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Why security back-doors for governments are a bad idea 6 Jun 2013 | 02:30 am
Bruce Schneier has written yet another spectacularly lucid piece on why the the FBI shouldn’t be able to force technology vendors in the USA to add back-doors to their products. The current proposal w...
What Musk and Tesla are up against 5 Jun 2013 | 02:18 pm
Go now to Tesla.com and listen to Elon Musk’s portion of the shareholder meeting that occurred today from minute 49:00. It’s probably the best insight you’ll get into how entrenched the USA is on trad...
Personal Cybersecurity 101 2 Jun 2013 | 04:20 am
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel used his first visit to Asia to ask China to stop hacking into and spying on our networks. You don’t need the perspicacity of Nostradamus to see that: Spending on Cyberse...
The Chinese Wall that Isn’t 1 Jun 2013 | 08:29 am
I used to work at a Swiss bank. At investment banks they have a virtual Chinese wall that exists between folks who do deals and the trade floor for obvious reasons. At my bank, and this is back in 200...
Finding Cheap Fast Internet in South Africa 3 Apr 2013 | 04:26 pm
I’ve been in Cape Town for a little over two months now and will be here for a few more weeks. I’ve hunted around for fast Internet and tried a few options. Here’s what I’ve found and maybe it’ll help...
A thought experiment on liberty and the survival of our species 16 Mar 2013 | 12:21 pm
I came up with a thought experiment a few months ago and have been testing it on the smartest people I know. This thought experiment relies on you agreeing with three premises: 1. Our knowledge of the...
How Leaders Influence your Reality 15 Mar 2013 | 01:34 pm
During the last several years I’ve had the opportunity to see great leaders in action and the misfortune to see great deceivers at work. Both have one characteristic in common. Many would call it char...
An unpleasant Herman Miller experience in South Africa 13 Mar 2013 | 02:18 pm
My good friend Elmarie ordered her first Herman Miller Aeron chair for her office. She responded to an ad placed in Gumtree by “All Office” who are the exclusive Herman Miller agents in South Africa. ...
10 Stages in the evolution of an entrepreneur 21 Sep 2012 | 10:47 pm
Stage 1: Want to have a product or service to sell. Get business cards. Meet other entrepreneurs. Hang out on startup forums. Not know what the hell you’re doing. Stage 2: Create a product or service....
Shoutout to Bluehost 17 Aug 2012 | 09:53 pm
Bluehost reached out to me a few weeks ago to say “Hi, and by the way we love Wordfence”. I was doubly stoked because they have been my favorite WordPress host for some time now. To date I still haven...
