Tough time getting this to post today. The site has been up and down and possibly even hacked. Yeah, I get the irony of a guy who writes about post-modern hacker culture getting hacked himself. Perhaps it is a version of street cred… or bot cred as the culprit is more likely automated than directed by human hand. We are moving into a time period where hacking is going to be on the uptick. Moreover, glitches are going to become more and more responsible for accidents on a global scale. The more complicated a system is, the more likely that system is to encounter a glitch that is not easily detected and less easily repaired.
I think about traffic systems and automated passenger conveyances, even linked elevators and escalators. I wonder if there are a few angry hackers who want to take a shot at the new president–gangam style. More importantly, I wonder if the electronic systems regulating solar power distribution have the security not to get hacked. A lot of money floating around for solar, but if you cannot protect yourself from the hackers then the battle is lost. They can siphon your energy or your payback plan, leaving you feeling vulnerable.
The future is coming. I’m excited and a little bit intimidated.
Some Thoughts:
- I’ve been dreaming about my childhood. It isn’t always my childhood. A few times week the childhood doesn’t belong to me, to my memories of this life. It leaves me to wonder how much of that past life stuff has validity and what possible way science can bring reason to bear on understanding such a possibility.
- 67 degrees indoors in AZ. Merry Xmas.