Issues
Our No-Win "Kobayashi Maru" Economy
It’s time to reprogram the conditions of the economy to serve the many rather than the few. Star Trek’s Kobayashi Maru training exercise tests officer candidates’ response to a no-win scenario: any attempt to rescue the crippled ship’s crew results in the destruction of the candidate’s ship, while standing by and taking no action results in the loss of the Kobayashi Maru’s crew.
VIEW POST#AxisOfEasy 251: Facebook Messenger Scam: Millions Deceived
Facebook Messenger Scam: Millions Deceived,
Traveling Restrictions are Ending, but Cybercriminals are Taking Advantage of It,
Matthew Gatrel, Downthem Boss Goes to Prison … this and more in AofE #251
The Difference Between a Forecast and a Guess
Every forecast or guess has one refreshing quality: one will be right and the rest will be wrong. What’s the difference between a forecast< and a guess? On one level, the answer is "none": the future is unknown and even the most informed forecast is still a guess.
VIEW POSTOur Economy In a Nutshell
The economy has reached an inflection point where everything that is unsustainable finally starts unraveling.Our economy is in a crisis that’s been brewing for decades. The Chinese characters for the English word are famously–and incorrectly–translated as danger and opportunity.
VIEW POSTCould Retail "Bagholders" Spark a Rally "Smart Money" Will Be Forced to Chase?
There would be some deliciously karmic justice in the “dumb money” driving a rally that forced the “smart money” to cover their shorts and chase the rally that shouldn’t even be happening. Being cursed with contrarianism, as soon as a trade gets crowded and the consensus is one way, I start looking for whatever is considered so unlikely that it’s essentially “impossible.”
VIEW POST#AxisOfEasy 250: Attacking 5G Via Network Slices: A New Emerging Threat
Attacking 5G via network slices: A new emerging threat,
New Linux Malware ‘Nearly Impossible to Detect,’
Anonymous hacktivists leaks 1TB of data from Russian law firm Rustam Kurmaev and Partner
… this and more in AofE #250
Contributors

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.

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.

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