Pro-cloud advocate misses the point about privacy and information sharing
If the government wants you, where you store your data doesn’t matter – View From Above. Ron Miller is the kind of technology hack that gives the IT profession a black-eye. While the central thesis of...
View ArticleA Neuroscientist Says Human Head Transplants Are Totally Possible
A Neuroscientist Says Human Head Transplants Are Totally Possible. The title of the article is misleading as it is a completely hypothetical idea at this point: Obviously this is all hypothetical....
View ArticleThe Edward Snowden Leaks Part One
I have been avoiding writing about Edward Snowden for quite a while, resisting the urge to get caught up in the media hype about the situation. It’s not that I haven’t wanted to write about it, but...
View ArticleState Secrets Privilege Rejected in Lawsuit Against NSA
No more ‘secrets’: an important case against NSA spying takes a big step forward | The Verge. This is a long time coming. Jewel V. NSA was started back in 2008 after Mark Klein had exposed the initial...
View ArticleRIAA Wants File-Sharer to Be Their Bitch
RIAA Wants Infamous File-Sharer to Campaign Against Piracy | Threat Level | Wired.com. Yes, the “bitch” in the title is intentional. Think of it either as a reference to a female dog, or an inmate...
View ArticleSigns of Institutionalized Racism on Capitol Hill
Ugly Opposition to Immigration Reform Comes Back to Capitol Hill | The Nation. You need to read the above referenced article. Seriously. Read it now. I’ll wait. Okay, now that you’ve read the...
View ArticleThe FOIA Request: Aaron Swartz, The Secret Service and MIT?
A couple of days ago the Whiteout Press posted a story entitled: MIT admits Secret Role in Aaron Swartz Death. The article does a good job of summarizing an odd series of events that open some...
View ArticleMIT report is a whitewash. My statement in response. via TarenSK
TarenSK | MIT report is a whitewash. My statement in response.. I have stated that I have concerns that the MIT administration is not being fully forthcoming in their own internal investigation. Hal...
View ArticleBitcoin As A Much Borader Disruptive Technology
Bitcoin is a far more disruptive technology than most people think. Even if the virtual currency fails in challenging fiat currencies, the implications of it's underlying technology are far greater.
View ArticleBitcoin: Volatile Is Too Calm A Word
Volatile is too calm a word to describe the vicissitudes of the bitcoin...
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