I'm an Australian, based in the Washington, DC, area of the United States. I spend a lot of time there with Jasmine, Australia's best-known speedsolver of the Rubik's Cube. Prior to the US, Jasmine and I were based in London, UK. We have also lived previously in the United States and Australia.

I have worked for an Australian business rules and compliance company since 1999 in Australia, the US and the UK. I have also lectured in IT and Law related topics at King's College, London, and at The Australian National University.

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Jasmine has discovered Zoom Clouds, and she thought I should have one... so she designed it and added it to the left-hand navigation bar on this site. It's fun. It displays words and phrases from my posts and then links to them.

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Avoiding lost baggage (and contents!) in the USA 

The editors at Boing Boing often criticise US aviation security. In a recent article, they point to a technique which allegedly allows checked bags on US flights to be locked, and also supposedly ensures the security of the bags' contents:

Many airports won't let you effectively lock your suitcases when you fly, and the new limits on carry-on luggage thanks to moisture-terror-hysteria mean it's open season for unscrupulous TSA employees and baggage handlers who want to help themselves to expensive cameras and other valuable in checked bags.

But once you add a gun -- even a starter pistol -- to your luggage, it gets extra-locked, gains new tracking privileges, and is subject to heightened scrutiny all the way to your destination.

Boing Boing links to Bruce Schneier's blog on this topic.

I can't vouch for the wisdom or effectiveness of this... but it's definitely not an idea I would have thought of myself!