Today, less than four years after introducing Kindle books, Amazon.com customers are now purchasing more Kindle books than all print books — hardcover and paperback — combined.
— Amazon
Internet security: Keys to the cloud castle
Dropbox has recently come under fire for some of its security practices, in particular for not describing them accurately in their security FAQ document (now changed). I think the criticism for the incorrect description is justified. Their security practices, however, were and are absolutely fine for the majority of users. They were also never a secret. Those who care about their security should have been aware of these issues in the first place. I certainly have been.
A worrying number of science “journalists” are woefully incompetent when it comes to knowledge of the basics of the scientific methods they report. Sadly, the majority appear to be fond of uncritically reproducing press releases without reference to the original research. As we wouldn’t accept a political journalist who couldn’t point to China or India on a map of the world, so we shouldn’t accept such obliviousness to subject matter from our science journalists.
If you have an iPhone and use a case, take it off for a second. Just hold it ‘naked’ for a second, and remember how it’s supposed to feel.
Count me firmly in the No Case camp.
AV, incarnate via Optional Preference Voting, is a very important and positive potential change to the way the UK is governed. So I’m going to bug you all about it; feel free to ask questions by email.
tl;dr: You should vote Yes to AV because AV is fundamentally a better way of producing a parliament that reflects the country’s opinions than FPTP, which only works well with two candidates. AV produces more representative, engaging governance by removing the need for tactical voting.