The COVIDtests.gov site has launched ahead of schedule and right at the top it has a “Here’s how you know” link to explain why you should trust this “official website“: Does it seem safe? While they make a couple sound points, there’s more to it. Do you also trust that a .gov was developed using … Continue reading Can You Trust COVIDtests.gov?
If Firefox isn’t working for you right now (fails to load any site), try changing the ‘about:config’ key of ‘network.http.http3.enabled‘ to false (double-click). If you want to verify whether HTTP3 is working, try this: Goto https://cloudflare-quic.com/ Press F12 for the Developer Tools and open the Network tab. Right-click a column header and add a check … Continue reading Easy Firefox Fix of the Day: Disable HTTP3
I think everyone can relate to the heavily promoted idea that removing things makes you lighter, such as “shedding a few pounds”. And maybe a lot of people can relate to reducing exposure, such as “keeping your head down”. That’s why I find it curious to read in Behavioral Scientist a claim that people “neglect” … Continue reading The Curious Allure of Subtraction for Safety
An inability to translate clear signals is perhaps the most interesting lesson I’ve found from an analysis of North Korea’s 1968 capture of the USS Pueblo spy ship. The following paragraph comes from unclassified CIA files: Studies in Intelligence Vol 59, No. 1 (Extracts, March 2015). The ship would gain little insight or warning from … Continue reading USS Pueblo Capture by North Korea: Weak Translation to Blame?