A very interesting peek inside the CIA’s “alternative thinking zone.” The real question is, if they’re doing things like “what-if” scenarios and brainstorming sessions, what the hell is the rest of the CIA doing? This is pretty basic stuff. Tenet… Read More ›
More on the shocking, dollar-based relationship between the Australian government and the anti-migrant industry, including for-profit incarceration centres. Source: The cosy (dollars) relationship between gulags’ lobbyists and Australian Government
Ah, Reddit, the text-based wonderland where news is born and shame goes to die. Ah, Anonymous, the once-anarcic prankster of the internet, now turned grim avenger and righteous “moralfag.” When the two of them got together, we knew it… Read More ›
“One of my first posts on Twitter was that I am not here for drama, and I plan to stick to that the best that I can.” That was before the drama came for him. So said Higinio Ochoa, formerly… Read More ›
Not that it’s every been that difficult (the real problem is sifting through the muck, not locating the muck) but FYI: It’s a lot simpler now. Source: New FEC Website, BetaFEC, Makes It Much Easier to Dig Up Political Dirt
Happy Thursday, kittens! Got your Edward Snowdenhands costume all ready? Or going as a Cyberpunk Senior? Me, I’m digging out my old mouse ears, a 5XL tee, and a lavalier mic, taping a couple of honey buns to my hands… Read More ›
Here’s the most radically horrifying story we’ve seen today: according to Amnesty International, Australian government officials are bribing people-smuggling ship captains to turn their boats around and land on Indonesia instead. Even more staggering: they’re intercepting boats that are not… Read More ›
Hackaday has an interesting article about new technology to do biohacking…AT HOME. Once this is mainstream, I can certainly see that one of the first applications will be home-printed cosmetic body modifications. Can you just imagine what Lindsay Lohan would… Read More ›
More on the cases of the al-Nimrs, uncle and nephew, both condemned to death in Saudi Arabia for speaking out against the powers that be. Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr may be put to death as soon as this week. His… Read More ›
Well, that’s the Halloween costume sorted. I was going as Edgar Allan Ho, but Edward Snowdenhands takes it. Scissors always beat paper. Now that we’ve got that decided, we can move on to the news roundup for this morning. If… Read More ›
Busted by the RCMP’s Project Servant, these former school pals reportedly facilitated the emigration of would-be jihadis to Syria. From frosty, small-town Ontario to firfights the Syrian desert is a long way. Only one of them made it, and he… Read More ›
They’re baaaaaaaaaaaaaack! Last week, we featured an interview with Sys GhosT of self-described Muslim hacktivist crew The Intrud3rs, discussing their September defaces of a number of NASA web pages and French University sites. Sys GhosT claimed that the hacks were… Read More ›
GASP! Tesla was a teetotaler? Our love for him just suffered a potentially mortal blow. Oh wait, we just re-read that. He drank alcohol (which is a depressant, not a stimulant) but avoided caffeine. D’oh, now we’re right back to… Read More ›
We are HUGE fans of Sherry Turkle around The Cryptosphere: her book The Second Self: Computers and the Human Spirit, which discusses the ways in which personal computers serve as personal portraits, as autobiography, belongs on every bookshelf. And, yes,… Read More ›
It’s always a Happy Tuesday, kittens, when we’ve got a new Banksy to share! As for the rest of the day’s breaking news, well, as always some of it is more leaning towards a net and overall state of positivity,… Read More ›
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