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As I’ve written in past reviews, “permission” seems to be my biggest psychological takeaway from SPECIAL PROJECTS. That is: Feeling bestowed with a permission to do the kind of work I believed I was capable of, but perhaps not strong enough to do entirely on my own.

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Craig Mod

My favorite exercise we called the "Isolation Challenge," to stay fixed in one spot for one hour shooting one roll of film. Allowing subjects to come into our frame, to cast a shadow, or to contrast with our pre-aligned backgrounds, as opposed to chasing after something already happening. Most of us are walking around too much, constantly seeking to improve our position.

End of the Line

John Free

I’d argue that field-level encryption should be a starting place for new application development, and in particular field-level encryption with distinct keys for each entity you might contract with (e.g. each business for a business-to-business product, each user for a consumer product).

A Brief Rant on Converging Compliance Regimes.

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