tl;dr: The impact of oil on Bedouin is a useful entry into thinking about the systemic risk of urban settlements. The historical record over the last 10,000 years provides numerous examples of abrupt climate changes, pandemics, Empire collapse and other crises that suggest that our current global, interconnected civilization presents an unprecedented source of systemic … Continue reading The Bedouin Way of Life in Rub’ al Khali
Category: essays
Five Easy Steps to Better Security
tl;dr: The five easy steps are: (1) start using a password manager, (2) set a password for your computer and devices, (3) install HTTPS Everywhere, (4) setup two-factor authentication for your important accounts, and (5) install Signal Private Messenger. If you do nothing else, start using a password manager, like LastPass. (2,127 words) The What … Continue reading Five Easy Steps to Better Security
Women’s March on Washington
tl;dr: The Women's March on Washington is a protest march slated for January 21, 2017 in Washington D.C. It will be historic, the first major intersectional march representing the interests of a diverse set of marginalized communities (and their allies) concerned with a whole platform of domestic policy issues. In the current political climate, it … Continue reading Women’s March on Washington
Dark Monarchy
tl;dr: Starting with the ethics of paying for a book written by Ted Kaczynski, a.k.a., The Unabomber, this essay discusses the implication of payments and their relationship with ethics and values. Money is a Dark Monarchy; one that looks at other values, such as morality, as a cost. End result, endemic corruption that births monsters. … Continue reading Dark Monarchy
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