Adventure march 20, 1999
This work is actually not my own: I found it on the Be Developer Mailing List. It is reprinted here with permission of the author, and is funny as hell.

Software & Codecs march 16, 1999
My third AudioExplosion column. This one reviews the different codecs out there and explains some of the technology involved in RealAudio, AU, WAV, LiquidAudio, MP3, AAC, and VQF. It also talks about how audio encryption will never make it.

A Box To Fit In march 5, 1999
This paper was written for my Feminist Studies class about marriage and gendered roles in society. It expresses some of my viewpoints on feminism, marriage, and the women's rights movement.

The Invisible Orchestra january 27, 1999
My second article for Audio Explosion: the future of music listening as an experience, not an item; predictions; portable music and "the invisible orchestra" that will follow everyone...

The Stanford Linux Revolt january 24, 1999
On Saturday, January 23, 1999, there was an uprising at the Stanford Technology Job Fair. Find out more about how the Linux community raised community consciousness.

Very Solid Audio december 10, 1998
I wrote a review of a new player that will be released next year in Japan and that plays the .VQF format, but can adapted to play any format of music. The article was sponsored by Audio Explosion, and was released on mp3.com, vqf.com, slashdot.org, and freshmeat.net.

Diamond Rio Review august 1998
I did a quick review of the Diamond Rio for slashdot.org and freshmeat.net. I have to admit that the review is pretty critical; mainly because everyone had been talking about it as this wonder device, and I really did not think that it was all that, or even consumer-worthy. Read the [short] review and judge for yourself.

Thoughts On Efficiency [no date]
I am disgusted by "sticky portals" -- technology should not seek to bind, but to free. Here I elaborate on some work I was doing at the time on a student portal and my goals for it.

Teleacoustics november 1998
A paper on the regulation of radio and streaming Internet audio.

On Sharing & The Internet october 1998
A paper dealing with the notions of sharing on the Internet, understanding regulations on sharing, community mentalities, and the history of regulations on sharing.

MP3 Summit Report june 1998
The First Annual MP3 Audio Summit was held in San Diego in the Summer of 1998. I was invited down by Michael Robertson, founder of mp3.com, and the host of the conference. After the conference, Michael asked me to do a writeup. I did and it was subsequently published on MP3.COM; the New York Times called shortly thereafter to talk about a story, so I think it was worth it. =)

Old Poetry 1994-1996
I found a few of my old poems from my old web site and decided to put them up. You may or may not like them.