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January 2020

Hunting Crypto Giveaway Scams on YouTube

Twitter has long been home to giveaway (or “trust-trading”) scams that attempt to trick people into sending crypto to an unknown destination with a…

Jan 1, 2020 •

December 2019

Offensive Security Tools

tl;dr: yes, defenders need them too

Dec 24, 2019 •

December 2018

In Defense of Slow News

How I cope with information (and disinformation) overload

Dec 22, 2018 •

March 2018

The People v. Judge Persky

The effort to recall a California judge is more complicated than it first appears.

Mar 25, 2018 •

February 2018

100 Books in 2017

Every year, I set a personal goal of reading 100 books. This past year, I took the LSAT and started law school, so my list is… somewhat…

Feb 7, 2018 •

January 2017

Voter Fraud and Where to Find It

As usual, the truth is somewhere in the middle of two extremes.

Jan 27, 2017 •

December 2016

100 Books in 2016

First of all, I didn’t actually manage to make my goal. So, instead, here are the 88 books I read in 2016.

Dec 28, 2016 •

November 2016

I’m not a Trump voter. But I could have been.

And other thoughts on the 2016 Presidential election, in no particular order.

Nov 10, 2016 •

May 2016

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