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The Problems with CALEA-II
Albert Wenger – Jun 5, 2013
The FBI is asking for an update to the 1994 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) which mandated a backdoor for communications gear. This revised version known as CALEA-II is asking for such a backdoor to be extended to [...] Read more
Tech Tuesday: Technical Debt
Albert Wenger – Jun 4, 2013
The topic fo today’s Tech Tuesday is one that every startup I have ever seen struggles with: what to do about technical debt. First off, what is technical debt? The Wikipedia page explains it as “the eventual consequences of poor [...] Read more
Turkey
Albert Wenger – Jun 3, 2013
The scale of the protests against government in Turkey is significant with over 200 demonstrations in 67 cities. Social media has played an important role in making the rest of the world aware of the scale of the protests and [...] Read more
APIs and Copyright
Albert Wenger – May 31, 2013
Yesterday, the EFF filed an amicus brief signed by some of the big names in computer science and software engineering to support the court decision in Oracle vs. Google that APIs are not copyrightable. The brief is well worth reading [...] Read more
Nest: Two Lessons On Home Automation
Albert Wenger – May 30, 2013
We recently installed a Nest to control the heating and air conditioning. On a subsequent muggy day I was about to pick up the phone to call home and see if someone was there to turn on the AC (we [...] Read more
Creative Commons License for Continuations
Albert Wenger – May 29, 2013
Occasionally I get an inquiry as to whether someone can republish posts from Continuations. I finally remembered that I had meant to address this question and have added a Creative Commons License to the footer of the blog. I am [...] Read more
Tech Tuesday: There is No Silver Bullet
Albert Wenger – May 28, 2013
I still have quite a few great topics suggested by readers to work off for my Tech Tuesday series on technology in startups. But today I want to take on a different issue because it has been on my mind. [...] Read more
Imagining a Memory of My Grandfathers
Albert Wenger – May 27, 2013
Today was Memorial Day, which as I wrote previously seems to mean beginning of summer to most (including our family). We are fortunate that way as we have lived our lives far removed from any wars including the ones that [...] Read more
Reminder: Net Native Means Previously Impossible
Albert Wenger – May 24, 2013
At the height of the re-engineering craze there was one fantastic HBR article titled “Re-engineering Work: Don’t Automate, Obliterate.” In light of the changes in the labor market the choice of “obliterate” may now seem unfortunate, but the basic point [...] Read more