If you have not already read my first post on this please read it here. I thought I was done with the hacker but also had a sense that maybe I was not. This morning, my wife got an email from the admin at the financial institution where the hacker had tried to have money … Continue reading
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Hacked! How it happened , what I did and what you should do
My email account was hacked and how I learned about it I was recently hacked in a very serious and scary way and am still dealing with it. I got an email from the person that administrates my accounts at one of the major investment banking companies. It was in response to an email that … Continue reading
Smart TV 1995: sponsored by the Software Publishers Association whose motto at the time was “Don’t copy that floppy”.
PBS had a television show called the Computer Chronicles which ran from 1981-2002.
There is a particularly interesting episode and one that relates to my recent post “When Technologies Collide”. The title of the episode is Smart TV 95 and it was recorded in 1995. It is a pretty amazing piece of history which was captured by the Internet Archieves. It is about 25 minutes long and is worthwhile watching especially for those interested in Interactive TV.
I comment about about this show in which I am interviewed as well as speculate about the future of Interactive Television.
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The twitter debates for President 2012
I am tired of the old debate formats on TV. I suggest that we have a twitter debate. Each candidate would be stationed on the stage in a sound proof class cage. The audience (any one in the USA) could send each candidate a tweet question. The candidates would then have one minute to reply. … Continue reading
Me and my belly: Not exactly a love story
If you have a weight problem and especially if you have belly fat, please read Why we Get Fat. I am tell you this because I wish someone had told me earlier. Continue reading
More on Ken Olsen
I continued to think about Ken Olsen and Digital Equipment. Ken was a trustee and major contributor to Gordon College which is a Christen College. Ken was very religious. I never really engaged with him about that but one day he told me that he wanted computers (he meant what would be come personal computers) … Continue reading
Economics: Science or Astrology
I have been having been thinking a great deal about economics. The market crash of 2008 was my inspiration to understand more, that along with a series of discussion with my son, Asher, who is the Executive Director of the Post Carbon Institute. It was Asher who introduced me to the work of Chris Martenson … Continue reading
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The killer app for the Internet is dying
In 1994, I came to the conclusion that advertising would be the “killer app” for the Internet. After serving is purpose, I now believe it is dying. Continue reading
The days of Whine and Roses
Just read an article about how unrelevant Microsoft has become. I thought the article made some good points. I certainly understand what the author experienced. I saw that kind of thing first hand when I worked at Digital Equipment Corp. in the early 80s. That that time DEC (as we called it then) was the … Continue reading
Two Thirds Done 