Dude, you’re gonna need a bigger spell. Seriously, who among us thinks this is exactly the way the UN Security Council is run? Have you seen those decisions: a wonky 20-sided die had to be involved at some point. As… Read More ›
Gamergate
Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto News for Oct 28
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 ›
Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto News for Oct 27
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 ›
Interwebbed: Cyber & Crypto News for April 22
It’s a busy Hump Day here at The Cryptosphere global HQ: we have screaming hot Google news, Arab Spring fallout, new ways to catch the cops red-handed, and a staggeringly greedy, retroactive power grab by Big Tractor, not to mention the… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto Totally Tubular News
Happy hump day, kittens. It’s a long haul from here to the next holiday, particularly if you are a geek of pristine antecedents and spotless reputation if not wardrobe (ie Forever Alone) and Valentine’s Day just means chocolate at half… Read More ›
#takedownjulienblanc Movement Scores Several Notches in the Keyboard Wars
First they drove him from Australia. Then they made Japan too hot to hold him, forcing him to put his bookings there on indefinite hold. Then they did the same with his Canadian tour. Then hotel chain after hotel chain banned… Read More ›
Numbers: A heavy stone
“What happens when a new work of art is created is something that happens simultaneously to all the works of art that proceeded it. “ — T.S. Eliot “Nach Auschwitz ein Gedicht zu schreiben ist barbarisch.” — Theodor Adorno … Read More ›
Twitter attacks Julien Blanc, racist “Pickup Artiste” who advocates choking strangers #TakeDownJulienBlanc
Golly, who could have anticipated this? In the wake of both Gamergate and the Jian Ghomeshi revelations from Canada, it seems that significant portions of the world have had enough of international speaker Julien Blanc. I wonder why? #ChokingGirlsAroundTheWorld #Copenhagen… Read More ›
Interwebbed Cyber and Crypto News for October 4
Happy Tuesday, kittens! It’s a cyber-and-politico-heavy news roundup day today, so settle in with a cup of something comforting, jack in, and prepare for your mega newsdump. Make These 4 Assumptions about Cybersecurity (JDSupra) Deadline approaching: crime reporting contest (IJNet)… Read More ›
Numbers: Men’s Rights
“For this too is the lot of man.”— Siduri the Wine Maker, Gilgamesh If strippers are a kind of walking wounded, Where do all our crippled menfolk go To hide between the worm and green corn moon? The crystal lattices… Read More ›
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