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End of the Know-It-All Era

By David W. Boles on March 8, 2010 7:46 AM | 7 Comments

Are we forever at the end of the Know-It-All? You know the sort of person I'm describing, right? The kind who always know the right answer to everything when asked and, if not asked, will offer up blind bits of trivia on their own accord from the dark recesses of history while simultaneously adding living citations and quotes from books, politicians and serving up sharp shards of microinformation that only encyclopedia writers need to know.

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Poking the Red Eye

By David W. Boles on March 1, 2010 11:41 AM | 2 Comments

In a great civilian uprising against -- the Panopticonic Red Light Camera -- those unblinking red eyes are being closed in the polling place by voter fury.

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The Glowering Gaze of Lower Merion

By Gordon Davidescu on February 22, 2010 9:50 AM | 8 Comments

It used to be that students were fearful of their teachers, thinking that they could see everything they were doing even when their backs were turned -- as though they had eyes on the backs of their heads. It seems as though one school has taken that idea a little too far and started taking advantage of the eyes they gave to students for free to spy on them when the kids thought they were in the privacy of their own home.

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The Inanity of Open Comments

By David W. Boles on February 15, 2010 10:47 AM | 4 Comments

I am always struck by the inanity of other websites and blogs that allow open commenting on their articles because that sort of anonymity invites chaos, creates confusion and encourages deception and ruins the reading experience. It is the publisher's duty to only accept comments from verified individuals. Without some sort of verification process in place -- that at least links a verified email address to the person commenting -- you have no idea who is attacking you or for what reason.

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Spying the Google Store View

By Gordon Davidescu on February 8, 2010 7:37 AM | 2 Comments

We already know that Google is a master at peeping at us. I'm not all that bothered about Google having their street teams out and about if it means that it will be easier for me to find my way to the Nederlander theater. I feel a little odd, if it is a true report, about the idea of Google entering stores and allowing people to virtually walk around them.

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I Am Not Who You Think I Am

By Gordon Davidescu on February 1, 2010 8:36 AM | 4 Comments

I have had my Gmail account for nearly six years now -- thanks to an early invitation from master publisher David Boles. I chose the username "gordond" because I wanted to see if it was available. For many years I only chose the username 'gdavides' based on the assigned username I got at Peddie -- it was based on the first letter of my first name and the following seven letters of my last name.

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The Innocent Intended: Violating Your Email Address

By David W. Boles on January 27, 2010 9:14 AM | 6 Comments

Every single day someone somewhere is violating your email privacy. The violators might not even intend on penetrating your cone of silence, but their carelessness can lead to no other end than virtually bleeding you out. You might think your email address is secure, but if someone has access to your private information and then includes those personal markers in a misdirected email intended for you, but sent to someone else -- any sense of security you have worked to protect is inherently broken.

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Panopticonic

Watching Those Watching Us

End of the Know-It-All Era

Poking the Red Eye

The Glowering Gaze of Lower Merion

The Inanity of Open Comments

Spying the Google Store View

I Am Not Who You Think I Am

The Innocent Intended: Violating Your Email Address

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