NY Times: So We’re Working From Home. Can the Internet Handle It?
Love this drawing by the way…

NY Times: So We’re Working From Home. Can the Internet Handle It?
Love this drawing by the way…
In this video from 1984, Herbie Hancock shows Quincy Jones what his synths can do. After Herbie jams for a bit, he has some sage words about the role of machines in our lives that still hold true today.
via Core77
Heather Zheng and Ben Zhao, computer science professors at the University of Chicago created a wearable that jams microphones. I immediately thought of Alexa/Echo/Google Home type things, but their demo video reminded me that we may be surrounded by devices that are listening to everything all the time.
This is a just a proof of concept, but with a smaller form factor, I could see people using this. I wonder if it might be more fashionable as a necklace or hat, so long as it doesn’t reduce its ability to jam microphones.
It reminds me a of the infrared privacy glasses that we saw a few years ago. I could see these used together to help insure some privacy in our increasingly surveilled world.
via Slashdot
California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez introduced legislation to protect restaurants from delivery companies’ shady business practices. I’ve love to see a similar bill in New York.
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In this talk, Mitch Altman asks some tough questions about technology and how it is applied in the cultural context. His thoughts about hacking and community really hit home.
via Hack a day