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Author Archives: jared
Transition
When I first saw the movie Interstellar a little less than a year ago, I loved it for a lot of reasons. But I’m not afraid to admit that I probably looked a little bit like this guy during a … Continue reading
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The Nervous System of the 21st Century
“When we treat the internet as though its most important policy question is how artists get paid, or how we stop jihadis from recruiting each other, or how we make sure there isn’t the wrong kind of pornography getting into … Continue reading
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Jefferson on Intellectual Property
If nature has made any one thing less susceptible than all others of exclusive property, it is the action of the thinking power called an idea, which an individual may exclusively possess as long as he keeps it to himself; … Continue reading
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Waterproof / Swimming MP3 Player Review – Pyle PSWP20BL
This is a review post for the Pyle PSWP20BL MP3 Player I recently purchased for use during lap swimming. TLDR: It’s good. Make sure the earplugs fit well. A couple weeks ago I decided to get back into lap swimming. … Continue reading
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Could Apple Read iMessages?
Update – 2014/09/19 Since this topic has been raised again recently, I thought it might be helpful to update this post with the easiest to understand (not the only) way that iMessage could be “wiretapped” (the term they recently used … Continue reading
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Got networking equipment you aren’t using?
One thing I’m going to be doing in Africa is helping with various tech needs; they specifically mentioned needing network equipment. If you have any wifi access points or small (non-rack mount) switches or hubs that you’d like to donate, … Continue reading
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State of the RSS
Anyone who sees “RSS” in the title of this post and understands what it means is probably familiar with Google Reader, and is also probably aware that it finally got shut down this month. So now what? I switched over … Continue reading
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Literacy
For most of human history, the general public (aka: the “average user”) was unable to read or write for themselves. In many cases their interests were not well served by yielding that advantage to the relatively few who could. Computers … Continue reading
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Desk Improvement
OK, it might not be that extreme, but I have recently been trying out a new desk configuration. Being a software developer, the majority of my working time is spent in front of a computer. To be honest, since it’s … Continue reading
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Being able to ask “What Can I Do About It?” FTW
The tempest around the recent Carrier IQ “spyware” issue serves as an important example of a key advantage of an open platform like Android, as compared to a closed source, locked system alternative (of course, we’ll use iOS as the … Continue reading
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