As an insomniac for more or less my entire adult life, I have tried most every over the counter sleep aid, and sampled the major Z-drugs. For me, I have found that zolpidem (brand name Ambien) and eszopiclone (brand name Lunesta) work very well for getting to sleep,...
In Defense of Medical Suicide
We must be cautious not to oppose one variety of tyranny by exchanging it for another.
A Privacy Schizo’s Guide to the Internet, Part VII: Social Media
Previously: Part Zero, Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, Part VI. Part VII: Social Media At the outset, I should warn the reader that I am not a user of modern social media. Outside of any privacy concerns, I just don’t enjoy that...
A Privacy Schizo’s Guide to the Internet, Part VI: Chat/Instant Messaging/Communications
In today’s installment of A Privacy Schizo’s Guide to the Internet, we examine communication protocols and clients.
A Privacy Schizo’s Guide to the Internet, Part V: Video Sharing
Imagine there’s no YouTube, it’s easy if you try.
A Privacy Schizo’s Guide to the Internet, Part IV: Web Browsers
“In America, through pressure of conformity, there is freedom of choice, but nothing to choose from.” – Peter Ustinov, predicting the state of web browsers in 2022.
A Privacy Schizo’s Guide to the Internet, Part III: The Cloud
There is no cloud, it’s just someone else’s computer.
A Privacy Schizo’s Guide to the Internet, Part II: Mobile Operating Systems
In Part I we introduced operating systems and discussed options for desktop/notebook PCs. Part II will look at operating systems for smart phones and mobile devices.
A Privacy Schizo’s Guide to the Internet, Part I: Desktop Operating Systems
Let us start at the start: The operating system. Part I will focus on operating systems for desktop/notebook PCs.
A Privacy Schizo’s Guide to the Internet, Part Zero
The privacy schizo is the type of fellow who values his data and his privacy highly and is unwilling, or at least far less willing than most, to exchange it for convenience and/or gratis services.