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Tag Archives: security

Some thoughts about the future of work

All I know is that any­one liv­ing any­where the­o­ret­i­cally has the abil­ity to do what I do, for any com­pany based any­where in the world — just like any­one can be a jour­nal­ist, or write soft­ware or develop apps or design prod­ucts, or edit books… Continue read­ing →

December 13, 2011GigaOM, Matthew Ingram, security, travel, work

Fliers Still Must Turn Off Devices, but It’s Not Clear Why. This is my least favorite aspect of fly­ing. The notion that my tiny Kindle can endan­ger an air­plane is ludi­crous. Laws and reg­u­la­tions that have no basis in real­ity make me want to bash my head against a wall.

November 27, 2011New York Times, security, travel

11 days with 22 litres

I’m headed to Spain this morn­ing to hang out with Cam who’s spend­ing 6 months work­ing in Lasarte-Oria. From there I’m headed east to Marseille to see my brother who’s study­ing abroad. Should be a great 11 day trip. I decided to go super light… Continue read­ing →

September 24, 2011France, security, Spain, travel

Some real Shock and Awe: Racially pro­filed and cuffed in Detroit. A fas­ci­nat­ing read about the prob­lems inher­ent in trad­ing indi­vid­ual lib­er­ties for a sense of security.

September 13, 2011security, travel

My high school’s new grad­ing sys­tem makes it triv­ial to view other stu­dents’ info (read: grades). Implications?. Fascinating Reddit thread with advice to a stu­dent who found a major vul­ner­a­bil­ity in the school’s online grades sys­tem. Reminds of what Daniel found a cou­ple years ago.  (via Ian Stewart)

April 3, 2011Ian Stewart, privacy, Reddit, schools, security
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