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Archive for February, 2012

Best Rename for Portable USB Drives

Having left my share of portable USB drives in foreign machines — that includes other countries, but mostly libraries — and knowing the distress of having a stranger access or steal my data, most recently I have adopted a system for helping resolve the matter. In London last year, in  [ Read More ]

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Why I Deactivated Facebook

(S.urveillance) (T.imeline) (O.bligation) (P.rivacy) S.urveillance – From cookies and the curious to friends abusing the space by checking up on whether things are ‘okay’ when they don’t really care but it makes them feel better if they see a post and assume something good. T.imeline – This new feature is  [ Read More ]

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Bad Business: Your Media News Choice Is Co

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Why I Deactivated Facebook

(S.urveillance) (T.imeline) (O.bligation) (P.rivacy) S.urveillance - From cookies and the curious to ...

A Time To Rule and A Time To Resign

UC Davis Assistant Professor Nathan Brown has demanded the immediate resignation of ...

On the Clouds Again

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