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A Dimly Lit Thanksgiving

November 26, 2020

Our overweening faith and confidence in our wealth and power make this a dimly lit Thanksgiving. A public expression of gratitude by victorious sports stars, lottery winners, etc. is now the convention in America: coaches, teammates, family and mentors (or agents) are recognized as an expression of the winners’ humility and gratitude for everyone that contributed to the success.

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The Future of Education

November 26, 2020

Happy Thanksgiving to our American subscribers. Hopefully you’re spending it with your social bubble and connecting with extended family via the Internet?

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#AxisOfEasy 173: Hackers Target Crypto Exchanges Via Their Domain Registrar

November 24, 2020

Hackers target crypto exchanges via their registrar
Vatican cries foul after pontiff “likes” racy pic on Instagram
Now available on the Internet: Music
and dont forget to check out the AxisOfEasy Salon #31: The Covid Episode

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Our Frustrations Run Far Deeper Than Covid Lockdowns

November 24, 2020

The reality is the roulette wheel is rigged and only chumps believe it’s a fair game. It’s easy to lay America’s visible frustrations at the feet of Covid lockdowns or political polarization, but this conveniently ignores the real driver: systemic unfairness.

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Why I’m Hopeful About 2021

November 23, 2020

What we need is not a return to the corrupt, tottering kleptocracy of 2019, but a re-democratization of capital, agency and money. I’m hopeful about 2021, and no, it’s not because of the vaccines or the end of lockdowns or anything related to Covid. The status quo is cheering the fantasy that we’ll soon return to the debt-soaked glory days of 2019 when everything was peachy.

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A glaring hole in the digital charter

November 20, 2020

This week the Canadian government introduced legislation titled the “Digital Charter Implementation Act” which proposes to upgrade the country’s privacy laws while also creating a new regulator, to govern both data and AI.

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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.