What to Watch for on Election Night
Here’s another post on how to go to bed early on election night satisfied that you know the outcome. Of course this won’t work if the election is really close… Read more »
Did Science Fiction Predict the NSA Debate?
The idea is that a corporation or government agency could influence public opinion by using computer programs to flood the social networks with comments. In Cory Doctorow’s recent novel Homeland,… Read more »
Lord North needed the NSA
In a hilarious but disturbing article in Slate Kieran Healy demonstrates how the sort of “metadata” that Verizon (and presumably every other phone company) is required to turn over to… Read more »
So you think your password is secure?
From Ars Technica: a chilling demonstration that even passwords like “qeadzcwrsfxv1331” can be cracked if the web site uses a weak hashing function. http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/05/how-crackers-make-minced-meat-out-of-your-passwords/ Takeaways: If you can remember it,… Read more »
Megan McArdle on the Newtown Killings
I usually look to Megan McArdle for sensible well-informed financial commentary. She’s willing to tell people things that they don’t want to hear–a valuable trait in a financial writer. Now… Read more »
More thoughts on Orca
Everyone seems to be jumping on the story of the Romney campaign’s “Orca” debacle. But it seems to me that this is not really a new story. It’s a story… Read more »
The Romney campaign’s great IT failure
Ars Technica has a great analysis of “Team Romney’s whale of an IT meltdown.” Regardless of your political views, if you are involved in any large IT project this is… Read more »
What to watch for on Election Night
As Election Day approaches it looks like a pretty tight race. The polls tend to favor President Obama but his lead is usually within the margin of error. A lot… Read more »
More aLinks Fixes
I fixed a problem with WordPress 3.4.2 I added an option to enable/disable aLinks’s internal cache. In fact I left it off by default. Unless your database is on a… Read more »
Presidential Candidate Phone Apps Threaten Privacy
A word to the wise: before you download that smartphone app for your favorite candidate you should read The Register: Don’t download that app: US presidential candidates will STALK you… Read more »