The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
8 Complexity Analysis Underscores a Fallacy in the Value of Mindless Analysis of Big Data A Business Case for Search in the Time of Covid and the SolarWinds Misstep Facial Recognition? Old Hat. Now It Is Behavioral Recognition Google and Microsoft in Australia: Ripping the Fabric of Some of the Internet? Phi Beta Iota: Arnold …
The Many Ways Police Can Access User Data We hope that by now, dear reader, you understand digital privacy is an illusion. For those curious about the relationship between big tech, personal data, and law enforcement, we suggest “How Your Digital Trials Wind Up in the Hands of the Police,” shared by Ars Technica. The …
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High School Science Club Management Guidelines: The View from an Engineer Working at Home Alone I have been collecting examples of high school management manifested in high technology companies. I am interested in online, but any firm which embodies the elitism, the “we know better” attitude, and “it’s easier to say sorry that ask for …
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StartMail is the private email service that guards your data the way you should No matter who handles your email services, you’re very likely, though often unknowingly, allowing them into your life. They can track you and your activities as well as read your emails in exchange for that free service. And that doesn’t even …
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Confidence in US Education: 46 Companies Have Doubts I read “Top 48 US Companies Files Legal Challenge to Block H-1B Visa Changes.” The write up states: Nearly 46 leading US companies and business organizations, including tech giants Apple, Google, Twitter and Facebook, representing and working with key sectors of the US economy, have filed an …
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Music Star Dubs Social Media As Mob Mentality I am not sure I knew about Taio Cruz before I read “Taio Cruz: Social Media Has a Mob Mentality.” Mr. Cruz is a musician. He knows about social media, or, at least, he knows more than I do. Plus he makes an interesting connection: “I think …
Why Software Is Getting Worse I have noticed that certain popular applications are getting harder to use, less reliable, and increasingly difficult to remediate. Examples range from the Google Maps interface to Flipboard. I suppose those individuals who use these applications frequently find their hidden functions delightful. I just walk away. Now there’s an explanation …
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