Richard Bennett
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I’m a networking geek. I co-invented Ethernet over Twisted Pair, the
Wi-Fi MAC protocol, and miscellaneous network enhancements such as the MPDU
Aggregation system for 802.11n, the Distributed Reservation Protocol for UWB,
and various tweaks and hacks to the Internet and OSI protocols.
These days I do public policy work around networks, network regulation,
and innovation. This involves testifying before Congress and the FCC, writing
reports, and consulting with governments, manufacturers of network equipment,
carriers, and content producers. My primary job is with the Information
Technology and Innovation Foundation, a Washington, DC think tank. My
contact e-mail is “richard” at this domain if you
have a project to discuss. This web site houses some curry recipes, holdovers from my first efforts
with HTML that refuse to die. These are now assembled in World-Wide Curries and are apparently
among the most definitive to be found, since they’re linked by sites serving
the South Asian community in India and the United States. I haven’t tried
them all, but the ones I have were pretty good. The Chili of Excellence
Page is much less authoritative, but it’s not a bad starter for those on
the road to perfecting their “bowl of red.” Recent chili experiments confirm
that Texas Longhorn beef produces a
superior flavor lower in fat than chicken or fish, and that kidney suet in
moderation sweetens the mix. Curry meets chili in the beef curries of
Malaysia and Singapore, the most satisfying cuisine in the world and probably
the Next Big Food now that Thai is so 20th Century. I’ve also done a fair bit of political activism, working with
California Senator Chuck Calderon (chair of the Judiciary Committee),
Assemblyman Rod Wright (Utilities and Commerce committee chair), and Senate
president pro-tem John Burton to pass and/or amend a number of measures
improving the state of family law back in the ’90s. The most notable of these
bills are SB
509 on Spousal Support, and SB
542, creating the statewide Department
of Child Support Services to improve the process for both payers and
recipients of child support. I’ve served on a number of oversight boards and commissions related to
the court system, given numerous interviews to the press, and appeared on
television and radio programs such as California
Capitol Review with Jack Kavanaugh. Although I’ve retired from citizen
lobbying, I still get the odd call from the Wall Street Journal or the L. A. Times, I stay in touch
with my favorite columnists and elected officials. I’m a big fan of the Oakland A’s baseball team, jumping on the
bandwagon after reading Moneyball. I can
recommend the The Drumbeat
blog for A’s fans, home to funny and well-thought-out analysis. Everybody’s
jumping on the sports blog bandwagon these days (even political blog
entrepreneur Markos Moulitsas)
but I prefer my baseball free of politics, and my politics free of baseball.
It all works better that way. Enjoy your visit, and drop a note to me if anything you see here
intrigues or enrages you. And yes, I know that
nothing on this site sets new standards for animation, multimedia, or Java;
that’s just my cross to bear. |
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