The mini-rant started a few conversations. Turns out the basis of the rant is really the façade that social security numbers are secret or private. They're leaked everywhere, to the tune of hundreds of millions…

That's a new one. Blocked because of California Consumer Privacy Act?

...stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone. - Blaise Pascal The direct quote is, I have discovered that all the unhappiness of men arises from one single fact, that they cannot…

Every six months or so, I re-balance my retirement portfolio. It's not much, but I do it to keep each investment in correct proportion. One of the asset classes is a commodity. For the first…

For the past few months, a mini-rant is percolating in my mind about how KYC/AML is bullshit and how we're not punishing companies enough for leaking our data. Fundamentally, the cost bears to the individual…