My BlackBerry Doesn't Know It's Being Sold
BlackBerry announced it's exploring a sale of the whole company this week, and it sent me digging up my old Bold 9900 to figure out why I still can't quit it.
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When Email Providers Would Rather Close Than Comply
Lavabit and Silent Circle both shut down their encrypted email products this week rather than comply with government pressure. A look at what that actually means for the rest of us.
The BlackBerry in My Bag
BlackBerry put itself up for sale this week, and I'm still typing this on a company Bold with a worn-out keyboard. Plus: my long-delayed Chromecast finally showed up.
The Hyperloop Whitepaper's Weirdest Number
Everyone's covering the Hyperloop whitepaper Musk dropped yesterday, but the number I can't stop thinking about is the $20 ticket price, not the top speed.
Lavabit Just Quit Rather Than Roll Over
Lavabit shut itself down rather than comply with a secret order, and Silent Circle followed days later. A few thoughts on why that's braver than it sounds, and why I still haven't switched off Gmail.
Lavabit Shut Itself Down Rather Than Rat Anyone Out
Lavabit and Silent Circle both killed their encrypted email services this week rather than comply with government demands, and it says something ugly about what "private" email actually means in 2013.
Lavabit Just Turned Itself Off
Lavabit shut itself down rather than comply with a secret legal order, and Silent Circle killed its own encrypted mail service hours later. Some thoughts on watching two companies dismantle their own products.
Ubuntu Edge: Doing the Crowdfunding Math
A check-in on Canonical's Ubuntu Edge crowdfunding campaign and why hitting a $32 million goal in 30 days always looked like a longshot.
A Weekend Lost to PGP
Skipping the Snowden asylum takes everyone else already wrote and talking about the four hours I lost this weekend trying to get PGP working with a friend over email and, eventually, an increasingly absurd phone call.
Watching the Ubuntu Edge Counter Instead of Sleeping
The Ubuntu Edge crowdfunding campaign is past $8 million of its $32 million goal, and I'm torn between wanting one badly and remembering how my last hardware Kickstarter went.
Still Waiting on My Chromecast
A week after Google's $35 Chromecast sold out everywhere, I'm still stuck refreshing "out of stock" pages while scalpers flip them for double on eBay.
Chasing a $35 Chromecast
Google's $35 Chromecast sold out almost overnight and the bundled Netflix deal is already getting yanked for new buyers. Notes from a week of failing to actually order one.