Category Archives: Culture
Real names is real sly
In a favorite West Wing episode, the press secretary advises VP running mate Leo McGarry...
A new Declaration of Identity
July 4th saw the release of the “Declaration of Identity”. It’s clever and emotive (at...
Identity Evolves [AusCERT Conference Presentation Abstract]
This is the abstract for my paper that has been accepted in the main program...
Identity is dead! Long live identity!
While the post mortems of Cardspace and OpenID continue, surely the elephant in the room...
Programming is like playwriting
The software-as-a-profession debate continues largely untouched by each generation’s innovations in production methods. Most of...
Feb
An improved frame for understanding Digital Identity
I’ve always been uneasy about the term “ecosystem” being coopted when what is really meant...
What’s the point of astronomy?
Astronomy is the archetypal pure science. It can seem frankly pointless, especially when the projects...
Jan
Public yet still private
Privacy is a notoriously slippery topic. Even the word “privacy” has eluded universally accepted definition....
Jan
Misreading the Australian flag
Most people who favour the current Australian flag hold that the small Union Jack up...
Jan
No such thing as a passport
What do you call it when a metaphor or analogy outgrows the word it is...