Andy (אברהם נפתלי) Blumenthal Leadership, Technology, Life, and Faith ✡

I am not talking about socialism or totalitarianism, but about computers and artificial intelligence. For a long time, we have see...

In the spirit of the election season, this was a funny/serious display of feminist bravado in Washington, D.C.  Having a big feminis...

These were pictures of some water sculptures that I took at the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C.  The waterfalls remind me ...

Driving toward Rockville, I saw this incredible 60's VW van with all the flaming rainbow designs for peace, love, and rock & ro...

Here's a riddle: When is a computer virus not a dangerous piece of malware? Answer: when it is hidden as Frankenstein code.  The...

This is some promising biometric technology from AOptix .  Enrolling in the system is the first step and means just seconds of standing ...

This is a very cool all-terrain vehicle (ATV) modeled after the Segway, that is built with military or extreme sports in mind. According...

I took this photo today at the East View of Sugarloaf Mountain.  This guy is sitting on the rocks towards the summit of the mountain a...

This was another odd site around Washington, D.C. today. A guy carrying around this bust on his back--almost like a backpack.  I do...

The team took a couple of minutes of downtime to rejuvenate. Ever creative, they drew a smiley face on some celebratory balloons. ...

This was a really funny picture I saw exhorting people to wash their hands.  If you don't, this little green slime creature is go...

An interesting editorial in the New York Times (19 August 2012) bemoans the state of affairs in the workplace, where generation Y...

Where do we store the vast and expanding information in our universe?  These days it's typically in 0 and 1s--binary code--on co...

I read with interest Ronald Bailey's book review of Privacy by Garet Keizer in the Wall Street Journal ( 16 August 2012).  In ...

Cool innovation out of Sweden, as an alternative to regular bike helmets, there is now the Hovding .  An "invisible" nylon...

We can build "the bomb" and sequence human DNA, but we still are challenged in caring for and accommodating the handicapped....

Our daughters and granddaughters are special.  They deserve to be protected from sexual predators, such as those that spike drink...

It's so nice to be part of this amazing group! Thank you FedTech.

Went hiking on Sugarloaf Mountain in Maryland today.  The trails were awesome--with amazing climbs and descents over and around rock...

I am an avid follower of everything technology and trends, but am tired of hearing about cloud, mobile, and social computing...

People are amazing creatures--they can be sincere and trustworthy or phoney and users.  How do you tell them apart? I learned in e...

There is a saying that "When the going gets tough, the tough get going."  But over time and a level of professional matur...

Last night, my dear friend lost his father--Mr. John Sommer. He was known to many as just Mr. Yaffe--a twist on an electrical busi...

Recently, I heard a very smart mentor tell a crowd that "words have meaning." The context was that even in relation to giv...

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

It's annual Shark Week--apparently, there is now a dedicated week for just about everything.    Although I am not sure how that ...

This summer, I am seeing some of the most beautiful flowers in Washington, D.C.  Here is a garden of lavender, purple, and pin...

I took this picture of a tall clock on a pedestal.  There is a man in a dark suit walking in the background.  He represents us all, ...

Waiting for the train this morning--on the platform, there is a blind woman. The train pulls up, and I help the blind lady to the tra...