Archives for May 2018

Review — Bose QC30 headphones “Wearables” become “liveables”

Sometimes a digital device proves transformational to how you live in unexpected ways. My Bose QC30 headphones have been a major positive experience.

The Internet is Just a Prototype The week in hyperlinks

A weekly reading list to stimulate thoughts about the (digitised) world you might (or might not) want to live in.

Society is not a science problem (but science’s problems are social)

The scientific mindset is powerful for investigating phenomena of the natural world. When it comes to the socio-political, it can make us foolish.

GDPR: Privacy by force or design?

Everyone has had their email inboxes filled with GDPR-related privacy notices. The systemic failure is multiplying: how to divide it instead?

The RINA revolution is ready to roll

If TCP/IP is the piston airplane, RINA is the jet age. At the moment, it’s exotic; in 20 years, it will be ordinary. Here’s an update on its progress.

What small steps might lead to RINA’s big dreams?

RINA is the replacement for today’s Internet protocols, in the same way that Windows was a replacement for MS-DOS. We’re overdue for the upgrade!

The Internet is Just a Prototype The week in hyperlinks

A weekly reading list to stimulate thoughts about the (digitised) world you might (or might not) want to live in.

The birds and the bees of broadband

The “facts of life” are important to get right if you want reality-based broadband regulation. What if you make a fundamental error in understanding?

Q is Military Intelligence (so pay attention)

We live in abnormal times, which means unusual methods of government communication with the public. Q is how the Trump administration is doing it.

The Great Awakening

Our civilisation is going through a transformative period, where we become aware of deep deceptions and painful truths.