Interesting thread from a former developer at Twitter, especially for anyone who thinks that using Twitter, Facebook etc. is harmless from a privacy point of view. Steve Krenzel says: “ Twitter, like most mobile apps, logs *everything* users do – every swipe, tap, edit, delay, etc… – for debugging, metrics, and experiments. “ Most unethical […]
If you’ve ever run out of table space for a laptop, there’s an academic paper just for you. Seven pages of math as a starting point for the ULBT – Ultimate Laptop Balancing Theorem. “Minimizing the footprint of your laptop” starts out with what might seem obvious, that the stable position using the least table […]
Peter McDonell 1938-2022 We sadly must report the death of Peter McDonell, a good friend of Peter Deegan and Office-Watch.com. Peter died peacefully on 4 June 2022 aged 84 Peter was one of those people you don’t forget even after a short meeting. Friendly, open and fun with a wonderful breadth of experience to draw […]
For a clear explanation of Amazon’s intrusive Sidewalk feature for Echo and Ring, go to an unexpected source, Jeff Bezos’ own newspaper. Sidewalk is being enabled on many Amazon Echo (‘smart speakers’) and Ring devices (cameras, doorbells) etc. It creates a hidden network that connects those devices to each other and the Internet. The hardware […]
Claude Almer 1950-2020 We’re devastated to report the passing of Claude Almer who died in Sydney, Australia, on November 19, 2020 after a long illness Claude was technical and personal support for Office Watch since well before the newsletter started in 1996. Whenever in-depth analysis of some virus code was needed, Claude would dive in […]
