by crissly | Jun 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
The FBI’s repeated success in overcoming its “going dark” problem belie the protestations that it’s an existential threat. In some ways, Anom shows just how creative the agency’s workarounds can be. Researchers caution, though, that as more...
by crissly | Jun 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
This week, Senator Joe Manchin announced that he won’t support HR 1, the sweeping election reform legislation that passed the House and has been languishing in the Senate, effectively torpedoing its passage. But policymakers shouldn’t scrap the bill entirely. For...
by crissly | Jun 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
A Blue Origin spokesperson declined to answer questions from WIRED about the kind of training the Bezos brothers will receive in advance of their flight, and about how control and navigation of the capsule works, instead pointing us to a page on their website that...
by crissly | Jun 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
The digital divide unites strange bedfellows. Satya Nadella frets about it; his company, Microsoft, finds that half the country isn’t using the internet at speeds capable of maintaining a half-decent Zoom call. In Nadella’s home state of Washington, Republican...
by crissly | Jun 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
During the past 15 or so months, video games have emerged as a sanctuary for many people. Amidst the Covid-19 lockdowns—and in the absence of mental and emotional outlets like hanging out indoors with friends—games got people through a lot of stressful times. But now,...
by crissly | Jun 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
With the US economy just starting to recover from Covid-19 and millions still out of work, Congress authorized expanded unemployment benefits that supplement state assistance programs. While it’s laudable to fortify struggling Americans during an ongoing crisis, bad...
by crissly | Jun 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
Today Amazon is turning on Sidewalk, a way to extend internet service between Amazon devices like Echo smart speakers and Ring cameras. Unless you opt out, your Amazon devices will automatically start participating in this connectivity bacchanal. Amazon has talked...
by crissly | Jun 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
In pursuit of that vision, Final Cut’s addition of political vision quests answers your selection of one of four deranged political ideologies with a fever dream on day three about your woeful political inaction. You can then resolve upon waking to bring about a new,...
by crissly | Jun 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
Grilling is the most elemental way to cook. There’s the burning wood, charcoal, or gas-producing heat, and there’s your food sizzling in that heat. It’s simple, but it can be daunting. How do you know when your meat is done? How do you get an even...
by crissly | Jun 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
Former president and former “king of social media” Donald Trump decided this week to shut down his month-old blog, due to abysmal readership. According to an analysis by The Washington Post, Twitter and Facebook engagements with the blog, From the Desk of Donald J....
