Andy (Avraham) Blumenthal Leadership, Technology, Life, and Faith ✡

As the coronavirus continues to infect more and more people, the fear is continuing to grow. Today, Apple announced that the outbreak wi...

Please see my new article in The Times of Israel called "Jew-Hate Shouted Aloud." We were walking to synagogue today for Shabb...

Just really loved this emergency preparedness poster by the Center for Disease Control (CDC). It builds off of the #1, hit TV show, The ...

So today we hear that there was a horrible mistake in which at least 52 sites (in 18 states here and 3 other countries) were inadvertently...

I took this photo on the Washington, D.C. Metro.  "If It's Unwanted, It's Harassment." Only a day or two later, ...

No, this is not a Washington, D.C. crime scene. Just someone dropping their jar of roasted red peppers smack in the middle of the st...

Going on 13 years since 9/11... - Ukraine invaded by Russia seeking to annex Crimea - Malaysia  Airline with 239 aboard missing and s...

No this is not an alert, but some strategic thinking about alerts.  As a kid, we get our first alerts usually from the fire alarm going ...

Interesting article in the Wall Street Journal  about parole boards using software to predict repeat offenders before letting someone go f...

To commemorate 46 years since the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was passed on July 4, 1966, the Project on Government Oversight (P...

You're alone sitting at the computer surfing the web, you're looking up health, financial, entertainment, shopping, and other per...

Yet another air traffic controller asleep on the job today --OMG. Everyone is upset--as they should be-- safety and lives are at stake. Hell...

Not sure if this is serious or a joke, but I received an email for an alternative to body scanners at the airports -- may seem a bit crude,...

In the military and public safety world, information technology is often discussed in broader strategic and operational terms. For example, ...