2016-07-25
The Pokémon Go game has hit civilization with a tsunami of success. Children and adults, pasty and weak from lack of exposure to the sun are now out and about, chasing pocket monsters on their smartphones. Humans, skittish as they are, are raising flags that the platform might be used for nefarious purposes. I have […]
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2016-05-13
I was going over some ancient archives of my old web sites and found this gem. I still believe this is how spam and spammers should be dealt with, and it’s a shame it never caught on. This was originally published in late 1997 or early 1998. Unsolicited Commercial E-mail Policy Unsolicited commercial email (AKA […]
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2016-04-14
I saw this news article (click) today. It makes some interesting points about declining attendance at cinemas, and suggests that if young people can’t text during a show, they won’t go. In response, a large American chain is going to stop harping on “turn off your phone”. What that tells me is that the traditional […]
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2016-02-22
I was reading this article at the BBC today: Ad blockers: How online publishing is fighting back. The article suggests an ongoing, and escalating battle between online publishers, and the creators and users of ad block technology. It suggests that online publishers are threatened by the use of ad blockers. I say: Good. It’s been […]
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