An engineer overthinks tennis in a daily journal.
The Cruelest Game: Chasing Greatness in Professional Tennis by Matthew Futterman is ostensibly a search for the “secret codes” that separate the very best tennis playersRead More
Every Wednesday, this site examines a rule or governing principle that shapes how tennis is actually played. We are currently in the midst of aRead More
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Every Tuesday, this site looks at a training or technology concept that shapes how tennis is played. Last week, I wrote about my latest trainingRead More
Leadership, scheduling, anti-doping rules, eligibility policy, coaching, and even the question of how tennis defines lasting greatness all feature prominently in this week’s news. IncomingRead More
Yesterday, I pondered whether generative AI might eventually kill Capture the Flag (CTF) competitions, such as the one my work team ran at DEF CONRead More
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Yesterday, I described watching hundreds of highly intelligent people submit the same obviously wrong answer to one of my DEF CON CTF challenges because anRead More
“Hello, world.” The six to eight weeks leading up to DEF CON are always a bit overwhelming for me. Between my day job, preparations forRead More
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Serving First: Dreams Realized and Lessons Learned from Family, Friends and a Life in Tennis is ostensibly the autobiography of Charlie Pasarell, but describing it simplyRead More
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Every Wednesday, this site examines a rule or governing principle that shapes how tennis is actually played. We are currently in the midst of aRead More
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Every Tuesday, this site looks at a training or technology concept that shapes how tennis is played. This week’s topic comes from the recent intersectionRead More