A Must Read Essay by Kevin Kelly
Kevin Kelly's book Out of Control was very influential in my early research. His new essay takes things to an entirely new and somewhat uncomfortable intellectual level. Selected excerpts below... THE TECHNIUM AND THE 7TH KINGDOM OF…
On the Front Line in the War on Terror
Interesting article by Judith Miller contrasting the different counterterrorism approaches in Los Angeles and New York City. Both cities have been on the cutting edge in their own unique way... Despite their differences, both the NYPD and the LAPD…
Another Toaster Picture...
I will never tire of this. This variant is actually a toaster running Linux. Personally, I welcome our toaster overlords. Link--->
Dilemma of the Patriotic Hackers
Haft of the Spear alerted me to this manifesto, which couldn't help but remind me of its 1994 counterpart.
Death of the OODA Loop?
Interesting article at Wired discussing some new initiatives at DARPA to support decision-making on the battlefield. Most notably, they seek to compress the OODA loop into one prescient technology. Specifically, the "venerable Observe Orient…
Robert Scoble is Media
Fascinating blog post here, which was discovered via this link. Compelling look at the value of all these new social network sites we keep joining, but haven't quite figured out what they are there for.
Homeland Security - A Guide to Deciphering Guts
It seems the folks at Wired Magazine have developed the homeland security gut guide based on the reporting that Secretary Chertoff has a "gut feeling" about a period of increased risk to the homeland. All joking aside, from an analyst's perspective,…
Battle of the Shadow Phones
IEEE is running a fascinating article on a discovered intrusion into major Greek cellular networks for the purpose of engaging in unauthorized eavesdropping of prominent officials including the Prime Minister and his wife. In a world where credit…
Ubuntu Impressions
Last night was my first foray into the Ubuntu distribution and I must admit to being surprisingly impressed. I've installed various versions of Linux with varying degrees of success since their was a "Linux". My most recent distro of choice was…