Diffcult things that make me ponder

He pointed out some of the user-agents in the file, which show how a user’s device connected to a service, referenced “afma-sdk.” That is a string used by Google’s Mobile Ads SDK (software development kit). In other words, in some cases, it is Google’s advertising platform that is delivering the ads that are eventually leading to this tracking by o... See more

It’s important that the data appears to be sourced through real-time bidding, because that dictates who is responsible (rogue members of the advertising industry and the tech giants that facilitate that industry), how users can protect themselves (attempting to block ads), and the fact that massive app publishers may not even be aware their users’ ... See more

Whether or not the Spanish Moss was actually used for seat padding or for shipping the Cypress is irrelevant because it’s the combination of the moss and the Cypress that became the problem. The two items together formed a small ecosystem where bugs could thrive.

Here is the long story in short format. People were buying buggy Model Ts and getting b... See more

So, who was the first recall for? The first automotive recall came over 100 years ago. More specifically, it was issued in 1913 for the legendary Ford Model T.

The real surprise though, is that the recall had nothing to do with a mechanical aspect of the vehicle. There was not a dangerous component to the vehicle that triggered the recall. The engin... See more

data brokers were advertising data about current and former U.S. military personnel

the epochal change that may await us just over history’s horizon. “For now we see in a glass, darkly,” he wrote. “Now I know in part, but then shall I know fully.”