#118 Dark Mode, Security Theater, and the Human Flesh Search Engine - Sat, Oct 12 2019

Everyone's buzzing about TikTok's addictive GenZ content — but did you know TikTok's video editor is perfect for Instagram Stories? TikTok is packed with cool video editing features and effects that make it one of the most versatile and…

Clo Willaerts TechCrunch named TikTok the “Instagram for the mobile video age,” and creators on Instagram are paying attention.

“Since my personal information has been posted online, I get a lot of hidden phone calls,” said David, a victim of Hong Kong's recent doxxing boom. David, an alias used to avoid bringing further unwanted attention, had his private…

Clo Willaerts Have you heard of the Human Flesh Search Engine? That's what Chinese netizens call doxxing. They turn their target on wrongdoers, whether real -- or just perceived. They've also weighed in with protesters in Hong Kong, finding an especially creative way to 'punish' them: Using their personal details and online application forms to sign protesters up for the People's Liberation Army.

Matthew Griffin, described as “The Adviser behind the Advisers” and a “Young Kurzweil,” is the founder and CEO of the World Futures Forum and the 311 Institute, a global Futures and Deep Futures consultancy working…

Clo Willaerts “The “Dead Hand” refers to the Soviet Union’s automated system that would have launched nuclear weapons if certain conditions were met, including the death of the Union’s leader.” autonomous ➕ weaponized 🤖👾☠️ 👉 ALWAYS A BAD IDEA ‼️

Thinking of putting your business on TikTok? Wondering how other brands are using TikTok successfully? In this article, you'll discover how to create TikTok video and find examples to inspire you to use TikTok in your own marketing. TikTok's growth…

Clo Willaerts In this article, you’ll discover how to create TikTok video and find examples to inspire you to use TikTok in your own marketing.

Security theater is a rule requiring you to take off your shoes when you get to the airport. It doesn't actually catch anyone, it simply makes people feel more secure, and it allows those in charge to feel like they're doing something. Mostly, it's…

Clo Willaerts Seth Godin: “Long passwords work better than short ones. But impossible-to-remember passwords get written on post-its by people who haven’t yet realized that they need a password manager. Having people change their passwords often simply creates more post-its.”

Belgian IoT scale-up Waylay is partnering with Arm to launch a joint IoT platform for businesses integrating Waylay's IoT automation framework with the Arm Pelion IoT platform. The Arm Pelion IoT platform is an IoT device, connectivity and data…

Clo Willaerts 🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪Belgian IoT scale-up Waylay and Arm are partnering to launch a joint IoT platform. The platform will be geared to pward businesses integrating Waylay’s IoT automation framework with Arm’s Pelion IoT platform. Arm’s platform connects and provisions IoT devices, while Waylay’s platform provides a toolset to help organizations close the gap between IoT and IT.

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This site has a dark mode and a light one. Which mode you see depends on the setting of your device. Try it! The instant change in appearance is accomplished by this appendix to the style sheet: This works in Firefox, Safari, and Chrome among other…

Clo Willaerts This site has a dark mode and a light one. Which mode you see depends on the setting of your device. Try it!

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Clo Willaerts 'no one puts their children in a boat unless the water is safer than the land' - Warsan Shire This is a visualization of drownings along Mediterranean migration routes between January 2014 and July 2019. Each dot represents a reported incident, with its size representing the lives lost. The sound played for each dot also represents the lives lost in the incident.

Over two inspiring days each year, the Adobe 99U Conference welcomes 50 speakers who empower our audience to supercharge their work. Our team works year-round to curate this lineup behind the scenes, a process that involves constant research and…

Clo Willaerts « We look for speakers who make our brains tingle, who inspire us to do better work, who have the potential to expand our perspectives on a creative practice, who we know will get real with us, and who make us fall in love with being creative professionals all over again. »

+ The actual yurt structure goes up pretty quick. With the right group of helpers, the exterior can be built in a long weekend. The platform and interior build-out can add weeks or months to the project. Much of it is to taste. + Yurts can vary…

Clo Willaerts From the guy who created The Vanual: Do It Yurtself a modern guide to building a modern yurt.