The price of income privacy will soon go up in California

AB205 mandates that the electric utilities in California establish income based fees for fixed costs of operating the utilities. How will the utilities determine your income so that they can slot you into the appropriate income tier? We can guess. They will likely charge the highest tier amount (e.g. $85) unless you can provide evidence… Continue reading The price of income privacy will soon go up in California

A Galaxy far, far away…

As the universe expands can that expansion accelerate the observed movement of light?  Answer: Yes, the expansion of the universe can cause the observed movement of light to accelerate. This is due to the phenomenon known as cosmological redshift, which occurs when light waves stretch as they travel through expanding space. As the universe expands,… Continue reading A Galaxy far, far away…

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Identity Threats

Protection against theft of one’s identity where the purpose of the perpetrator is financial theft is the principal threat we think of when discussing identity protection. Threats to our personal identity include: Impersonation of one’s identity for the purpose of committing financial theft or fraud. (Identity theft). Impersonation of one’s identity for the purpose of… Continue reading Identity Threats

A is A (Aristotle’s law of identity)

A thing is itself. “Whatever you choose to consider, be it an object, an attribute or an action, the law of identity remains the same.” You cannot have your cake and eat it, too.

Identity Definition

The distinguishing character or personality of an individual. The relation established by psychological identification. The condition of being the same with something described or asserted. Sameness of essential or generic character in different instances. Sameness in all that constitutes the objective reality of a thing. An equation that is satisfied for all values of the… Continue reading Identity Definition