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Jury Says it's Okay to Record the TSA
From Schneier on Security

Jury Says it's Okay to Record the TSA

The Seattle man who refused to show ID to the TSA and recorded the whole incident has been cleared of all charges: [The jury] returned not guilty verdicts forPapers...

Interesting Links 31 January 2011
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Interesting Links 31 January 2011

Well my busy season is about to begin. Next week I will be in Austin TX for TCEA. I will be doing some talks and demos about Small Basic and hanging around thetaken...

? New OpenDJ Architect
From Wild WebMink

? New OpenDJ Architect

Last week I broke the news that ForgeRock (where I work) had gained an architect for OpenIDM. Today is the last day of ForgeRock’s first year, and I’m pleased to...

Kyield Founder Discusses the Value it Enables
From The Eponymous Pickle

Kyield Founder Discusses the Value it Enables

See the video by Kyield Founder Mark Montgomery, at the Kyield site: " ... Kyield is an enterprise software company that revolutionizes the digital work environment...

Update on Camera Apps
From The Eponymous Pickle

Update on Camera Apps

In Technology Review:   An update on camera Apps that analyze smartphone camera information and adapt and improve it to improve images.

New Science of Retailing: Flexible Supply Chains
From The Eponymous Pickle

New Science of Retailing: Flexible Supply Chains

In the midst of reading: The New Science of Retailing: How Analytics are Transforming the Supply Chain and Improving Performance by Marshall Fisher and Ananth Raman...

More Logical, Experimental Economics
From The Eponymous Pickle

More Logical, Experimental Economics

In  Dan Ariely's excellent blog, He again positions the non rationality of the consumer.  Or even of groups of consumers.   I have been involved in a number ofcredit...

Finding Usability Bigs with Automated Tests
From The Eponymous Pickle

Finding Usability Bigs with Automated Tests

In the ACM: " .... Ideally, all software should be easy to use and accessible for a wide range of people. However, software often falls short of these basic goals...

Campus Party
From Wild WebMink

Campus Party

I just got home from a week in Brazil, where I gave talks for IBM and for a large ForgeRock customer and also at the remarkable Campus Party. This is the second...

Credit Card Laws Result in Record Interest Rates
From The Eponymous Pickle

Credit Card Laws Result in Record Interest Rates

The laws that restricted non interest fees and retroactive interest rates have resulted in rapidly increasing interest rates.  Unintended consequences.   And the...

Be Vewy Vewy Quiet
From The Noisy Channel

Be Vewy Vewy Quiet

While my blog has always been and will always be a personal one, I do operate under certain constraints as someone whose subject matter relates strongly to his...

Ads Whispering to the Brain
From The Eponymous Pickle

Ads Whispering to the Brain

Now somewhat dated, but still good article on Neuroomarketing in the NYT.What happens in our brains when we watch a compelling TV commercial? For one thing, certain...

When Your Government Shuts Down the Internet
From The Eponymous Pickle

When Your Government Shuts Down the Internet

With the Egyptian crisis and talk of giving our leaders an Internet off switch, we may need to think through how to deal with non universal or non continuous access...

Every Song an App, Any Stream of Data also?
From The Eponymous Pickle

Every Song an App, Any Stream of Data also?

A recent Wired article made the case that songs can be Apps by adding visuals and anything else the Web can provide.  Every song can be an App.  It brought to mind...

Trojan Steals Credit Card Numbers
From Schneier on Security

Trojan Steals Credit Card Numbers

It's only a proof of concept, but it's scary nonetheless. It's a Trojan for Android phones that looks for credit-card numbers, either typed or spoken, and relays...

NFC: Near Field Communications
From The Eponymous Pickle

NFC: Near Field Communications

A Computerworld short article on the details of NFC.   The rumors are out that this technology will be used for i-Wallet applications in Smarpones usch as the I...

The Third & The Seventh
From Michael Nielsen

The Third & The Seventh

I’ve watched the video below more than a dozen times over the past year. It

Domodedovo Airport Bombing
From Schneier on Security

Domodedovo Airport Bombing

I haven't written anything about the suicide bombing at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport because I didn't think there was anything to say. The bomber was outside the...

$100 to Put a Bomb on an Airplane
From Schneier on Security

$100 to Put a Bomb on an Airplane

An undercover TSA agent successfully bribed JetBlue ticket agent to check a suitcase under a random passenger's name and put it on an airplane. As with a lot of...

Turning vanity publishing on its head
From Daniel Lemire's Blog

Turning vanity publishing on its head

It has never been easier to self-publish a book: Amazon has CreateSpace which offers a print-on-demand service and an ISBN if you want one. Self-publishing on the...
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