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Peter Venton OBE, BSc, CEng, MIET – former Major Programme Review Chairman for HMG UK on Digital DemocracyJuly 26, 2019
In this exciting and provocative book, Ken argues that the general-purpose computer and the software built around it hasn’t changed,…
Capers Jones III on Digital DemocracyJuly 26, 2019
‘This book is a must-read for anyone concerned with software quality, hacking, malware and cybercrime. It covers the waterfront on…
ken@sipantic on Infallible AutomationJuly 26, 2019
The new book on this subject is ‘Digital Democracy’ and survival in cyberspace.

Brad Cox January 6, 2021
Thinking about Brad Cox a loyal, friend a brilliant engineer and an inspired colleague at both ITT and a startup called Stepstone he founded with Tom Love. They invented OOP back in 1984 and implemented the first versions of Objective-C. That led to Apple's resurgence after Steve Jobs recognized the significance of the language.Brad passed […]
Fast Company: The Turing Test is obsolete. It's time to build a new barometer for AI December 29, 2020
Fast Company: The Turing Test is obsolete. It's time to build a new barometer for AI.https://www.fastcompany.com/90590042/turing-test-obsolete-ai-benchmark-amazon-alexa
Massive data breach may have been discovered due to 'unforced error' by suspected Russian hackers - CNNPolitics December 24, 2020
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/23/politics/hack-unforced-error-discovery/index.html
Oppression, Resistance and the High-tech Totalitarianism - Public Seminar December 17, 2020
https://publicseminar.org/essays/oppression-resistance-and-the-high-tech-totalitarianism/
FireEye breach explained: How worried should you be? December 11, 2020
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3600893/fireeye-breach-explained-how-worried-should-you-be.html
Building The Most Sophisticated Raspberry Pi Home Security System | by Pink Academy | The Programming Hub | Dec, 2020 | Medium December 1, 2020
https://medium.com/the-programming-hub/building-the-most-sophisticated-raspberry-pi-home-security-system-801e9ecfb676
How phishing attacks are exploiting Google's own tools and services November 21, 2020
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-phishing-attacks-are-exploiting-googles-own-tools-and-services/
IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act Passed, Heads to President's Desk November 21, 2020
https://threatpost.com/iot-cybersecurity-improvement-act-passed/161396/
Hard to believe but Congress just approved an IoT security law and it doesn't totally suck November 19, 2020
https://www.theregister.com/2020/11/18/us_iot_security/
Inc.: After Testing Positive (and Negative) for Covid, Elon Musk Contacted a Harvard Doctor. His Response Is a Master Class in Emotional Intelligence November 19, 2020
Inc.: After Testing Positive (and Negative) for Covid, Elon Musk Contacted a Harvard Doctor. His Response Is a Master Class in Emotional Intelligence.https://www.inc.com/justin-bariso/after-testing-positive-and-negative-for-covid-elon-musk-contacted-a-harvard-doctor-his-response-is-a-master-class-in-emotional-intelligence.html