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Protest Instead of More Crypto (Follow Up)
Albert Wenger – Sep 9, 2013
This is a short follow up to my Friday post which argued for protest over more crypto and received a lot of critical comments. Based on these here are my replies to the key questions / objections: 1. The most [...] Read more
Disagreeing with Bruce Schneier: More Crypto is Not the Answer
Albert Wenger – Sep 6, 2013
I am a big fan of what Bruce Schneier has written over the years including a recent piece on our Newfound Fear of Risk. But I disagree fundamentally with him on the implications of the latest disclosures around the NSA’s [...] Read more
Are Smartwatches Smart?
Albert Wenger – Sep 5, 2013
I don’t know yet what to make of Smartwatches. I have friends with a Pebble and when I ask them none of them give me a fully enthusiastic endorsement. That could just be the Pebble and the next set including [...] Read more
Homeschool Wednesday: Character
Albert Wenger – Sep 4, 2013
Earlier this year someone suggested that I read “How Children Succeed” by the aptly named Paul Tough. It is an excellent book that deals with the question of how to help influence the character of children and how in turn [...] Read more
Microsoft Phones!
Albert Wenger – Sep 3, 2013
No Tech Tuesday today as I am pondering the big news that Microsoft is acquiring Nokia’s devices and services business. From glancing at the deal terms it is not clear to me whether this was really an offensive move (as [...] Read more
Homeschool Wednesday: Meetup
Albert Wenger – Aug 28, 2013
Whenever you are doing something out of the norm – and homeschooling is still that – it is good to find other people who are doing the same and connect with them. A great place to do that is our [...] Read more
Tech Tuesday: Beware the Bleeding Edge
Albert Wenger – Aug 27, 2013
Today’s Tech Tuesday is a relatively short note on the “Bleeding Edge” – technologies that are even beyond the cutting edge. Every technology tends to start life at the bleeding edge with early releases that are unstable and poorly tested, [...] Read more
Jobs (Movie Review)
Albert Wenger – Aug 26, 2013
We went to see Jobs on Saturday night with our older son who is interested in being an entrepreneur. I had heard that the reviews had been largely bad and didn’t have high expectations going in. I left the movie [...] Read more
Government Undermining the Foundations of Democracy: Where is the Outrage?
Albert Wenger – Aug 22, 2013
So the sentence for Chelsea Manning is 35 years. The intention of government here is obvious: like everything else in the ridiculously harsh treatment of Manning it is an attempt to deter others from leaking information. So is the detention [...] Read more