"Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to you." - Aldous Huxley Another year will soon start. Lucky to have made it through this one. Huxley's thought (above) is … [Read more...]
Backdoors – How Absolutely Stupid!
I have not written on this subject because I just see everyone else is banging on Congress about how stupid it would be to install "backdoors" in commercial email and software services. But honestly, … [Read more...]
Technology and Applied Composition at SFCM
In January (2015) I began a zero-to-sixty transition from full-time computer scientist to composer. The next stage in the process begins in September (2015), where I have been accepted as a student at … [Read more...]
In the long run they’ll get you “in the code”
Bruce Schneier says “Remember this: The math is good, but math has no agency. Code has agency, and the code has been subverted.” (read original)What this means is that the theory behind something — in … [Read more...]
Stop #SOPA #PIPA Wikipedia + Google turned the tide
For almost two months I’ve been quite aware of how the US Congress wants to impose their will on the Internet as a whole. Aw, comeon—everyone wants to impose their ideas on the Internet! Of course, … [Read more...]