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• Interwebbed: Top Crypto and Cyber News Headlines for July 18

  By raincoaster on July 18, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Newstime, kittens! Come gather round and hear all the top news stories of the day in the cyberwar, cryptocurrency, hacker and hacktivism departments. Cybersoup, just like Moms used to make!

• “We have just shot down a plane,” Rebels report to Russia

  By raincoaster on July 18, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  The government of the Ukraine has released what it says are recordings from tapped phones, recordings of rebel, pro-Russian militants calling their leaders in Russia itself, taking responsibility for downing Malaysian Airlines flight MH17. The plane crashed yesterday near the border… Read More ›

• Massive Botnet Attacks Overnight: watch live!

  By raincoaster on July 18, 2014 • ( 3 )

  

  Someone in China hates someone in Seattle. A. Lot. Over the past few hours, botnet attack tracker Norse: IPViking Live has been displaying, in real time, an enormous series of attacks around the world. First most active in Asia and… Read More ›

• Crypto Currently: Cryptocurrency Price Roundup for Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin, OFFcoin (offerings to Cthulhu)

  By raincoaster on July 18, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  Iä! Iä! Cthulhu-themed cryptocoin exists! And we’ve got it for you, along with the prices of Bitcoin, Litecoin, and everybody’s best buddy cryptocurrency, Dogecoin.

• Interwebbed: Top Crypto, Cyber and Anon Headlines from Around the World for July 17, 2014

  By raincoaster on July 17, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  It’s that time again, kittens. That time where we dredge up anything interesting that happened today on the internet and steal it to post here. Pop a Jolt or Tab, don your Dataglove, and prepare to jack these stories directly… Read More ›

• Technological Imperialism: Nastaliq vs Google and Apple

  By raincoaster on July 17, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  We are very happy to inaugurate our Opinion column with this piece by Ali Eteraz on the casual censorship of Big Technology, and its effect on language and identity. I’m a Bay Area based writer who has gotten fed up… Read More ›

• Crypto Currently: July 17, 2014

  By raincoaster on July 17, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Here’s our daily cryptocurrency price roundup. Some interesting things happened overnight and now we are at:

• Interwebbed: Top Headlines from Around the Web

  By raincoaster on July 16, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  It’s that time, kittens. Time for our daily roundup of top headlines from around the web. Gather ’round the glowing screen while I whisper to you the nefarious goings-on all around you this very moment. You may wish to don… Read More ›

• Philosophy from Phacebook

  By raincoaster on July 16, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Did you know we’re on Facebook? We’re on Twitter as well! And on red-headed stepchild Tumblr, although we’ve been neglecting that one this week. Sorry, Tumblrers, just reblog some Harry Potter gifs and you’ll feel all better.   Featured image is an… Read More ›

• SuchCalls: Very Doge. So Phone. Much Encryption

  By raincoaster on July 16, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  Back in the old days before the NSA, it was only nosy telephone operators who truly knew what people were saying to one another “privately.” Now it seems that, although the government provides what hacker Adrian Lamo wryly refers to as… Read More ›

• Crypto Currently: Cryptocurrency Price Roundup July 16, 2014

  By raincoaster on July 16, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Prices for all cryptocurrencies listed current as of 3:30am LA time:

• So, this happened

  By raincoaster on July 15, 2014 • ( 6 )

  

  As you're reading this and thinking of me, I was writing it and thinking of you, and that truly counts as psychic partying together. — ANDREW W.K. (@AndrewWK) July 16, 2014 @_Cryptosphere SNOW CRASH PARTY. — ANDREW W.K. (@AndrewWK) July… Read More ›

• Interwebbed: Headline Roundup for July 15, 2014

  By raincoaster on July 15, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Rickroll of the day. Possibly of all time. Rick Astley meets Nine Inch Nails (YouTube) Manifesto: Thoughts of a young Anon (AnonHQ) In the spirit of the divine Monty Python we present the Pinterest board of the day (Pinterest) Critical… Read More ›

• Goalcoin: after the finals, the future?

  By raincoaster on July 15, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  The fat lady has sung. The FIFA World Cup 2014 is over; the next such event is not for another four long years. What is a topical-until-three-days-ago cryptocurrency to do in the meantime? Hey guys! this is the latest week… Read More ›

• Crypto Currently: July 15, 2014

  By raincoaster on July 15, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Daily roundup of cryptocurrency prices, expressed in US dollars: Bitcoin $618.00 holding roughly steady around the 615 mark via Coinbits Litecoin $8.65751 with strong gains over the weekend via Coinbits Dogecoin $0.00024853 via Dogepay If you’d like to nominate another cryptocurrency for… Read More ›