Archive for August 2021

What do ankle monitors and missing data have to do with one another? Ask the Dallas Police Department, who had to release a murder suspect without bail just days before his trial was due to start.

If you’re caught in a real desert, experts tell us to make a fire, conserve your sweat (not your water), don’t drink the cactus juice, stay off the ground, don’t hunt, keep your clothes on and get to higher ground. All good advice, no doubt, but useless if the particular wasteland you’ve encountered is a vast desert of missing data.

When a migration goes wrong, you can attempt to hide from the boss at the office, or, if you’re working from home, you can pretend that your phone is dead or your internet connection is down. Avoidance, however, is not only stressful, it’s also only effective in the short term. Ask any ostrich.