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#AxisOfEasy 182: Hackers Modify Chemical Levels In Town’s Drinking Water Supply

February 9, 2021

Hackers modify chemical levels in town’s drinking water supply,
German Ex-con’s brain wallet stumps cops from seizing his bitcoin,
DC Riot aftermath: tracked by smartphones, snitched on by banks while Youtube removes raw footage and more in Axis of Easy #182

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Debt and the Demise of the Middle Class

February 8, 2021

Unfortunately for those at the top who’ve benefited immensely from speculative bubbles, speculative bubbles don’t create a vibrant middle class–they push what’s left of the middle class off a cliff. What exactly is the Middle Class and what unique role does it serve in the economy?

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Canadian Space Policy and Programmable Organisms

February 8, 2021

The rapid rate of technological change is usually experienced with regard to the Internet or the devices we use to connect with it. Think smart phones, AI, mobile connectivity, or self-driving cars.

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The Top 10% Is Doing Just Fine, The Middle Class Is Dying on the Vine

February 5, 2021

Please study these charts as a means of understanding the inevitability of economic stagnation and a revolt of the decapitalized middle class. I’ve been covering the decline of America’s middle class for over a decade with charts, data and commentary on the social depression that has accompanied the decline.

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Puppet Entrepreneurship

February 4, 2021

Our friends over at Data & Society have published a new report that not only provides a fascinating glimpse into the evolution of the business of franchising, but also a potent metaphor to describe business and entrepreneurship in the era of Big Tech.

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#AxisOfEasy 181: Stop What You’re Doing: Patch Sudo Now Edition

February 2, 2021

Sudo’s Baron Samedit flaw allows local privilege escalation,
Data breach impacts nearly entire population of Brazil,
Netwalker ransomware dark web seized, charges laid and more in Axis of Easy #181

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Contributors

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Mark E. Jeftovic

Mark is the co-founder of easyDNS and the editor-in-chief of #AxisOfEasy. He is the author of Managing Mission Critical Domains & DNS (Packt UK, 2018) and Unassailable: Protect Yourself from Deplatform Attacks & Cancel Culture. 

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Jesse Hirsh

Futurist, researcher and public speaker, Jesse Hirsh has been active in technology and commenting on it across the media for 25 years. His premium newsletter service operates from Metaviews.ca.

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Charles Hugh Smith

Charles Hugh Smith is the author of numerous books and writes from OfTwoMinds.com.