Now, I have been a big fan of Bruce Schneier’s work in cryptography for decades, so it pains me to say this but he’s wrong about the state of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Very, very wrong. In a recent blog post…
Kinsa Thermometers: Maybe A Good Thing Right Now?
This is a weird one. So, apparently there are these IoT thermometers out there. And like most Internet of Things devices, their privacy is really bad, so the maker (Kinsa) is now sitting on a database of body temperature readings…
Escrow: Keep The “Cloud” Honest
So, I work with computers and online hosting systems; this will be relevant … There is no cloud. There are just computers that other people control. This matters when manufacturers decide to start making and selling products that refuse to…
News Flash: How Best To Read This Site
In fact, this is pretty much the best way to get all your online reading. RSS is your friend. For a description of what it actually is, and its history and suchlike, see Wikipedia. The important thing for now is…