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Cat Litter Boxes and DRM
I bought a litter box and involuntarily signed up to a never ending subscription service.
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Yes, The CIA Spied On Congress
Why? The torture report, of course: Late last night, McClatchy reported that the CIA inspector general has asked the Justice Department to investigate allegations that the CIA illegally monitored C…
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VC Pitches in a Year or Two
Entrepreneur: I plan to launch a better streaming music service. It leverages the data on what you and your friends currently listen to, combines that with the schedule of new music launches and acts that are touring in your city in the coming months and creates playlists of music that you should be listening to […]
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Flappy Bird by the Numbers
Zach Williams is currently Director of Data Science for the Portland Trail Blazers.
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Why we have to boycott RSA
The only thing stopping corporations from putting NSA backdoors into their products is the risk of getting caught. RSA got caught backdoorin...
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Candy Japan crosses $10K MRR
Japanese candy subscription box Candy Japan exceeded $10,000 per month in sales.
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I Still Don't Want To Be Part of Your Fucking Ecosystem
One of the most popular blog posts I have written is called "I Don't Want To Be Part of Your Fucking Ecosystem". In it, I rant against service providers trying to lock their customers into a monoculture. Companies are always looking for the edge which will make them stand out - they think that restricting what their…
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The Decline of the Mobile Web
programming, philosophy, history, internet, startups
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Apparently It’s OK For iOS Apps To Ask For Your Apple ID And Password
Upon first launch, Sunrise invites you to create an account, then asks you to add a calendar. The first option, “iCloud Calendar”, brings you to a screen where the Sunrise app itself, in its native interface and code, solicits your Apple ID (iCloud) email address and password.
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On the Timing of iOS’s SSL Vulnerability and Apple’s ‘Addition’ to NSA’s PRISM
Putting on my tinfoil hat.
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Why my book can be downloaded for free
From the highly eclectic blog of Mark Dominus
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Why I am leaving the best job I ever had
Earlier this summer, Matt Lauer asked Mary Barra, the CEO of GM, whether she could balance the demands of being a mom and being a CEO. The Atlantic asked similar questions of PepsiCo’s female CEO I…
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Coffee and its Effects on Feature Creep (2011)
Starting in mid-2004 and until the end of 2006, I worked at a small DNS and DHCP software company called Nominum . These days Nominum offer...
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The inexplicable rise of open floor plans in tech companies
Update: I originally quoted the average price of office space as $36 / square foot / month, where ...
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Firefox and Flux: A New, Beautiful Browser is Coming
It’s not an interface adjustment or tweak. It’s not a bug fix. It’s a complete re-envisioning of Firefox’s user experience, and it’s been brewing for the past five years.
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You shouldn’t use a spreadsheet for important work
I envy economists. Unlike computer scientists, they seem to be able to publish best-seller books with innovative research. One such book is Piketty's Capital. The book is reminiscent of Marx's capital in its scope. If you haven't heard about the book yet, it has a simple message: the yield on capital is higher than…
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Dogecoin and the Appeal of Small Numbers
Dogecoin is a unique phenomenon in the fascinating world of cryptocurrencies. It’s barely six weeks old, and as I write this post its network has more computing power than any other cryptocurrency except for Bitcoin. It made headlines this weekend when its community raised enough money to send the Jamaican bobsled…
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A Traditional City Primer
The Traditional City simply refers to the pattern of development that human civilization has built in for millenia.
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