Category: ideas

libraries should be print-on-demand centers – especially for old/unusual works

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Want to reinvigorate old texts and library patronage? Turn libraries into print-on-demand book “publishers” for works in the public domain and/or which aren’t under copyright in the current country and/or some kind of library version of CCLI churches use for music! This idea came to me after reading this blog post from the Internet Archive…

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books, ideas

following-up to my ubi mindwalk

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I omitted something kinda big when I wrote my one-time UBI proposal last year. I neglected to address welfare reform. Welfare would have to be changed for UBI to even have a half a prayer of working. The “easy” way to do this would be to phase-in reduced welfare benefits on a prorated-equivalent basis for…

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ideas, update

one-time universal basic income

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A lot of talk has been made in the past couple years (and even currently by one of the fellas running for the 2020 Democratic Party nomination to be their candidate for President) of governments (which really means taxpayers) funding a universal basic income. Alaska’s been doing something like this for close to 40 years….

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finance, ideas, politics

document what didn’t work

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In a recent episode of Paul’s Security Weekly, an off-hand comment was made about documentation: you shouldn’t merely document what to do, nor even why, but also what you tried that didn’t work (ie, augment the status quo). The upshot being, to save whomever comes to this note next (especially if it turns out to be yourself) effort you spent that…

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ideas, insights

what is “plan b” for iot security?

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Schneier has a recent article on security concerns for IoT (internet of things) devices - IoT Cybersecurity: What’s Plan B? We can try to shop our ideals and demand more security, but companies don’t compete on IoT safety — and we security experts aren’t a large enough market force to make a difference. We need a…

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commentary, ideas, technical