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Professor at Rice University. I work on human factors and human-computer interaction. Current main projects are voting system usability, computational modeling, surgical training. Was MikeByrneHFHCI@twitter
Yes, I've heard that the FBI is now recommending that we use End-to-End encryption. Yes, I am worried about dying of an irony overdose.
@joebeone Good. Sunnyside deserves it.

Weirdly, I have hobbies, and one of them is music. This is short and simple, but it is my first original composition and I played it. Also did the recording, mixing, and mastering. Spotify and Apple now, but should land on other services soon.

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/mikebyrne/departure

Departure by Mike Byrne

Stream and Save Departure - Distributed by DistroKid

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@joebeone When you were a 20-something would you have listened? I don’t think I would have.
@joebeone Yes, can confirm, it sucks.
Remember that elections are extremely complex events, and each jurisdiction - over 5000 in the US! - does things a little differently, governed by state law and local practice. When someone shows you video or other "proof" of some supposed nefarious activity in a place you aren't specifically familiar with, be skeptical. If there's wrongdoing, there are avenues for them to come forward and prove it.
If you're going to talk to a smart assistant out loud in front of other people, at least give your shortcuts names which sound like like trashy thrillers.

Tired: Hey Siri, turn out the lights.
Wired: Siri, activate the Hades contingency. Alexa, initiate project Dædalus. Okay Google, proceed to omega phase.

Start with a dramatic action verb like "engage", "commence", or "execute". Throw in a mythological figure which needn't have any actual relation to the action set. Then round it out with a nonsense word from an espionage drama, like "protocol", "sequence", "directive", or so on.
Wow, thanks Apple for that super helpful error message. What a UI fail. 🙄
@mbernhard Music Man did some BFR basses in redwood back in like 2008 or so, and I always thought they were gorgeous, so I thought I’d go that way as well.
@mbernhard It’s actually redwood.