I have a friend who’s a water snob. He convinced me to get a 6-stage Reverse…
What if Our Problems Aren’t Tech Problems?
I just woke up with a troubling—yet perhaps freeing—thought. What…
Random Thoughts on China’s Model vs. America’s
This will be a stream of consciousness post. Feel free to skip if you’re…
Fixing the “Not Responding” Error on the Logitech Circle View Doorbell
I struggled with this problem long enough to want to share the a solution with…
The EM Wave of Crisis and Appreciation
I remember the first time I learned about Maxwell’s equations in High School.…
Why is the NYTimes So Down on the US and the West?
I just kind of noticed that the NYTimes never has a positive view of the West.…
Apple’s Privacy Misstep
First off, I’m highly biased towards Apple. Have been since 2007. I camp…
I’m So Very Sad About Afghanistan
I’m really sad about Afghanistan. And angry. I didn’t serve over there,…
Machine Learning is Pattern Matching For Things That Matter to Humans
If you’re reading this you’ve probably heard many explanations of AI and…
What Happened to the IDW?
Sam Harris is the last remaining sane person in the IDW, and he’s not even…
Patterns in UL Member Daily Routines
We recently asked members in our Slack channel to post their daily routines. I…
The Strange World of “Good Enough” Fencing
I’ve always been fascinated by security that was “just good enough”.…
Everything is K-Shaped Right Now
Starting last fall you’ve probably heard people talking about a “k-shaped…
How to Improve Vaccination Rates Using a Conspiracy
I have an idea for how to reduce deaths from COVID. Let’s start a conspiracy…
Associate With Grinders
The reason I like reading biographies so much is because I enjoy hearing about…
Dead Drops and Security Through Obscurity
There’s massive confusion in the security community around Security Through…
The Presenting Vendor Paradox
There’s a paradox in information security where the community wants two…
Getting Good
If you want to get good at something, do it. If you want to understand something,…
Lens vs. List Learning
Several years ago I wrote a piece called Algorithmic Learning, and then another…
Reality and Meaning
I talk a fair amount about what I don’t believe, which causes people to…
How I Knew Stadia (And Similar Products) Would Fail
As soon as I heard about Stadia I started predicting the day it would enter the…
How I Organize my RSS Feeds, 2021 Edition
I’ve been writing about RSS feed organization since at least 2007, and it…
Why an NTSB Wouldn’t Be Helpful For Ransomware
Twitter is great for quick ideas that may or may not be useful. I had one the…
Analysis of the 2021 Verizon Data Breach Report (DBIR)
Every year I like to look at Verizon’s DBIR report and see what kind of…
My Current Thoughts on Cryptocurrency | May 2021
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