• Google: Timing Is Everything

    Updated: 2023-04-28 09:20:00
    Note: This short blog post is the work of a real and still-alive dinobaby. No smart software involved, just a dumb humanoid. Alphabet or the bastion of excellent judgment in matters of management captured headlines in the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, the Financial Times, yada yada. My hunch is that you think Google has knocked […]

  • Google Innovates in Smart Software: A Reorganization

    Updated: 2023-04-28 09:15:00
    Note: This essay is the work of a real and still-alive dinobaby. No smart software involved, just a dumb humanoid. Someone once told me that it takes six months for staff to adjust to a reorganization. Is this a bit of folklore. Nope, I just think the six month estimate is dead wrong. I think […]

  • The Google: A Digital Knife Twisted after Stabbing

    Updated: 2023-04-27 09:50:00
    This essay is the work of a real, still-living dinobaby. No smart software involved. Brian Lee captures a personal opinion with the somewhat misleading title “Why Does Did Google Brain Exist?” To be fair, the typographic trope of striking out the “does” makes it clear that something changed in the GOOD’s smart software theme park. […]

  • Amusing Moments in Business Analysis

    Updated: 2023-04-27 09:20:00
    Note: This essay is the work of a real and still-alive dinobaby. No smart software involved, just a dumb humanoid. I noted two interesting examples of business analysis crashing into reality. I like to visualize the misstep as a well-dressed professional slipping in a doggy deposit and creating a “smelly shoe in a big meeting […]

  • A Googley Rah Rah for Synthetic Data

    Updated: 2023-04-27 09:15:00
    Note: This essay is the work of a real and still-alive dinobaby. No smart software involved, just a dumb humanoid. I want to keep this short. I know from experience that most people don’t think too much about synthetic data. The idea is important, but other concepts are important and no one really cares too […]

  • Is It Lights Out on the Information Superhighway?

    Updated: 2023-04-26 09:20:00
    Note: This essay is the work of a real and still-alive dinobaby. No smart software involved, just a dumb humanoid. We just completed a lecture about the shadow web. This is our way of describing a number of technologies specifically designed to prevent law enforcement, tax authorities, and other entities charged with enforcing applicable laws […]

  • What Smart Software Will Not Know and That May be a Problem

    Updated: 2023-04-26 09:15:00
    This blog post is the work of a real, live dinobaby. No smart software involved. I read a short item called “Who Owns History? How Remarkable Historical Footage Is Hidden and Monetized.” The main point of the article was to promote a video which makes clear that big companies are locking “extraordinary footage… behind paywalls.” […]

  • The Google Reorg. Will It Output Xooglers, Not Innovations?

    Updated: 2023-04-25 09:30:00
    Note: This essay is the work of a real and still-alive dinobaby. No smart software involved, just a dumb humanoid. My team and I have been talking about the Alphabet decision to merge DeepMind with Google Brain. Viewed from one angle, the decision reflects the type of efficiency favored by managers who value the idea […]

  • Google: A PR Special Operation Underway

    Updated: 2023-04-25 09:20:00
    Note: This essay is the work of a real and still-alive dinobaby. No smart software involved, just a dumb humanoid. US television on Sunday, April 16, 2023. Assorted blog posts and articles by Google friends like Inc. Magazine. Now the British Guardian newspaper hops on the bandwagon. Navigate to “Google Chief Warns AI Could Be […]

  • NSO Group: How Easy Are Mobile Hacks?

    Updated: 2023-04-25 09:15:00
    I am at the 2023 US National Cyber Crime Conference, and I have been asked, “What companies offer NSO-type mobile phone capabilities?” My answer is, “Quite a few.” Will I name these companies in a free blog post? Sure, just call us at 1-800-YOU-WISH. A more interesting question is, “Why is Israel-based NSO Group the […]

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