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Dec 30, 2020

Remote ID in plain language

FAA released their final rule for drone Remote Identification (Part 89). There’s a lot of questions and even some misinformation floating around. I read the 470 pages and sum up the regulation-policy-speak as best I can. The normal disclaimers: I’m not a lawyer, and this is my personal analysis. If…

Drones

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Remote ID in plain language: The new FAA drone rule
Remote ID in plain language: The new FAA drone rule
Drones

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Published in Altiscope

·Jan 19, 2018

Altiscope Library

Altiscope performs research, simulation, and analysis on the integration of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) with our airspace. Here are our publicly published documents. TR-001: Understanding UAV Mission Risk This is the first in a series of white papers documenting the process and findings behind Altiscope’s risk framework. Altiscope is collaboratively developing a quantitative risk model…

Drones

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Altiscope Library
Altiscope Library
Drones

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Published in Nothing to declare

·Dec 8, 2016

Why I refuse to tip using Square

Tons of small restaurants and fast food establishments are using Square tablets to accept payments. They’re convenient and fast, even automatically emailing you a receipt. But Square snuck something in that has been bugging me for a few years. The compulsory tip. At the end of every transaction, Square prompts…

Travel

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Why I refuse to tip using Square
Why I refuse to tip using Square
Travel

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Aug 22, 2016

No shit Olympic ratings are down

NBC spent $12 billion for the rights to host the Olympics. Primetime ratings — the ones advertisers pay the most for — are down 17 percent from London. In the coveted 18–49 age bracket, ratings are down 25 percent. This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone, except… Steve Burke, NBCUniversal’s…

Olympics

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No shit Olympic ratings are down
No shit Olympic ratings are down
Olympics

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Published in Nothing to declare

·Aug 17, 2016

Ishinomaki, Japan

In the US, everyone knows 9/11. In Japan, everyone knows 3/11. The day of the Great Eastern Japan earthquake. More than five years since it hit Ishinomaki with full force, the town is still hurting. Ishinomaki — a town of 150,000 — wasn’t more than a blip in guidebooks before…

Japan

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Ishinomaki, Japan
Ishinomaki, Japan
Japan

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Published in Nothing to declare

·Aug 2, 2016

How United ruined the Dreamliner

Congratulations United, you did it! — The Dreamliner is the most amazing, sophisticated airplane in the world. It is a space-age plane built with carbon fiber, LCD dimming windows, and mood lighting. Yet airlines managed to destroy the experience onboard this modern marvel. I flew the 787–9 for the first time with ANA Business Class —…

Airlines

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How United ruined the Dreamliner
How United ruined the Dreamliner
Airlines

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Jul 27, 2016

What it’s like working with Hillary

I joined the State Department as a Presidential Innovation Fellow just after Hillary Clinton left as Secretary of State. John Kerry was now in the saddle, but my colleagues wanted to tell me stories about Clinton. Hillary came into the State Department and told her staff that she has her…

Politics

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What it’s like working with Hillary
What it’s like working with Hillary
Politics

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Published in Nothing to declare

·Jul 25, 2016

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Explore offbeat Philly instead of the convention tourist trap — The Democrats descended on the city of brotherly love for the 2016 convention. Ahhh, Philadelphia. It’s a direct, gritty, stubborn city filled with love and affection… as long as you’re rooting for our team. After all, our fans famously threw snowballs at Santa while booing him. Classy. …

Politics

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Politics

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Mar 8, 2016

Dear Apple,

I know you’re busy. The FBI is all up in there. You’re building a money pit for the largest corporate profit you’ve ever had. And I know, it is a lot of work to create a spaceship with a carbon-fiber dome. There’s a big problem in boomtown though. You know…

Apple

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Dear Apple,
Dear Apple,
Apple

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Mar 1, 2016

40 marathons, 7 deserts, 7 continents, 49 days

I met Mina Guli over Thanksgiving dinner last year. “I’m going to run a bunch of marathons next year,” she says to me nonchalantly. I think to myself, why? She continues, “You’re from California, you know there’s a water crisis, right?” Well yeah, of course, I know about the drought…

Climate Change

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40 marathons, 7 deserts, 7 continents, 49 days
40 marathons, 7 deserts, 7 continents, 49 days
Climate Change

3 min read

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