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Russ White is a well-known voice in computer networking, where he advocates for simplicity, privacy, and the decentralized Internet.

Ph.D., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary; MACM, Shepherds Theological Seminary; MSIT, Capella University; CCIE; CCDE; CCaR; ACM Senior Member; ISCA; Society of Christian Philosophers; Mensa

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	Art of Network Architecture, The: Business-Driven Design (Networking Technology) by Russ White (Goodreads Author), Denise Donohue 4.21 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2013 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Optimal Routing Design: Techniques for optimizing large-scale IP routing operation and managing network growth (Networking Technology) by Russ White (Goodreads Author), Don Slice, Álvaro Retana 4.46 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2005 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Practical BGP by Russ White (Goodreads Author), Danny McPherson 4.05 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Navigating Network Complexity: Next-generation routing with SDN, service virtualization, and service chaining by Russ White (Goodreads Author), Jeff (Evgeny) Tantsura 4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Computer Networking Problems and Solutions: An innovative approach to building resilient, modern networks by Russ White (Goodreads Author), Ethan Banks 4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ccde Quick Reference by Russ White (Goodreads Author), Mosaddaq Turabi 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unintended Features:Thoughts on thinking and life as a network engineer by Russ White (Goodreads Author), Daniel Dib 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	IS-IS: Deployment in IP Networks by Russ White (Goodreads Author), Álvaro Retana 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cisco Certified Support Technician CCST Networking 100-150 Official Cert Guide 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Loss of Carrier 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Hedge 312: Keys and DNS

The entire technology world has, for decades, treated the IP address as a shorthand host identifier. This is clearly not the way IP was designed, but what are our other choices? In this episode of the Hedge, Scott Robohn joins Russ And Tom to discuss a recent paper arguing cryptographic keys should be the primary host identifier, and another article on the centrality of DNS to the Internet.

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Warrant: The Current Debate

by Alvin Plantinga

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Wild Wild East: Exiled Americans, Enslaved Indians and the Systemic Abuse of the H-1B Visa Programme

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Life Itself: A Comprehension Inquiry into the Nature, Origin, and Fabrication of Life

by Robert Rosen

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“Here is something that the psychologists have so far neglected: the love of ugliness for its own sake, the lust to make the world intolerable. Its habitat is the United States. Out of the melting pot emerges a race which hates beauty as it hates truth.”
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