I think going forward, 3 picks is the minimum goal I’m aiming for every month. With that said, presenting this month’s picks!
The Hierarchy of Difficulty in Content Distribution on the Internet
I talked about this concept in a segment about Luminary in Episode 92 of Shades of Brown but I also wanted to get it written down as a blog post because I think it is worth sharing.
So the general summary of the idea is that there is this hierarchy of difficulty when it comes to distribution of various forms of content on the Internet.
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Things I read in Week 17 of 2019
This week, I recommend reading the Galaxy S10+ review by Ron Amadeo to get an idea of what these expensive smartphones actually offer to their customers vs. what they purport to offer via their advertising/marketing campaigns.
- Galaxy S10+ review: Too many compromises for the sky-high price by Ron Amadeo
- ‘Exhibit C’ Is Almost 10 Years Old. Jay Electronica Has Completely Squandered His Career by Dustin J. Seibert
- Improving the availability and resilience of the root zone in the DNS by Geoff Huston
- The Incredible, Intoxicating Potential of Star Trek: Discovery’s Third Season by James Whitbrook
Things I read in Week 16 of 2019
This week I recommend the NYT piece about Google tracking phones.
- Serious flaws leave WPA3 vulnerable to hacks that steal Wi-Fi passwords by Dan Goodin
- Tracking Phones, Google Is a Dragnet for the Police by Jennifer Valentino-DeVries
- All EFF’d Up by Yasha Levine
- Review: Beyoncé Is Bigger Than Coachella by Jon Caramanica
Things I read in Week 15 of 2019
This week I recommend the piece about VPNs by Dennis Schubert.
- VPN – a Very Precarious Narrative by Dennis Schubert
- How Does Spotify Know You So Well? by Sophia Ciocca
- YouTube Executives Ignored Warnings, Letting Toxic Videos Run Rampant by Mark Bergen
- What Toronto Learned By Giving Its Streetcar Its Own Lane by Angie Schmitt