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Where Are We?
What you’re reading is written and posted on the Web. While the Web isn’t a place, we know it as one. The language we use to describe it is concrete and structural: domains at locations, with sites that are built and have pages that are authored, and contents that are uploaded and downloaded. For a Continue reading
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S’no Trouble
Still falling Snow is the only thing I like about Winter. I grew up on a hill in New Jersey, and sledding down that hill while school was canceled was a huge thrill for me. I see by my stats that I've written 179 other posts about snow. And it's snowing now. Forecasts say one to Continue reading
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Rethinkings Out Loud
Anchors Away Nothing is more North Atlantic than Greenland. If the US siezes it, NATO will transform from an alliance to a war zone, where allies become combatants. Does anyone outside Trump’s amen corner want that? But what if the US buys Greenland from Denmark, like it bought the Louisiana Territory from France and Alaska Continue reading
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BSIM
Just a question If we Thank God It's Friday, should we Blame Satan It's Monday? Continue reading
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Mittwoch
More lost privacy. 404 reports that Flock Safety, an automatic license plate reader (ALPR) company, “is building a product that will use people lookup tools, data brokers, and data breaches to ‘jump from LPR [license plate reader] to person,’ allowing police to much more easily identify and track the movements of specific people around the country Continue reading