Category Archives: Internet

Art: Badly drawn comic for 27 June 2017 — Fealty

Posted on 27 June 2017 by dlhitzeman

There’re piles and piles of ’em right here… Continue reading →

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Science and Technology: Glitches and Cybergeddon

Posted on 8 July 2015 by dlhitzeman

If you read the kinds of news feeds and websites I do, you can’t help but have come away with the breathless, panicky sense that the cyber world is collapsing in on itself as the result of what has been, so far, three unrelated technical glitches involving United Airlines, the New York Stock Exchange, and […] Continue reading →

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Science and Technology: The LastPass hack and the Internet security dark war

Posted on 16 June 2015 by dlhitzeman

There are those who will see the latest LastPass hack as a vindication of their view that online password managers are a disaster waiting to happen. Frankly, despite some of the hyperbolic headlines,  I believe the concept is still sound. Here’s why: First, it’s nearly impossible for any particular user to manage his internet presence […] Continue reading →

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Science and Technology: A first look at Kindle Unlimited

Posted on 7 August 2014 by dlhitzeman

I recently took the bait and started the 30-day trial of Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited. I can sum up my initial opinion in one word: disappointed. The specs for the service look impressive at first blush: 600,000 ebook titles available for $10 a month on any Kindle enabled device you use. The problem is that 595,000 […] Continue reading →

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Science and Technology: ICANN what?!?

Posted on 17 March 2014 by dlhitzeman

There has been a lot of chatter in recent days since the Obama administration announced it plans to transition the control of ICANN away from US control, and most of it has been highly predictable. I’m not sure I believe that the US stewardship of control over the web has been good enough to lament […] Continue reading →

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