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Brain Interfaces: Another Great Example of the Duality of Technology
Albert Wenger – Mar 31, 2017
In my book World After Capital, I open with a section on the duality of technology: since the days of inventing fire we can use technology for good and for bad. The technology itself simply broadens the space of what’s [...] Read more
Uncertainty Wednesday: Sensitivity and Specificity
Albert Wenger – Mar 29, 2017
Today’s Uncertainty Wednesday is a further continuation of the PSA Test example, but I got tired of the boring title and wanted to give the post as more, well, specific one. Last Wednesday I wrote that sensitivity and specificity are [...] Read more
Some Things I Have Learned About Email
Albert Wenger – Mar 27, 2017
A non trivial part of my time is spent reading and writing a lot of email. Here are some things that I have learned and that work for me. There are only two legitimate uses for bcc. First, explicitly moving [...] Read more
Government Just Gave Your ISP Even More Power: You Can Take it Back!
Albert Wenger – Mar 24, 2017
Yesterday the Republican-controlled Senate voted to allow ISPs to sell customer data including browsing history without prior customer consent. I tweeted that in response it is “Time to tunnel all home traffic through a proxy.” First let me explain for [...] Read more
When Will Blockchain-based Decentralization Matter?
Albert Wenger – Mar 20, 2017
I became interested in Bitcoin reasonably early and was fortunate to invest in some early mining (although as with all good investments in retrospect not nearly enough). There is currently a fight brewing in Bitcoin world with the possibility of [...] Read more
What Price Change?
Albert Wenger – Mar 17, 2017
The publication of the budget is a good moment to revisit my personal opposition to Trump. If you have read my draft book “World After Capital” you know that I want a lot of change. Much of the changes that [...] Read more
Uncertainty Wednesday: PSA Test Example (Part 3)
Albert Wenger – Mar 16, 2017
OK, so technically it is Thursday but as it turns out I had kind of an epic day yesterday and so Uncertainty Wednesday is a day late (thus introducing some uncertainty about when you will get your next dose of [...] Read more
Some Notes from Videohackday
Albert Wenger – Mar 13, 2017
This past Saturday, Susan and Oliver from Ziggeo organized the third New York City Videohackday. Turnout was terrific with over 100 participants and 18 teams submitting a project. The format of a one-day event works well and appears to attract [...] Read more
Vault 7, Endpoint Security and Why We Need Blockchain Infrastructure
Albert Wenger – Mar 10, 2017
With the release by Wikileaks of the so-called Vault 7 CIA Hacking tools, the debate has once again turned to the effectiveness and role of encryption. As Zeynep Tufekci (you should absolutely follow her on Twitter) rightly points out, this [...] Read more