Daily Archives: February 20, 2012

Data Collection – Legal, but creepy

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An article from Forbes on the power of data collection and pattern recognition software – quoted from a larger NY Times article on how companies use information on customers. For example, Target can generally tell when a regular customer is pregnant … Continue reading →

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Three Black Balls: Bridge Video

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The video is pretty long, but the key takeaway is this – 50 minutes after the disaster, the bridge crew is insisting that they abandon ship, the Captain clearly has no idea what’s going on or needs to happen, and … Continue reading →

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Heartland Institute

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There’s been a bit of a kerfuffle the in the world of global-warming over the last week. The DeSmogBlog released documents that are purported to be leaks from the Heartland Institute, a non-profit based in Chicago known for anti-global warming advocacy. … Continue reading →

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