Abstract (TL;DR):

Occam’s razor posits the problem-solving heuristic that “entities should not be multiplied without necessity,” or similarly, “of two [or more] competing theories, the simpler explanation of an entity is to be preferred.” That is to say, the simplest explanation is usually the correct one. The polyonymous Benford’s Law (a.k.a. Newcomb-Benford…

There’s been a lot of buzz about the documentary “The Social Dilemma” that was released on Netflix last year. It’s been a great catalyst for starting much needed critical discussions on ever more urgent social issues.

When participating in these discussions it’s not uncommon to hear the following solutions or…

It was summertime in Washington state. Or no — maybe it was fall. Maybe spring? I can’t remember.

Anyway, my wife and I were visiting family on Whidbey Island. Fun Fact: it’s the longest island in the US.

It was to be one of the last times we were going…

There’s a scene in the TV series “The Middle” where Mike Heck gives a bumbling speech at his brother’s wedding and closes with the following:

“We’re all gonna die. And we’re all gonna have a gravestone with a dash on it, 1942–2016,1963–2038, and that dash represents your life. …

Love this medium post!

Can you expound on what you mean by data ownership level? Also can you expound on what is implicit privacy?

Andrea, thanks for the follow up. Truly appreciate it!

Also glad you found the paper insightful

I hope you follow the rest of my series as what I aim to do is definitively prove that all of these propositions miss the mark.

I accidentally stumbled onto Medium.

I saw an article that intrigued me on another social media platform (which is rare these days). I read it and thought to myself, “damn that was an awesome article and is exactly what I been thinking too.” …