A historical collection of our writing.
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 common comment was – why not do both? Why not more crypto and protest? In […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
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 extensive work to weaken, break or circumvent cryptography. Schneier […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
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 the Galaxy Gear, the Qualcomm Toq and the Apple Watch (if such a thing exists) […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
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 that character contributes to their success as students and in life. This had […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
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 Microsoft is positioning it) or a rushed defensive rescue of a failing company […] Read more (opens Continuations in a new tab)
Content distribution has traditionally been defined by scarcity: in the number of channels available to watch TV; the number of theaters to watch films; the number of radio stations to listen to music; the number of bookstores to buy books; and so-on. The Internet, however, fundamentally alters […] Read more
