People often incorrectly brand Luddites. The followers of a man named Ludd were very much in favor of proper and skilled (ethical) use of technology. But that’s not often what people mean when they invoke the Luddites. Luddite advocacy was undermined by fraudulent counter-claims (those opposed tried to frame any ethical regulation of technology at … Continue reading This Day in History: 1812 Luddites Attack to Save Society From Itself→
Years ago I won the TSA competition for security slogans. I’m not proud, especially because I didn’t enter it and nobody told me my slogan had won until an external investigator pointed out that someone borrowed it from my 2006 blog post and claimed the prize for themselves. Anyway I’ve written a little here about … Continue reading COVID19 Security Slogans→
Only a day or so ago I posted a list of coronavirus maps. Within 24 hours of that post, some maps changed dramatically. The worst map (CDC) became marginally better, while the best map (nCoV2019.live) wiped its details and suddenly became one of the worst. Neither of those changes probably mattered to most people as … Continue reading Big Data Visualization Errors and Revelations in Popular COVID-19 Virus Maps→
Recently I wrote about developments in airborne information warfare machines. Also in the news lately is an infamous Russian “seabed warfare” ship that suddenly appeared in Caribbean waters. She can deploy deep-diving submarines and has two different remote-operated vehicle (ROV) systems. And they can reach almost any undersea cable on the planet, even in deep … Continue reading Russian “Seabed Warfare” Ship Sails Near U.S. Cables→