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Writing at Crooks and Liars

I have been writing some pieces at Crooks and Liars, primarily to extend my audience reach. My poor little weblog just doesn’t have the oomph it once had—probably because I write on such an odd mix of topics. About my pieces at Crooks and Liars… I’m a Clinton supporter, but even if I weren’t, I’d […]

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Political

Media’s Epic Email Fail

The media continues to output articles with fantastic titles such as “Hillary Clinton’s private server doesn’t look like honest mistake”, “The Origin of Key Clinton Emails From the Inspector General Report Is a Mystery”, and my personal favorite, “Hillary Clinton Wasn’t Adept at Using Desktop for Emails, Inquiry is Told”. (Perhaps in the next debate, […]

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Political

Inspector General’s Report On Clinton’s Email Greatly Exaggerated By Media Outlets

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its anticipated report on the State Department’s handling of email and cybersecurity. The report covers Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server, but also includes an examination of other State employees use of email, including Colin Powell’s use of a private email service. Almost immediately, the media […]

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Technology

The Getting-Smarter SmartThings Home Hub

When last we left our intrepid, if challenged, SmartThings home hub, it was not having the best of times. CNet picked up my previous story, and expanded on it in an article titled Samsung’s smart home push hits disconnect. In addition, researchers exposed what they considered to be serious security flaws with the hub. Multiple […]

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Political

Inspector General’s Report On Clinton’s Email Greatly Exaggerated By Media Outlets

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its anticipated report on the State Department’s handling of email and cybersecurity. The report covers Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server, but also includes an examination of other State employees use of email, including Colin Powell’s use of a private email service. Almost immediately, the media […]