And the headlines just keep on coming, kittens! While we were momentarily sidetracked with the buzz around the first-on-then-off tv series based on that Cusack classic Say Anything, the world turned, so did many special agents, and so here we… Read More ›
AnonSec, the mysterious Kurdish Peshmerga-supporting hacker crew which has become the bane of Indonesian government webmasters (among others), and who claim to have hacked an NSA drone, has a new target. Tiny Turkish ecommerce sites. In a list posted to… Read More ›
An amazing statistic. Clearly it’s more important than ever to participate in our Police Shootings Index project (use the search box) and make sure that we have accurate statistics. We are in a new age of ethnic cleansing in North… Read More ›
Pauvre Pierre! The former social enterprise thought leader is now activists’ favorite punching bag for his part in prosecuting Anonymous’ revered Paypal 14 and now for going along with eBay’s support of the ultra-right wing think tank ALEC staffed entirely,… Read More ›
Good. Another company joins the growing army (led by Yahoo) of pushbacks against government co-option.
As always, a fascinating debate. And as always I say that the amount of money you spend researching something should have no bearing on your right to commodify the thing; in this case, the literal stuff of life. UK Human… Read More ›
And we’re back! Still slightly feverish, and three pounds lighter, but nothing to worry about, kittens. Let’s not think of it as a lost day of work; let’s think of it as that time I finally broke through the Level… Read More ›
God help me when I am reblogging the Daily Mail, but whoever they have on this story is rocking it. Note they confirm the American claim that Jihadi John has been positively identified; they do so without identifying him. Almost… Read More ›
More information about British-accented jihadis in Syria; apparently one of the main prisons for their captives is in central Aleppo.
The Consumerist puts it in straight terms. No, locking out the FBI by using encryption doesn’t make you a pedophile, regardless of their alarmist blatherings. Don’t be scared into compliance with shadowy three-letter agencies; it’s not your job as a… Read More ›
Here’s the nut of this story: “Mexican security forces must balance two objectives: achieving tangible results in the war against cartels, while also respecting the rights of Mexican citizens. In Mexico, achieving such a balance is harder than it appears.”… Read More ›
Oh MYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY this could be either very, very good (eg The Prisoner) or very, very bad (eg…well, most 70’s conspiracy tv). Either way, at least the first episode of this miniseries will be a must-watch.
Originally posted on Gigaom:
Our world is constantly being struck by cosmic rays–mysterious radioactive particles that likely come from supernovae and other distant sources. They interact with the Earth’s atmosphere and break into more benign particles before they reach human…
Is a robot future dystopian or utopian; does our interaction with machines reveal more about our humanity or our inhumanity? Are we willing to accept the semblance of friendship and personhood from robots if it is more in line with… Read More ›
All things Pew rock unbelievably hard. Here’s a new study from the Pew Charitable Trusts which reveals that people who get payday loans online are ripped off even worse than those going to sketchy storefronts. And they can’t even pick… Read More ›
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