Second Life Hawala
“I see this as a virtual version of the hawala or hundi system,” said Johnson, who heads risk management firm TRMG, referring to the informal money transfer network that is commonly used through the Middle East, Asia and Africa. “It’s trust based —…
We're already living in a future nobody anticipated
Science fiction authors are some of the most interesting people to watch with regards to futurism in the unparalleled completely unstructured sense. Charles Stross is no exception. Worth a read if you've got 10 minutes to spare today. Total…
Lions and tigers and terrorists....oh my!
Thanks for Haft of the Spear for the link. Steven Phillipsohn, a fraud litigation solicitor and chairman of the FAP's cybercrime working group, said: "There's nothing virtual about online crime, it is all too real. It is time government took this…
Think Different - The Reading List
In my home office, I have a preserved set of the Apple Think Different poster series as inspiration, but I realized that I did not have any books on my bookshelf about the individuals honored in this advertising campaign. I put together this list at…