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Matt Zagaja is an attorney and Senior Backend Engineer passionate about technology, politics, and civic engagement.

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Politics Science Technology Government improvement Legal and policy issues Network neutrality Patents Copyright Security Privacy Civic engagement

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The Ray-Ban Meta AI Glasses are heavier and bulkier than regular glasses, but are the first pair of smart glasses worth owning. They have optically fantastic prescription lenses and the camera is good enough. The Meta AI is discon...
The text discusses the culture and politics of progressivism, highlighting the need for a kinder culture and more strategic political tactics. It emphasizes the importance of speaking to ordinary Americans in plain language and fo...
The text discusses the importance of hardware security keys in protecting accounts from phishing and hacking attempts. It suggests that the Massachusetts Attorney General's office should investigate and enforce the use of hardware...
The book Pretty Good House discusses building science and environmentally friendly home design, highlighting the gaps between mainstream building practices and building science. The authors emphasize the importance of understandin...
Google is advertising Chrome Enterprise as a secure version of Chrome for business customers. The security industry's approach to protecting users and data is not under scrutiny after the Crowdstrike incident. The amount of securi...
Scott Galloway’s The Algebra of Wealth provides a well written tour of basic financial concepts for folks that might not be familiar with how to save, invest, and make choices about their careers. Galloway’s advice comes off as a ...
The author discusses their experience using an iPad Air to write blog posts and the challenges they faced when trying to post to their blog using GitHub Pages. They found a solution using the GitHub API and Apple Shortcuts, but al...
The author shares a personal experience of a hospital software failure and emphasizes the importance of planning for recovery from technical incidents. They suggest diversifying software vendors, requiring standard data formats an...
The text discusses the inefficiency and mismanagement of large government projects, using the example of the MBTA's contactless payment project. It highlights the tendency for such projects to become bloated and misdirected, and t...

0Security Redux

2024-07-07

The text discusses issues with security measures and policies at large companies, highlighting the failure of supposedly secure systems and the lack of technical expertise in developing security policies. It also mentions recent b...
Gulikit released the King Kong 3 Max, a controller with improved ergonomics and smooth joysticks, claiming to resolve the stick drift problem experienced with Nintendo's joy-con controllers. The controller has some flaws, such as ...