Category Archives: PClouds

What I learned at Internet Identity Workshop XVI (So Far)

Posted on May 8, 2013 by T.Rob

This week is Internet Identity Workshop XVI in Mountain View, California, and just in time!  It is my first time but it definitely will not be my last.  The amount of raw talent in the room is amazing and even … 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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Soverign by design

Posted on March 29, 2013 by T.Rob

Over at moxytongue.com, Devon writes: I am challenged by questions concerning the structure of #VRM tools that are built for “Me” in a personal data context, versus the structure of #VRM tools that are built for “Us” in a market … 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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Imp no wimp

Posted on March 28, 2013 by T.Rob

Hours after posting on-boarding for real people I ran across the Electric Imp web site.  I hate the architecture, love almost everything else about it, especially the on-boarding.  Take a look: (Note that the Electric Imp isn’t the thing you see … 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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Clouds, identity and geek crushes

Posted on February 28, 2013 by T.Rob

Yesterday at the second Personal Clouds meetup in San Francisco I met, live and in person, Kaliya Identity Woman!  And, yes, that is her real name.  It isn’t her given name but in every way that matters it is her … Continue reading →

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