Welcome to my Internet Home!


The below are projects and resources that I maintain on the Internet; have a look around and enjoy your stay!

Musings Random musings of a sentient mind on various political events of the day. Infrequently updated.
The Market Ticker If it's financial related and deserves a post, this is where it'll get dropped. Check out the market action - and my read on it - here.
Ticker Forum Linked to the blog, this is the place to talk about stocks, bonds, and the markets in general. Come on in and make your opinion known! Hundreds of investors, thousands of messages!
Scubaforum.Org Want to talk about diving? Come on over and blow some bubbles! Best of all, its free and your opinions are respected, even when you differ.
Rebreather "Surprise" List Many of the deaths on rebreathers appear to be completely preventable. Among the problems I have identified is that there seem to be "surprises" in many units and among various basic designs, mostly with electronic rebreathers (eCCRs.) This is an index page - with few exceptions it is not personal experience, but rather is an index of other's contributions.
The K1 Rebreather I've been given a lot of crap about my views towards the diving industry in general and the nanny-state-style of operation for rebreather manufacturers - not to mention their outrageous pricing and policies - for years. Its said you cannot bitch if you have no solution to offer. This page is a chronicle of my efforts towards a solution to the problems I have been griping about!
SpamBlock-Sys Are you tired of being spammed at your office? Do you run an ISP that's tired of Spam? Would you like a reasonably-priced solution to the problem? There is one!
HomeDaemon My X10 and Applied Digital home control software; requires Dan Lancini's x10d driver package. See the README file. Intended for Unix systems; designed for FreeBSD but should compile on Linux as well. See the README file once downloaded. NOTE: Updated frequently; check here often if you are using this package! Latest is V5.14, including ZWave and Android/iPhone client support (Melloware's "Lightswitch" app).
Resume What it implies; if you're curious about who I am, what I've done and what I can do for your firm this is the place. If you're an ISP and need to get control of people abusing your system for spamming, want a custom billing and account management system that will free your time for more productive endeavors, or are a corporate site that needs to have a security review done or a high-security firewall implemented, you've come to the right guy. Use the below "click-link" to contact me.
What's a "Backbone Provider?" A "freebie" that you might otherwise pay consulting monies to find out - part of how you should evaluate an Internet Provider for business use.
Postgres 9.0 Replication A handy little piece of "C" code that will check a Postgres 9.x+ replication cluster for you and report if there are serious sync problems. Run it out of the cron.
Public Key PGP Public Key; if you wish to send me encrypted email, this is what you need to do so.
GPS Clock Map

I run my own Stratum-1 time server sync'd off GPS Satellites. The link at left will open a window that will show you the satellites "in view" from my location and the server's status. You can also read about the GPSClock. (Note: Latest information is that the gent who made these is no longer in business! Boo hiss!)

Ham Radio
W3KSD
After many years of stalling (and no real excuse) I decided to take the Ham Examination "cold" in July of 2010, and passed through General. As a result I now have ham radio privileges from HF to microwave frequencies and most-commonly root around on various digital modes including PSK31.


Public-interest and advocacy consulting time and assistance, particularly for Internet-related projects, is available! Please insert the word "advocacy" or "agree" in the subject line of your message to avoid my spam filters.