David FraserFive superstitions about Internet securitySuperstitions are the offspring of ignorance and fear. Most of them – like the stuff about black cats, broken mirrors or opening umbrellas…Dec 14, 2017Dec 14, 2017
David FraserIs our Internet secure?There are plenty of horror stories to make us fear the Internet. But like stories that tell us Coke is bad (the drink, not the other kind)…Dec 6, 2017Dec 6, 2017
David FraserBlockchain and the new Internet (of things)You’ve probably heard blockchain mentioned a lot lately. This is how it goes: a seminal technology comes along and years later we’re…Nov 30, 2017Nov 30, 2017
David FraserWill anything deter us from the future?Fear of the future is an immutable human condition. Every generation experiences it. As we get older, we push more ardently against change…Nov 22, 2017Nov 22, 2017
David FraserAre you in control?Many will balk and kerfuffle at the suggestion they’re not in control. That there’s no individual control is a heinous notion in a Western…Nov 15, 2017Nov 15, 2017
David FraserWhy we remember less, and why an out-of-control MVP culture is to blameThe value of an experience can be weighted by the accompanying memory. If we remember, we’ve experienced. Modern existences, however, are…Oct 25, 2017Oct 25, 2017
David FraserLet’s get rid of the start-up fantasyAn unpopular thought: start-ups aren’t gilded factories churning out mind-boggling awesomeness. Few question the beanbag-cushion-utopia…Oct 18, 2017Oct 18, 2017
David FraserFive ways to block out digital noise.It’s all well and good recanting the virtues of digital tools, with social media and email first on the firing line, but the ‘how-to’ isn’t…Oct 11, 2017Oct 11, 2017
David FraserWhat do we do when everything is automated?The unknown spurs creativity. That’s why the inception of the Sci-Fi genre was marked by so many original concepts. Nascent Sci-Fi writers…Oct 5, 2017Oct 5, 2017
David FraserDoes technology make us better humans?It’s not easy to measure humanity’s progress. On the surface, we’re doing well. Larger populations, more wealth, better public health, etc…Sep 28, 2017Sep 28, 2017