These are published chapters from my book The real Internet of Things, published…
Archives for December 2017
Your Mind’s Software is More Important Than Its Hardware
Many people see intelligence as a function of brain power. So if you have a bigger…
We Should Be Cautious When Harnessing Evolution
A while back I wrote that Evolutionary Algorithms Could be More Significant Than…
Analysis of Sam Harris’ Podcast With Bret Weinstein
One of the few podcasts that I follow…religiously…is Waking Up, by Sam Harris.…
Two Kinds of Human Meaning and Enjoyment
The idea is that there are two ways for humans to derive happiness: This will…
A List of Machine Learning (ab)Use Cases
I keep thinking of interesting use cases for Machine Learning at various stages…
./getawspublicips.sh: Know the Public AWS IPs You Have Facing the Internet
The most important challenge facing the companies I work with is knowing what…
How to Get Notified When Your Ubuntu Box Needs Security Updates
If you’ve been messing with Linux for a while you’ve no doubt seen…
My Review of The Last Jedi
I’m going to try my hand at doing a film review. It’ll be like the…
Disambiguation of Net Neutrality
People mean many different things when they use the term Net Neutrality, but I…
The Biggest Advantage in Machine Learning Will Come From Superior Coverage, Not Superior Analysis
I think there’s confusion around two distinct and practical benefits of…
Technical Professions Progress from Magical to Boring
There was probably a time when accounting was the most magical thing in the world.…
