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Techno-Agorist: Broken Security Is No Security

Techno-Agorist: Broken Security Is No Security

Every few years, we once again hear about the federal government discussing ways to get around encryption. Usually, thankfully, it doesn't head anywhere. The most spectacular failure was in the nineties when the federal government tried to get tech companies to use...

Who’s Sick of the ‘Zombie Reply?’

On the day Hugh Hefner died I posted a picture on Twitter with a quote in which he puts forth the idea that we own our minds and bodies, and for church or state to attempt to limit that, is inappropriate. A random Tweeter deduced from the comment that if “his own mind...

News Roundup 7/6/20

News Roundup 7/6/20

US News Two Oklahoma police officers were charged with second-degree murder after they tased a man to death by shocking him 50 times. [Link] The anti-privacy EARN IT Act passes out of a Senate committee. [Link] The US sent two aircraft carriers into the South China...

bitcoin is Dead: Part 5

bitcoin is Dead: Part 5

Click here for Part 4 For the audio version, check out my podcast A Boy Named Pseu where you can download it on all podcast platforms. (read starts at 8:54) Read full piece here. If bitcoin is dead, then so is its volatility Bitcoin’s volatility further demonstrates...

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