Brent Logan

"As a practical matter, Facebook already pays us for the information we entrust to them: they have to provide a good, enjoyable service. If they don't, we will quit updating our information and quit visiting their site. But I see where you're going with this: if Facebook was under contractual obligation to treat our information as confidential (haha!), then the government couldn't make the third-party holder, non-confidential argument to get access to our information without a court order. Interesting idea, though I don't think I agree with your implication that this confidentiality agreement would need to be supported by monetary compensation from Facebook to its users. There is other valuable consideration that could support the agreement, such as Facebook promising to store our information and make it available to those whom we friend." - Brent Logan

"Those of us with our own websites are part of the mess, too. Everytime we pull in a service from elsewhere, be it Disqus, Google Analytics, Google Fonts, or (the worst) social media sharing buttons, we enable other companies to gather information on our visitors. It is this information that the NSA is sucking down." - Brent Logan

"Our representatives cannot be said to have any reasonable oversight of FISA when, prior to last week, they have actively and intentionally remained ignorant as to the scope of the program. I.e.: Sen. Ron Wyden's amendment would not have taken away any of the NSA's powers, it just would have forced intelligence agencies to send Congress a report every year detailing how their surveillance was affecting ordinary Americans. Yet Congress voted to be purposely kept in the dark about a general estimate of how many Americans have been spied on. Source" - Brent Logan

I took Con Law 26 years ago. It must have been a different country and/or a different constitution. :-( http://bit.ly/1beGQsX June 07, 2013 at 04:04PM - Brent Logan

"They are oriental poppies." - Brent Logan

ARM Cortex A12: Between Cortex A9 and A15 in Power & Perf, Sampling in Late 2014 http://bit.ly/12ZAr1A June 02, 2013 at 08:55PM - Brent Logan

"Thanks! As a side note, you only love the pictures you saw, not *all* I took. I posted 9, but took 182. Even so, I probably should have been more brutal with the knife..." - Brent Logan

"Thanks! You reminded me that I had a few more shots I wanted to post." - Brent Logan

"Sounds like fun. Beautiful flowers. :-)" - Brent Logan

WP-Mix : Post format archives http://bit.ly/147ZTom June 01, 2013 at 11:17PM - Brent Logan

Portland startups showcase their best in glossy video, hoping to lure more to the city http://bit.ly/15chsmS May 29, 2013 at 10:22PM - Brent Logan

"Yeah, I linked to an article awhile back about how news stresses us out. I prefer to focus on the positive. :-)" - Brent Logan

"Yes, the Internet has changed our lives in so many ways. I'd like to think, though, that it's helped keep me younger. ;-)" - Brent Logan

"Yeah, it's kinda real "old school" blogging, before everyone got serious and limited themselves to a single topic and tried SEO to increase their page ranks. And thanks! I seem to remember someone else getting a Sunshine Aware in the same post. I'm looking forward to reading your ten random things. :-)" - Brent Logan

Where are the dangerous bridges? http://bit.ly/16TJneI May 24, 2013 at 11:22AM - Brent Logan

"If you need any help, let me know. I think I remember what the I photographed." - Brent Logan

"It's all a matter of getting a different perspective. And it looks like you have something dribbling out the corner of your mouth. ;-)" - Brent Logan

"Ah, that's okay. Coherence is overrated. :-)" - Brent Logan

"I'm a big fan of the ellipsis, use them all the time... ;-) I do try to use three periods and not just two. I also try to be consistent with my spacing around them. But that's just me... :-p" - Brent Logan

"Ha! You're just throwing in all those random periods to mess with me, aren't you? :-D" - Brent Logan

"Hey, I'm all for getting more girls studying STEM. Whatever works. But I'm not convinced that Millennials respond to careers as calls to duty. How about presenting STEM careers as a fun and important field to work in: it's great to understand how the world works and use that knowledge to make cool products, solve serious problems, and teach the next generation." - Brent Logan

Google wants you to host your WordPress site in their cloud http://bit.ly/10CVMLF May 17, 2013 at 08:50AM - Brent Logan

"Pictures from planes are awesome! Clouds add to the fun. I've been known to pull out a camera below 10,000, but I'm not sure I'd post them on my blog... ;-)" - Brent Logan

Wow! Just more ammo for the nutters... :-/ http://abcn.ws/17BGTlg May 16, 2013 at 05:00PM - Brent Logan