Software Safety

  In the late 90's I was invited to attend an event sponsored by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).  It was about how software sucked and was unsafe. I saw the h...

http://blog.softwaresafety.net/2021/07/government-is-now-mandating-safer.html

My interview for Migraine Awareness Month: WHEN PAIN IS RELENTLESS .  I was once very active in many LinkedIn groups, then my wife Karen took her own life to stop the relentless pain from In...

http://blog.softwaresafety.net/2018/06/when-pain-is-relentless.html

I have long been a fan of Gimpel Software LLC's Lint product for doing static analysis of my projects. I was excited about buying the new "PC-lint PLUS" version, even with the price increase. ...

http://blog.softwaresafety.net/2018/06/i-have-long-been-fan-of-gimpel-software.html

I just came across the Pavlok a device that by design is to cause pain; Reference: Pavlov's Dogs . > THE FIRST DEVICE THAT BREAKS HABITS BY DELETING TEMPTATION. >  PAVLOK ASSOCIATE...

http://blog.softwaresafety.net/2016/05/when-is-it-time-to-say-no-designing.html

The National Toxicology Program (NTP) animal study started in 1999 released summary of their findings this week. Cell Phones cause brain cancer. 50 Hz, the power line frequency used in Europe, c...

http://blog.softwaresafety.net/2016/05/ntp-study-shows-cell-phones-cause-brain.html

Yesterday I paid a visit to the Large Scale Systems Museum (LSSM), Dave McGuire President/Curator, in New Kensington Pennsylvania. The audio makes it sound like a very noise place, really it ...

http://blog.softwaresafety.net/2016/01/visit-to-large-scale-systems-museum-in.html

I was telling someone about the Maxim Integrated    MAXREFDES73# reference design a wearable, mobile galvanic skin response (GSR) system . We were hoping to get a few of them for some parap...

http://blog.softwaresafety.net/2016/01/maxim-make-best-parts-that-no-one-can.html

Kent, Ohio – Northeast ACM and the ACM Distinguished Speaker Program in partnership with the Kent State ComputerScience Department will present Richard Stallman Talks, taking place at Kent St...

http://blog.softwaresafety.net/2015/10/dr-richard-stallman-to-present-at-kent.html

If you do Analog Circuit Design then the three volume set Analog Circuit Design from Linear Technology must be on your bookshelf. This week Linear Tech released Volume-III of the series Analo...

http://blog.softwaresafety.net/2015/05/analog-circuit-design-three-volume.html

Richard Stallman of the Free Software Foundation (FSF) will be speaking Saturday October 17th 2015 at the Kiva Auditorium of Kent State University , in Northeast Ohio. > The Free Softw...

http://blog.softwaresafety.net/2015/04/richard-stallman-coming-to-northeast.html

Have you ever had a problem with pressure build up or condensation in one of your embedded devices? Gore-Tex Vents are a good solution today, but I thought you might find The Rest Of The Story ...

http://blog.softwaresafety.net/2015/03/solving-pressure-and-condensation-build.html

A common problem I see in message boards is that someone's circuit failed, and went up in smoke. People in the more esoteric realm's blame this on things like "Subtle Energy" overload and other s...

http://blog.softwaresafety.net/2015/03/q-why-does-my-fet-igbt-scr-keep-going.html

A reoccurring theme I see on message boards is why does it cost so much to have some electronic widgets manufactured. Here is some background for you that might help explain that. > Is there�...

http://blog.softwaresafety.net/2015/02/is-there-rule-of-thumb-for-estimating.html

If you wonder why your Internet has been getting slower and slower, it is due to the escalating Cyber War going on. Norse Corporation , to showcase their technology, now lets us watch the war i...

http://blog.softwaresafety.net/2014/07/real-time-cyber-attack-map-war-games.html

> http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition-key-internet-domain-name-functions >  >  >  > TIA Announces Intent to Transition Key Internet Domain Nam...

http://blog.softwaresafety.net/2014/03/us-aims-to-give-up-control-over.html

> "WASHINGTON, March 19,2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Addressing a > media conference call today, Scott Corley, executive director of > Compete America , asserted that the...

http://blog.softwaresafety.net/2014/03/tech-companies-say-better-to-import.html

I have been using IrDA (Infrared Optical transceivers) for several years for setting parameters and doing software updates in my designs. Takes far less space and power that WiFi or Bluetooth. ...

http://blog.softwaresafety.net/2014/02/does-drop-in-replacement-strike-fear.html

An obscure part of the World Health Organization , the International Agency for Research of Cancer (IARC) , published an even more obscure paper: IARC Classifies Radiofrequency Electromagnetic F...

http://blog.softwaresafety.net/2014/01/internet-of-things-iot-possibly.html

I covered the book Hacker's Delight (1st Edition) in the past . So wanted to mention that there is now a expanded second edition. This book is about obscure high efficiency ways to write code....

http://blog.softwaresafety.net/2014/01/hackers-delight-2nd-edition.html

I won third place in Medical Device + Diagnostic Industry magazine's Dare-to-Dream Medtech Design Challenge . MD+DI is a magazine written exclusively for original equipment manufacturers o...

http://blog.softwaresafety.net/2013/10/won-3rd-place-dare-to-dream-medtech.html

Unless you never read a newspaper, watch TV or turn on the radio, you know that the politicians in Washington DC are screwing up the world economy and don't even know it. The only solution is t...

http://blog.softwaresafety.net/2013/10/october-17th-debt-ceiling-are-you-ready.html

This week I spent a bit of time with Dr. J. C. Chiao , of University of Texas at Arlington , learning about the field of Physiotronics , which covers the area of Implantable Wireless Medical Devi...

http://blog.softwaresafety.net/2013/09/introduction-to-physiotronics-tm.html

This week I spent a fascinating evening with Bob Jahn and Brenda Dunne of the former Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research (PEAR) laboratory, who are now running the International Consciousn...

http://blog.softwaresafety.net/2013/09/is-consciences-itself-influencing-your.html

On August 7th, my wife of twenty years committed suicide. For twenty-four year she battled with Chronic Pain, that she ultimately lost to suicide, when she could take the pain from Intracranial...

http://blog.softwaresafety.net/2013/09/dare-to-dream-medical-device-contest.html

Reminder: "The Codebreaker": A film about Alan Turing-to youngstown state university, in two weeks on Sept. 12th .

http://blog.softwaresafety.net/2013/08/reminder-codebreaker-film-about-alan.html