Innovation and Failing the Customer
One of the key problems with innovating is that you frequently run into problems that were totally unforeseen. That’s why engineering practice—driven my robust professional ethics commitments—require...
View ArticleTEDx in Somalia
From PhysOrg: Somalia’s war-ravaged capital Mogadishu will host Thursday its first ever TED talks as part of efforts to showcase improvements in development, business and security, organisers said....
View ArticleAutomation Errors
I’m guessing that the Harvard Alumni Association assumed that its databases would never let something like this through: Occupation: “prisoner.” Awards: “eight life sentences.” The Harvard Alumni...
View ArticleDharun Ravi, Tyler Clemente, and How We Accept Spying
Today, Dharun Ravi begins his thirty day prison sentence for his conviction on crimes relating to using a webcam twice to spy on his Rutgers roommate Tyler Clemente. Clemente committed suicide a day...
View ArticleInstitutional Trust and Silencing a 9-Year-Old Girl
Happy Father’s Day, belatedly! My parents and in-laws were in town this weekend, so I was not able to finish this post on time. But here it is, hopefully still of interest. Over the course of Friday,...
View ArticlePrivacy Is Only as Strong as Your Weakest Friend, David Petraeus Edition
You may be awesome at keeping the lid tight on your online data. Like, “Leader of the CIA” tight. But how about your friends? The collapse of the impressive career of CIA Director David H. Petraeus was...
View ArticleA Different Kind of Cord Cutting
I don’t tend to think of myself as a tech dependent guy. I’m probably fooling myself, of course. I use my computer and iPad a ton. I watch television and listen to digital music. But the big thing for...
View ArticleThis Can’t End Well: 3D-Printed Gun in Israeli Parliament
Today, Israeli journalists snuck a functional 3D-printed gun into an address by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset. Twice. So maker culture becomes unmaker culture?
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