SuperPhish

Right about now, Lenovo is learning the implications of installing security software that has not had peer review. Keeping all the pieces of the puzzle in memory and not using strong pass phrases is incredibly sloppy engineering work.

Any software that gets between you and your chain of trust should be considered malware.

Quick Thoughts on an Apple Car

  • Shipping a phone from China can done overnight with air freight. Shipping a car from China cannot.
  • Good luck finding an independent mechanic that can break FairPlay encryption.
  • CarPlaysForSure™
  • Like iOS 8.0.1, but for getting to work.
  • Software quality issues have a different meaning at 75 miles per hour.
  • And you thought the Genius Bar was crowded before!
  • Finally: a minivan? That sure fits well with Jony Ive’s design sensibilities.

So yeah, put me in the “no way” column for this.

Blast from the Past

While watching this stunning video of data collected from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, it struck me that every ounce of energy on this planet originated from a nuclear explosion. That includes the gas in your car that was originally a dinosaur which ate plants that grew using the light from these solar explosions.

Whoa.