Upon2020 (archive)
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Too Many Conferences
I keep being asked whether I can come to this conference or other. Unfortunately, all too often I have to decline. Please rest assured that I am in no way thinking that your conference isn’t worth my time; there are far more good conferences than I am able to go to. It has much more…
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Tim Cole: Kunst 2.0
Now that everything is 2.0, why not art? ("Kunst" means art in German). Tim Cole’s take (in German) on user-contributed art. While it sounds a bit silly, he’s right that somebody is going to make a bunch of money from that concept, it’s certainly more intriguing than pet rocks…
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The Phishing Problem Is Larger Than It First Appears: Thoughts on A General-Purpose Solution
Sitting in an airport right now, I’m about to transfer some pictures I took with my phone to my laptop, using Bluetooth. But this being an airport, there are many Bluetooth devices around. Which of those is mine? The naive answer is: simply select the one device in the list that is named the same…
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Economics of Free
Brilliant pieces of work don’t come around every day. Mike Masnick’s piece modestly ;-) called The Grant Unified Theory On the Economics of Free is one of these pieces. If you have ever wondered how to make money when so much is given away for free these days, this piece is for you. It’s a…
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How not to create a secure login experience
I guess I will protect the guilty and not provide a link.