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Preservation Engineering: Snubbing Modernization and Transformation for the ‘Tried and True’

By Dick Weisinger

“If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it,” said Bert Lance, director of the US Office of Management and Budget during Jimmy Carter’s 1977 administration. Modernization may be a worthy goal, but it comes at a price that may not necessarily…

Time: Direct Relationship Between Clock Accuracy and Entropy

By Dick Weisinger

Measuring time isn’t free. Measuring time requires work and researchers have found that as clocks are made more accurate, more work is required, the process gives off more heat, and entropy in the universe increases. Clock accuracy is directly proportional…

Security: Insiders Are the Number One Culprit Behind Security Issues

By Dick Weisinger

Insider security threats are possibly the most difficult types of security incidents for companies to thwart. More than half of companies in a Ponemon survey say that it is nearly impossible to prevent an insider attack. Insider attacks can range…

Collaboration Software: Dramatic Growth Since Early 2020

By Dick Weisinger

A big beneficiary of COVID-19 has been remote collaboration software. More than 80 percent of workers now use some kind of software collaboration tool for their work, an increase of 44 percent compared to pre-COVID-19, according to Gartner estimates. Spending…

Quantum Computing: Designing New Advanced Materials

By Dick Weisinger

Quantum Computing has the potential to revolutionize our ability to create new materials. Extremely detailed and accurate simulations will allow scientists to study material properties much more efficiently without the need to conduct real-world experiments. The amount of data required…