Category Archives: Clue train

Tresor-not

Posted on April 13, 2013 by T.Rob

Over at the Personal Clouds list, the topic of Tresorit came up.  The service provides “completely secure cloud storage” and offers USD$10k to anyone who can hack the client-side encryption.  The word Tresor is either an encryption method designed to … Continue reading →

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The best Tesla Roadster money can’t buy

Posted on April 8, 2013 by T.Rob

Saturday I wrote a new installment in the Nosey Store Clerks Saga.  The post was named Culinary Alchemy – Part 2 of the Nosy Store Clerks saga and the title referred to a story I made up for the sole purpose … Continue reading →

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VRM as root of sovereignty

Posted on April 4, 2013 by T.Rob

A VRM-y system would presumably alert you if you didn’t meet the age requirements for some web site you wished to join or subscribe to.  Considering that under the CFAA doing so would be a felony in the US, you’d … Continue reading →

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Spam origin experiment

Posted on April 1, 2013 by T.Rob

One of the first things I did when I registered t-rob.net was to set up my new email address.  The second thing I did was to delete the spam email that arrived a moment later. Spam is the scourge of … Continue reading →

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Do you consider your digital identity a separate self or is it identical to your real-world self?

Posted on March 29, 2013 by T.Rob

Meanwhile, in a parallel universe, Margaret writes: Do you consider your digital identity a separate self or is it identical to your real-world self #edcmooc. I think the question is not whether the digital self is the same as the … Continue reading →

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IoT Device on-boarding for real people

Posted on March 28, 2013 by T.Rob

Did your grandmother walk 5 miles to school?  Uphill?  Both ways? Each generation has their hardship stories.  I remember telling my kids “When I was your age, I had to walk all the way across the living room to change … Continue reading →

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Futurist’s Groundhog Day

Posted on March 27, 2013 by T.Rob

It’s deja vu all over again One aspect of intentcasting that fascinates me is how recursive it is.  VRM is the manifestation of a desire for intentcasting in an environment which lacks a framework for intentcasting.  It needs to bootstrap … Continue reading →

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No, Mr. President. What *You* Need to Know About the Energy Security Trust

Posted on March 15, 2013 by T.Rob

Among this evening’s emails was an infographic from the White House explaining the new Energy Security Trust and asking readers to share the link.  OK Mr. President, I’ll share your infographic but with the comment that the plan as outlined … Continue reading →

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Applying software’s customer interaction models to hardware

Posted on February 19, 2013 by T.Rob

If you haven’t heard about Vendor Relationship Management, you should take a look.  As a consumer, VRM gives you more power in the relationships with your vendors, even if they don’t participate.  But for vendors who participate, VRM transforms the … Continue reading →

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On my last visit to Jersey City, a friend expressed some surprise that I booked at Candlewood Suites.  It happened to be the closest place to my customer’s office but it also has ample desk space and power outlets on … Continue reading →

Posted on February 19, 2013 by T.Rob | Leave a comment