Fingerprint ID sounds super-cyber-state-of-the-art, but really it’s just meat. Quite primitive. Here’s a great article from Elliot Williams on Hackaday about why fingerprints, however snazzy they may sound, are already outdated as security. Your pull quote: Passwords are supposed to… Read More ›
Month: November 2015
The Internet Ungovernance Forum Opens in Brazil
We at the Cryptosphere are very proud to support the Internet Ungovernance Forum from the Pirate Party International. The conference runs from November 9-13 in Paraíba, Brazil, and features some of the most prominent names in the world of digital freedoms…. Read More ›
Christopher Dorner: The New Guy
Originally posted on raincoaster:
Dapper Fawkes Hero. Revolutionary. Soldier. Assassin. Loser. Guy Fawkes? Or Christopher Jordan Dorner? “#Dorner killed two civilians. But the State is making it about much more than that. This is a message about social control. #wakeup”…
#HoodsOff, #OpKKK Releases 500+ Names #Anonymous Identifies as KKK Members
OFFICIAL #OpKKK #HoodsOff 2015 Data Release. https://t.co/EQODjs7wpA With Love, Anonymous — Operation KKK (@Operation_KKK) November 5, 2015 Well, it’s finally here: the long-awaited list that Anonymous’s OpKKK has been collating for a year, since the first OpKKK which grew out of OpFerguson, which… Read More ›
V vs. V: Of faith and treason and #Anonymous
This article comes to us from Ted Morrison, a Victoria, BC-based writer, editor, and sometime political blogger. We invited him to discuss and/or review V for Vendetta: the book, the movie, or both. Instead of a regular review, he gave… Read More ›
Hack o’ the Day: Replace #Twitter’s Hearts with Your Favourite Emoji!
Another day, another article about the Death of Twitter. Not that they’re wrong, it’s just irritating that a lot of the organizations wailing the loudest have been active participants in the slow murder of what was once everyone’s favourite social… Read More ›
Watch This Drone Avoid Trees Without Any Pilot Input Whatsoever
Think of this as a self-driving car, only in 3D instead of 2D. We’re not that far away from a future where every land-based object on most routes will be mapped and autopilot for drones and cars will automatically route… Read More ›
Robots dream up hilarious cooking recipes
Do androids dream of electric indigestion? An AI program designed to create recipes does broadly that, with instructions to “lean in microwave” and suggesting ingredients like “chopped beer.” Help me cook, robot! Source: Robots dream up hilarious cooking recipes