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Reality 2.0
By Katherine Druckman and Doc SearlsTechnology
Reality 2.0 episodes
- Episode 39: Weekly Dose of Reality
Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman and Petros Koutoupis talk remote work, survival, and Facebook.
00:04:09 The three key subjects we're discussing
00:05:41 First subject - Remote work00:17:41 Covid19 forced remote work, but Petros misses one thing in particular00:23:24 The increasing disparity between people who can and can't work remotely00:32:24 Scott Galloway00:39:30 Moving onto Facebook00:40:07 Katherine didn't use Facebook until she started WHAT?!00:44:51 Facebook wasn't designed or built to fully account everything it does.00:51:04 What is the big wake-up call Apple is sending out?These people have left big cities for good. Here's where they landed
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/31/success/leaving-the-city-for-suburbs/index.htmlFacebook’s fatal flaws - Doc Searls
https://medium.com/@dsearls/the-human-solution-to-facebooks-machine-produced-problems-also-won-t-work-3364656bc25755 min - Episode 38: Digital Convergence
Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Kyle Rankin of Purism about Digital Convergence.
Links mentioned: https://puri.sm/posts/investing-in-real-convergence/
Show notes:
00:00:32 Today we're talking about the idea of Convergence
00:04:36 Green on black Linux is COOL! --Kyle R.00:07:01 The realization of adaptive design and how do others handle it00:10:28 Law enforcement can subpoena your iCloud content straight from Apple00:12:55 The fundamental problem Apple and Goole have according to Kyle00:15:17 What is the hassle developers are already living with???00:21:53 What do people really want?00:27:23 Doc is using metaphors to make an interesting point00:37:12 You can't lock users to use only your product00:40:36 The advantages of open source00:42:21 Steve Ballmers key to success00:49:26 Would you give your child a single non-trackable device "To rule them all"?00:53:59 Digital parenting advice all parents need to understand!00:57:25 The difference between parental control and eliminating the trail01:00:33 How do you address your own and child's privacy when "forced" to use digital tools you disagree with01:06:07 The "Digital Consent"Special Guest: Kyle Rankin.
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1 hr 12 min - Episode 37: User Sovereignty and Decentralization, The Sequel
Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman continue their conversation with Dave Huseby, Hyperledger's Security Maven, about user sovereignty and decentralization, open source culture, cryptography, respectful technology, and more.
For more about Dave's projects, keep an eye on:
https://vi.rshttps://virs-group.slack.comhttps://medium.com/@dwh_3562Show notes:
00:01:27 The importance of individual sovereignty, autonomy, independence, liberty etc.
00:03:50 Linus doesn't take s#!t off of anybody...00:06:15 The legislative power shifts00:11:30 Wizards vs Moguls vs Geeks, who leads the way?!00:15:03 "Garage Engineering", it's a thing...00:20:00 Dave's take on passion vs. paycheck00:21:41 Passion projects00:31:03 Challenging the power structure, divorcing traffic from it's originators and recipients00:33:21 Going into cryptography00:36:54 Social rituals that Facebook has totally F'd up00:41:32 "Second Life" 'nuff said...00:43:30 So what are we going to do with that information???00:46:49 Dave's new project and stepping out of the shadows00:54:10 The motto is "Respectful Technology"00:56:20 What is the harm in non-user sovereign systems(01:06:46 The Jocks vs Nerds paradigm)01:07:25 The "Earn-it" actSpecial Guest: Dave Huseby.
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1 hr 28 min - Episode 36: User Sovereignty and Decentralization
Doc Searls, Katherine Druckman and Petros Koutoupis talk to Dave Huseby, Hyperledger's Security Maven, about User Sovereignty and Decentralization, Hyperledger, blockchain and security.
Special Guests: Dave Huseby and Petros Koutoupis.
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1 hr 10 min - Episode 35: Bruce Schneier on Truth, Reality, and Contact Tracing
Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Bruce Schneier about contact tracing, digital identity, hacking, privacy, and regulation.
Show notes:
0:00:25: Contact tracing apps
0:02:31: Contract tracing false positive and false negative0:04:24: Contract tracing apps adoption rate0:07:36: Katherine agrees apps should build more trust0:11:44: The 2nd anniversary of the GDPR0:13:31: Bruce talks about his RSA presentation about the notion of hacking0:15:26: Katherine dove tails hacking into contact tracing0:18:24: Hacking discipline around SSI (Self Sovereign Identity)0:19:08: Should we need proof of immunity or carry an immunization card/immunity passport?0:23:28: Do the people we entrust to regulate our tech even understand it?0:29:10: Should we give the FBI digital forensic capabilities?0:32:24: Katherine wonders if our cellphones are at all secure0:36:33: Doc ponders the future of travel0:38:18: Bruce predicts we're in the midst of a major system reset0:46:49: The political divide between the way people digest information0:49:36: Bruce: "Truth wins because it actually conforms to reality."Links:
Bruce Schneier on COVID-19 Contact Tracing AppsContact-tracing apps are not a solution to the COVID-19 crisisSpecial Guest: Bruce Schneier.
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52 min - Episode 34: Privacy and Self-Hosting
Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Robert Douglass of Platform.sh about self-hosting collaboration tools, and other current privacy topics.
Show notes:
0:00:54: Introduction to a couple of tools
0:02:04: Doc's take on Zoom.
0:05:13: A lot of what we do online is not especially private.
0:06:33: Apple and Google and contact tracing.
0:09:00: Healthcare is a B2B insurance business.
0:11:15: Health information and advertising.
0:13:04: Convenience versus privacy.
0:13:26: SaaS products and convenience, Facebook, Apple. Concerns of the individual versus the concerns of the many.
0:15:46: The inevitable part where we go dark.
0:16:02: We're in the weirdest moment in modern civilization.
0:20:36: Radio, Internet, Television and Trump.
0:22:21: Bill Gates.
0:23:45: SaaS collaboration tools and privacy.
0:27:20: Who can you trust with your data, especially during a pandemic among questionable actors.
0:28:00: Mattermost
0:30:23: NextCloud
0:31:07: Jitsi
0:33:19: Cost differences.
0:38:31: ideology and dogmas way easier than real life, right?
0:39:23: Edward Snowden and Signal.
0:40:35: Signal vs. What's App.
0:41:20: Self-hosting and technical skill. Privacy trade-offs.
0:44:17: Apple watch.
0:45:12: Pragmatism.
0:46:58: Zoom and security scrutiny.
0:50:54: Facebook, privacy, and politics.
0:55:29: Facebook vs. Google.
0:56:36: Zoom scrutiny and appeal.
1:02:11: Conferences, air travel, climate change.
1:08:07: COVID innovation.
1:11:23: Stay home, be safe, deploy Mattermost and wash your hands.
Special Guest: Robert Douglass.
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1 hr 12 min - Episode 33: Pandemic Edition
Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Kyle Rankin, Petros Koutoupis, and Shawn Powers about the new realities we're facing as a result of COVID-19.
Show notes:
0:04:08: How is this situation a little bit different from what we're used to?
0:04:36: E-learning
0:06:00: Shawn on e-learning and computer-based training.
0:08:09: Kids without computer or internet access.
0:11:31: What is lockdown? What’s on the horizon?
0:14:14: Remote work, how to do it well.
0:16:22: What can distributed open source software teams teach everyone?
0:17:35: This is not normal right now. Don’t judge remote work.
0:18:56: The chicken suppression system's working.
0:25:12: Asynchronous communication, time zones.
0:27:19: This plague may be elevating the Big Bad companies.
0:30:21: Ethical and privacy concerns.
0:35:20: Should harvested data be used to save lives?
0:37:29: Apple privacy
0:37:49: Fourth amendment concerns.
0:39:11 Facial recognition.
0:43:12 Law enforcement and Clearview AI.
0:44:12: What is the step too far? What are the unintended consequences?
0:44:44: Local vs. large scale communication.
0:47:03: Shawn is hopeful.
0:49:05: Innovation in the works.
0:52:45: Return to normal?
0:55:52: Small business.
0:57:16: Shawn’s bidet.
0:57:34: What happens to conferences?
1:02:33 DrupalCon and #vanlife.
1:07:58 Shawn: Wash your hands.
Special Guests: Kyle Rankin, Petros Koutoupis, and Shawn Powers.
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1 hr 10 min - Episode 32: All the Music
Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman speak with Damien Riehl and Noah Rubin from the All the Music project, allthemusic.info, a project that has machine-generated all possible melodies and released them to the public domain. We discuss music copyright in the digital landscape and musical math and humanity. We highly recommend watching Damien's TEDx Minneapolis talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJtm0MoOgiU
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Notes:
[01:15] Introduction to All the Music Project
[03:50] How do you see it put to use?
[06:20] How were the melodies discovered?
[08:00] copyright law and alternate arguments.
[9:30] discussion of public domain works
[11:00] Discussion of Damien’s TEDx Minneapolis talk.
[13:00] Copyright, un-copyrightable, and public domain
[14:30] How can/should people contribute to the project?
[19:00] How have people responded to this digital music copyright project?
[23:00] Notable music copyright lawsuits
[28:00] Should data be propertized?
[32:00] How should copyright work in a digital world?
[39:00] Creative commons
[46:00] Tracking rights, data flow
[52:00] Technical discussion and contribution
Special Guest: Damien Riehl.
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56 min - Episode 31: Personal Devices are Personal
Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Kyle Rankin, CSO of Purism, about mobile phones, their security and privacy vulnerabilities, and Purism's new Librem 5 device.
Special Guest: Kyle Rankin.
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1 hr 9 min - Episode 30: A Chat with Don Norman
Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Don Norman, one of the world's most influential designers, about data privacy, the cult of Apple, hero complexes, and climate change.
Special Guest: Don Norman.
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