Blockchain is not the answer

from here and here (image source)

It's something that comes up again and again in all sorts of areas. People who are trying to solve a problem think "I know, I'll use the blockchain" and then they have a bunch of problems. It seems even Ron Rivest agrees (at least in the context of voting) that blockchain is not the answer.

Privacy on social media

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People have a weird expectation of privacy on social media. It's almost like they think privacy is magic and you have to make a conscious effort to invade someone's privacy when they're broadcasting their thoughts and feelings for all to see.

Live by the privacy violation, die by the privacy violation

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It seems to me that if you go around collecting people's data without their consent, you may have it coming when someone collects your data without your consent.

Edmonton Police Service Porch Pirate Sting

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This demonstrates that something can in fact be done about those pernicious package thieves, but look at how many police resources it takes to deal with a single porch pirate. Are there enough police to deal with the scale of that problem in this way?

$50,000,000 per lead

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I'm pretty sure if you show Trump the cost benefit analysis of $100 million for 2 leads he'd kill that program in a heartbeat. He may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer, but he knows the value of not paying for things.

Don't you hate getting ghosted?

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This woman isn't actually eating alone, but I can imagine she might wish she was. The irony of this camouflage fail is that you wish you couldn't see it.

You're gonna need more hands

from here and here (image source)

It's an effective technique if you don't have much to hold on to, but it doesn't scale that well without the aid of locks and safes to serve as substitute hands.

Shirts that mess with automatic license plate readers

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I'm sure you've see a variety of shirts and hats and make-up styles that mess facial recognition surveillance, but what about license plate readers? Well, now you can mess with those too. Turns out there are also hoodies and even a skirt (which you don't often see)

I guess it's not Barbie's anymore

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I don't think security factored into any of those Barbie playsets, so perhaps it shouldn't come as a surprise that someone is driving off with someone else's very Barbie-esque scooter in their trunk.

Blending in like a boss

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I mean, if you're trying to blend into the background and you're in space, you kinda need to look like space. It's certainly better than some of the camo I've seen.