Follow Me on Medium!
You’ve stumbled your way into this dusty, decrepit back alley of the internets, and you’re intrigued by the author of these posts. The author is …
The Startup Has No Clothes
For anyone who has somehow stumbled onto this site, moved to tears by the amazing content, and asking has “he written anything more recently?” The answer is …
Early Pioneers of the Final Frontier of Space
Last month, I was immersed in learning about the very early days of space travel. Even before there were actual rockets, sci fi writers like Verne inspired …
Hey, Check Out Magellan TV!
If you’ve found your way to TvB, may the gods bless and sustain you! I’m not blogging here (much) these days, but if you’re curious about …
The Future of Work as a Short Sci-Fi Story
A brief note for the few remaining visitors to this joint: I’m mostly hanging out these days at Medium. Having been given a very unceremonious bon …
And The Intercept Discovers Homophily or the “Birds of a Feather” Principle
This is important. The Intercept has done some very good investigative reporting showing yet another example of Facebook virtually f&@$ing the public in their ear. …
Varonis Coffee Series Data Privacy and Security Conference
Hey, I’m back. My three loyal readers know that my blog efforts these days are on display at the Varonis Inside Out Security Blog. But …
Software, Conformity, and the New Disorganization Kid
I just looked again at longer piece I wrote for Medium that was inspired by Dan Lyons’ Disrupted. It’s my own “tech memoir” of my …
Amazing Interviews With Data Security and Privacy Pros
But they’re all on my other website. My two or three loyal readers know that I’ve been more focused over at the IOS blog during …
My Interview With Adam Tanner on the Dark Market in Medical Data
If you want to check out what I’m doing these days, you can change channels and catch me at my other show. I recently spoke …
O’Reilly Security Conference 2016: Acceptable Risks
I was listening to Adrian Ludwig’s talk, titled “Securing 85% of the world’s smartphones”, at this year’s O’Reilly Security Conference in New York when I realized …
MapD Political Donation Visualization
I received an email from my friends at MapD. They’re the Harvard-MIT spawned “data exploration” company. That’s a poetic way of saying they do speedy …
Kickstarter Raspberry Pi Project for Kids: Spy v. sPi
For the purposes of this blog post, let’s say there are two kinds of parents in the world. One kind would tell their kids to …
Kaiser Fung Explains Data Science
One of the high points of my summer was talking to Kaiser Fung, data snake charmer and best selling author of Numbersense. You can listen …
More Internet of Silly Things: Finder’s Gadgety iBag2 Handbag
In case you need some silicon assistance in curbing your spending, the iBag2 is probably just what your IT person would recommend. iBag2 comes out …
The F*%^ing! Stored Communications Act
As has been the case over the last year, more of my work is over at the Inside Out Security blog. I just finished up …
Security in the Internet of Silly Things
Last month, I had a great time chatting with UK-based penetration tester Ken Munro. We’ve all been hearing about the Internet of Things, but very …
$1000 Steerable Electric Scooter From Cycleboard
For those who want a more adult scooter experience, Cycleboard has this tri-wheel contraption that gives you a stable ride. It’s Lithium-ion batteries let the …
From the Kickstarter Files: Finding Stuff With Chipolo (and Tile)
Are we entering the golden age of finding lost keys, wallets, purses, favorite coffee mugs, iPhones, and perhaps ultimately socks? Over the last few years, …
At the Intersection of Law and Data Science With Bennett Borden
Over on my other channel, I posted two-part podcast of my interview with attorney Bennett Borden. Bennett is not just another lawyer. He’s had a stint working …