Category: Technology

Article: Women In Tech: It’s Not Just A Pipeline Problem

Women In Tech: It’s Not Just A Pipeline Problem

http://techcrunch.com/2014/08/23/just-another-white-dude-writing-about-diversity/

Maybe, just maybe, a perception of the tech industry as a toxic environment for women has had something to do with that decline. Maybe the pipeline problem is not independent of the trapdoor problem.

Just what I needed to read before I subject myself back into my own work environment after a four day weekend.

My trapdoor is just a trap.  The door part appears to be jammed.

And on that cheery note … Happy Monday morning!

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Article: USB devices can secretly infect computers, researchers say

USB devices can secretly infect computers, researchers say

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-28701124?ocid=socialflow_twitter

Friday morning wake up call.

Don’t trust anything … especially USB sticks from strangers.

Celebrating 18 Years as an “IT Hero”

My 17th year as a member of Information Technology for the law firm that currently employs me went out with somewhat of a bang last night.  I won’t share the details here to protect the innocent (take that with a grain of salt!), but I will share this apropos video and leave you wondering about my true feelings.

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I’ll crack open a new bottle of wine tonight to inaugurate my 18th year and pray that my smartphone doesn’t beep off my end table in the middle of the night and remains quiet until Monday morning.

Here’s to just 17 more years until I’m allowed to retire (according to Social Security).  Let’s hope I don’t go insane before then.

Happy Friday!

Article: Democrat Warns Data Caps Could Undermine Net Neutrality

Democrat Warns Data Caps Could Undermine Net Neutrality

http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/democrat-warns-data-caps-could-undermine-net-neutrality-20140729

The Flip Side Of Net Neutrality.  So far Time Warner hasn’t instituted data caps for my home Internet but Comcast could change that in the future.

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Article: Chromecast turns one: why this small streaming stick became such a big deal

Chromecast turns one: why this small streaming stick became such a big deal

http://gigaom.com/2014/07/24/chromecast-turns-one-why-this-small-streaming-stick-became-such-a-big-deal/

Happy Birthday Chromecast!

Best $35 I ever spent.  I’m looking forward to the updates promised in the article above.

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Article: What happens to your online accounts when you die?

What happens to your online accounts when you die?

http://www.apnewsarchive.com/2014/Digital-afterlife:-What-happens-to-your-email,-other-accounts-when-you-die-and-don’t-specify?%2Fid-07bd94e6e92c4333bb8f4dd1bfe7e844

I need to read my Terms of Service more closely.  I had planned on passing on my password archive to my descendants but that may actually be prevented according to the ToS.

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Article: Y2K bug triggers army conscription notices sent to 14,000 dead men

Y2K bug triggers army conscription notices sent to 14,000 dead men

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/11/y2k-bug-us-army-conscription-1800s-pennsylvania

Only the government or the military could suffer from a Y2K bug fifteen years after the fact.

I am not surprised.

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Article: Finally, A Way To Find Movies Worth Watching On Netflix

Finally, A Way To Find Movies Worth Watching On Netflix

http://techcrunch.com/2014/07/09/finally-a-way-to-find-movies-worth-watching-on-netflix/?ncid=rss

I’ll give this site a try this weekend.  This is exactly why i don’t like Netflix streaming: I am not going to waste my time slogging through the slush pile of Rotten Tomatoes to find that one priceless pearl of a movie to watch.  There’s always a great book waiting on my shelf to read commercial free and quiet.

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This Rule About Drone Surveillance Is Just Plain Absurd — And Scary

http://io9.com/this-rule-about-drone-surveillance-is-just-plain-absurd-1599350343?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_facebook&utm_source=io9_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Io9 posted this article via Facebook with the tag line “I can’t believe this is legal.”  Neither can I.  I’m starting to feel like I need to develop a dome for my back yard to foil the government peeping Toms.

Time to write my elected officials.

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Article: Are your ready for the next chapter of Wi-Fi? Meet 802.11ax

Are your ready for the next chapter of Wi-Fi? Meet 802.11ax

http://gigaom.com/2014/06/12/next-phase-of-wifi-80211ax/

It’s articles like these that make me wish I’d stuck it out to become an electrical engineer.

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