“Our dead never forget the beautiful world that gave them life.” – Chief Si’alh “I became a transparent eyeball; I am nothing; I see all.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson I could not cross the river with The wolf I saw… Read More ›
Month: February 2015
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto Connection News
Happy Monday, kittens! It’s a whole new week to tackle, and we’re here to make sure that you do it absolutely chock-full of cyberwar and hacktivism news. Beverage in hand? Breakfast in belly? Very well, let’s begin. Canadians politely sue… Read More ›
Film Friday: Carts of Darkness
Oh, a Canadian documentary. A Canadian documentary about the underprivileged. A Canadian documentary about the underprivileged finding a source of joy that unites them and gives their lives meaning and purpose. Oh, how worthy. Fuck that. Watch this. That’s the… Read More ›
Developer Saved Years Later by His Own Hardware
A great first-person tale of how hardware engineering saves lives every day. Thousands of people who otherwise would have died have instead been saved by these devices, now common in public facilities like schools and arenas. One very real way… Read More ›
NSA Hacking Unit Remote Operations Center (ROC)
Meet the ROC Team and wonder how many of our headlines here are due to their “great success in its CNE, CNA and CND operations.”
Say “ahh” and let your smartphone check for Parkinson’s disease
We’re at the dawn of apps that can actively help you manage your health not just on a fitness-and-nutrition level, but on a diagnostic and treatment level as well. We’re going to see huge breakthroughs in the next five years,… Read More ›
#Anonymous Takes a Bite Out of the Illegal Tiger Trade with #OpTigerStorm
On Thursday, February 5, OpFunKill, the anti-hunting branch of hacktivist group Anonymous, changed its stripes temporarily, becoming OpTigerStorm, and nearly swallowing the internet whole. Still trending… 5.5 hours. Sleeps. Tell me when it stops, or better still keep it trending… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto Sad Toy Links
Those poor stuffed toys appear to be having the same kind of week I’m having, but they don’t have a Macbook to serve as the fall guy. Maybe they can gang up on a Tamagotchi or something. I don’t know… Read More ›
Review: The Martian, a Sci-Fi Novel Proving Duct Tape Really CAN Do Everything
Previously published on Writing In My Head on December 29, 2014. You’re on a mission to Mars, and all your crewmates have left the planet, leaving you behind, because they think you’re dead. This is the premise of The Martian, probably one… Read More ›
Crypto-Affirmations: William Gibson Edition
Indisputable. Now that it’s no longer supported, Google Glass is about to become within the reach of those who couldn’t afford it previously…ah, the lifecycle of obsolescent technologies as class indicator…
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto Hacker News
Happy Monday, kittens! I know what you did last weekend: the same thing as millions of other people. You watched the Puppy Bowl Halftime Show with Katty Furry. Do we know our audience or what? I know, right? Here’s your first… Read More ›
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