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
Enough people have asked me about my thoughts on cryptocurrency that I thought…
The GOP Has Chosen Unity Behind a Lie Rather Than Facing the Truth
If the GOP were a country I think simplicity would be its primary export. Lots…
Sustainable Content Creation
My buddy Jason tweeted this recently and it got me thinking. I've seen two…
A Summary of Balaji Srinivasan’s Thoughts on the Future
I heard Balaji Srinivasan on Tim Ferriss’s podcast the other day talking…
The New Unsupervised Learning Logo (2021)
We’ve not changed the logo for Unsupervised Learning since the first one…
