Last week, Cuba lost all Internet connectivity when Hurricane Rafael struck the nation and caused a failure in its power infrastructure. This was only a few weeks after the shutdown of a major power generation plant caused a nationwide power outa…
Oct 20
AVFTCN 037 – Resilience, Connecting Carolina, and ITDRC Response
Climbing back up into the crow’s nest and turning the spyglass toward the southeastern United States, it’s hard to escape the utter devastation caused by the cascading effects of Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton. The photos are unbelievable. The stories are heartbreaking. The recovery costs will be enormous. And the people responding are amazing! (And […]
Oct 01
TDYR 417 Returning From A Hiatus
It’s been a while since my last episode… almost 6 months in fact. In this episode I explain a bit of what went on, and talk about plans for returning in a slightly different format.
Sep 24
AVFTCN 036 – A Hard Drive Failure, a Puppy, Climatebase, a New Role… and an Unplanned Hiatus
Hi! Remember this newsletter you subscribed to? The one you haven’t seen since back on April 22, 2024? Welllllll… it’s been a wild ride… and an unplanned hiatus. But… my goal now is to get back into this a bit more, and so I want to fire off this short note to just give a […]
Sep 23
Texas’ Mandatory Age Verification Law Will Weaken Privacy and Security on the Internet
Texas’ mandatory age verification law will weaken Internet privacy and security and will not provide an effective solution to children being exposed to adult content online.
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Jul 19
Global Tech Outage Demonstrates Need for Resiliency in Software Systems
Today’s global outage of many systems was not an Internet outage, but it demonstrates the need for greater resilience in all our technical systems.
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Jul 01
US Supreme Court Upholds Right of Websites to Moderate Content
In a decision on the NetChoice cases, the US Supreme Court upheld the rights of social media platforms to moderate content.
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May 06
Montana’s TikTok Ban: Breaking the Internet and Undermining Online Privacy
Asking TikTok, Google, and Apple to more intrusively track nearly every American with a cell phone, based on the possibility that a TikTok user might enter Montana, would be a significant invasion of privacy. And yet that is the likely outcome if Mont…
Apr 22
AVFTCN 035 – 3 Articles To Read On Earth Day
Today is Earth Day… and when I climb up into that crow’s nest, hold up my spyglass, and look out at the horizon… it can look pretty bleak. It seems like the whole world is on fire in different ways. But amidst the chaos… what gives me hope is seeing people taking action. And they […]
Apr 22
The Internet and Climate Change
As we celebrate Earth Day 2024, the world seems to be on fire. Quite literally with some regions battling extreme wildfires, while other regions are drowning under massive flooding. Sea levels are rising, temperatures are climbing, and ice is melting….
