Welcome to the second issue of a new feature on TTP, Weekly
Mind Food, which aims to show you what TTPers without a regular column,
but with deep expertise in key fields, are paying attention to. We call
ourselves TTP's Team B. Paul continues to focus this week on Internet
technology & security, with some side trips into economics.
David will soon be joining us to cover technology, economics, and Plan
B personal security; and Citizen K is beginning to cover the global
hydrocarbon industry. More to come. We also congratulate TTPers mrapp,
hardcharger, and dougk, for freelance link suggestions that met the
test.
Note the "Weekly
Mind Food" category in the left side-bar now, which will have
all our issues. We'll put out each issue by Friday, so you can peruse
the linked articles at your leisure over the weekend. Note also that
"Weekly Mind Food" is Free Access, as are all the linked articles.
To simplify your scans, I've divided the links into sections: Polis
(domestic politics), Techne Logos (tech),
Economos (global economy), Stratiootika
(geopolitics & military), and Friday Joy
(brighten your day and/or make you better). Enjoy!
Polis
Techne Logos
- prosenberg: 14
Incredibly Creepy Surveillance Technologies That Big Brother Will Be
Using To Spy On You (Economic Policy Journal,
July 10/12). Please understand that there are many more
like these. My sources guess that less than 1 in 5 will actually be
implemented, but can you really find 2 or 3 in this list that you would
feel good about?
- jkatzman: Better
Than X-Rays: The Z-Backscatter Scan-Van (Defense
Industry Daily). Covers and explains #3 of the 14, when
it was just getting started from 2004-2008.
- mrapp: FAA
Releases Thousands of Pages of Drone Records (EFF.org,
July 13/12). JK - Re: #5 of the 14, records of the
temporary certifications that UAVs all need, in order to fly in civil
airspace. Without that, the Navy recently had to ship its new
fighter-sized X-47B stealthy attack drone across the country on a truck.
- dougk: Hidden
Government Scanners Will Instantly Know Everything About You From 164
Feet Away (Gizmodo, July 10/12).
Make that 15, thanks to a Canadian company's picosecond laser scanner.
If it ends up as one of the 20%, it also has medical uses.
Economos
Stratiootika
Over The Hump: Wednesday Joy
Recruiting & Submissions
Those of you who have been to TTP Rendezvous know how much
knowledge and experience can be found within the TTP community, outside
of the regular columnists. "Team B" aims to tap the knowledge and
experience of those TTPers, and the community in general, by offering
some of the best things they're reading and recommending.
We're looking for a small core of people with really deep
expertise in a specific area, especially knowledge related to
economics, key industry sectors, technologies shaping our world,
geopolitics, etc. I am a bit flexible about the areas covered, so if
you have an area of deep expertise that you aren't sure would fit with
Team B, I say "try me."
To apply, email me to explain your desired focus area and
background, and throw me an example link or 2 (joe at
windsofchange dot net, subject "Team B application"). If
you're not an "official" contributor, but stumble on something great,
email me (joe at windsofchange dot net, subject "Team B
item"). No guarantees, but even if I decide not to include
it, there's always an open avenue in the Forums to add it there
(Recommendation: give such posts their own title).
The TTP bonus cookie is still unclaimed. Can you use this
week's forum to explain either the "Team B"
appellation's national security history, or Jack's original "FTC" from
which our feature's new-era sign-off is derived?
For The Constitution!
Joe Katzman
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