Category Archives: Technology
The Best Response to Climate Change is… NOTHING involving Politicians. Or Newsweek.
This article caught my attention because of the NASA tag. It is interesting, aggravating, and all-too-typical of such stories propagated by our “news” media: NASA: Pacific Islands Face Unstoppable Sea Rise, Regardless of Emissions Among other things, the article asserts: … Continue reading
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More Reasons to NEVER use TickTok: the FTC Lawsuit
The story of TikTok just keep getting worse. Now it appears that the company’s “commitment” to protect children is as much a sham as their claims to protect adult privacy. The recently-filed Federal Trade Commission lawsuit against TikTok/ByteDance, US v. … Continue reading
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After watching Jacquie Baly and Mustafa Tameez spar on the topic this morning (curiously without Chris Tritico’s usual refereeing; didja oversleep, Chris?), I decided to go look at Pope Francis’ recent encyclical, “On Care for our Common Home”. There’s an … Continue reading
Command lines rule!
Actually, I am somewhat aggravated that I had to resort to a command line method to solve this problem. Even so, it’s good to get to know your command line. Instead of giving away the details of my security-related dilemma, … Continue reading
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How I Completely Misread the Room at DefCon 27
(Originally posted on 12/13/2020, update added 11/2/2024). I really enjoyed DefCon 27 in Las Vegas in August 2019. As always, it was packed with interesting (and sometimes bizarre) people, sessions, and villages. If you’re a computer geek and have never … Continue reading →