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Giving Consumers a Say
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a stunning advancement of technology. Like a lot of us, I follow it closely, and the details of how…
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How the Mighty Have Grown
“We hope that, when the insects take over the world, they will remember with gratitude how we took them along on all our picnics.” –…
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The Shifting Startup Scene
The seed of a technology startup has always been the same – expertise plus idea. Someone with a particular skill or expertise (and some entrepreneurial…
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Silicon Jersey Barriers
You’ve driven it for a decade or more. It’s taken you on-road and off-road. It’s brought you to the corner store and across the country.…
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Update Time: What Happened Next?
I am revisiting the subject of a couple of articles. We publish stories about things that we feel are interesting and important, but, in most…
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Disruption Case Study #43K673S2
“Security is mostly a superstition… Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.” – Helen Keller It’s tough spying on yourself. Lots of homeowners have…
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Cloaks and Daggers and Logic Probes
He looked nervously around the bar as we chatted, probably hoping to see nobody he recognized. We weren’t exactly handing off nuclear codes or kompromat…
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Intentional Attacks
Hey, everyone – have you heard? Security: it’s a thing. Of course, the internet is a thing, and, well, things are things, and the internet…
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Pyramid or House of Cards
Building a pyramid takes a very long time and a huge number of people. The first stones are the foundation, of course, and, as the…
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Want to Buy a Processor Architecture?
“Zealots assume the last 5% of their plan will be taken care of by their own greatness or momentum or divinity.” – Keith Olbermann What…