Communicating in a networked world
...and I'm not talking about a hacking cough here. Twice this week, clients or friends of mine have had their web sites hacked. One was hacked for the second time in a couple of weeks. I can tell a lot from the forensic analysis as I clean up a … [Continue reading]
I'm going to start a series of articles (and references) on how our governments are watching us. I'll start with China, which is of course very much in the news right now for repressive measures it takes against its citizens. Many of you will know … [Continue reading]
Ubuntu is an always-free desktop (and server, if you wish) operating system. It has all of the comforts of home. I've been running Linux for many years, but mostly in its server-flavor, not desktop. Over a year ago I was playing with Debian Linux and … [Continue reading]
In an article on MountEverest.net ("by climbers"), you can read about George Patterson, who rode in the Himalayas in 1949, and met the Dalai Lama, and continues at age 90 to be a prominent Tibet supporter. Rather than try to excerpt here, I will … [Continue reading]
danah boyd explores the question does work/life balance exist? in a recent Apophenia blog post. (I've entitled this article "*/* balance" because "*" [pronounced "star"] in programming terms means "fill-in-whatever-you-want," so "star/star" balance … [Continue reading]