Wait for it, people. Just wait. Dear Oliver Stone, You are not allowed to complain when the Snowden script is leaked. — MysteryTVWritersAsst (@MysteryTVWrtrAs) October 9, 2014
Humor
Pic o’ the Day: Che Malkovich!
Now THAT is a face that I would wear on a t-shirt! It’s from a great Sandro Miller series of portraits of actor and icon John Malkovich in costume as various famous portrait subjects. No Queen Elizabeth, but there is… Read More ›
The Drone Wars Have Begun: Meet Rambro
We’ve found the first super-warrior of the long-feared Drone Wars. He has taken his first victim. He is RAMBRO! After a youth spent calmly munching grass in the pastoral mountainside of New Zealand, as he turned towards adulthood something in… Read More ›
Guest Post: NSA Quits Spying on Americans Out of Disgust
We’re pleased as POG to present our latest guest post; this one is a satirical essay very much in the tradition of Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal. Our featured writer is Peter Van Buren, author of Ghosts of Tom Joad:… Read More ›
Guy Saves Hundreds By Displaying Homemade “Ginger Discount” Card At Local Businesses
The “Ginger Discount” should be a real thing. Aw heck, I’d give him the discount just for the sheer audacity of this scheme. Social engineering at its finest.
Officer GoFuckYourself Interviewed
When we were kids we had imaginary friends. Then we grew up and gave those childish things up in favour of following satirical Twitter accounts like respectable grown-ups. Let’s talk to one of them, shall we? Officer GoFuckYourself, on duty… Read More ›
Weaponizing Your Pets: Watch And Learn!
Today we present a charming and informative Defcon talk from Gene Bransfield of Tenacity Solutions. The subject is the very straightforward “Weaponizing Your Pets” which is something I’m sure we have all wished to do from time to time, making… Read More ›
Tom Tomorrow on Police Militarization UPDATED with Bonus WTF
Pretty much sums it up. Don't shoot! "@thenation: Why Are You Dressed Like Darth Vader? http://t.co/RfXm06RgGY pic.twitter.com/bTDkAOX4wd" — vruz (@vruz) August 23, 2014 Do you ever feel like you’re living a different reality, in a universe which is parallel to,… Read More ›
Friday CyberFilms: Four Lions
We’re familiar with the concept of ruthless, unstoppable jihadis laying waste to Western values, culture, and lives; it’s how the Pentagon gets its money. We’re less familiar with the concept of jihadi wannabes, particularly in the context of comedy. Meet… Read More ›
The WikiLeaks Army has Boots on the Ground
The day long feared by the Lords of the 1% is finally here. Julian Assange has an army. Or at least, he has the uniform. Or at least, he has the most important part, which is a snazzy pair of… Read More ›
Defcon Pwn
So, this is how the Defcon Hacking Conference is going for someone today: In short, s/he was using a Wifi Pineapple to try to do some of the mentioned-in-that-link nefarious stuff to the wifi at the conference. Instead of… Read More ›
Crypto-Affirmation for the Day
If you see something, say nothing. And drink to forget. Night Vale Wise words, my friends. Wise words. Featured image Strange by Kevin Dooley on Flickr
The Best Talks at the BlackHat Conference Weren’t Even at BlackHat
Black Hat USA is the no-holds-or-hacks-barred annual conference that brings together some of the biggest names in infosec with some of the biggest names in hacking. But not all, because some are still hung over from HOPE. It’s… Read More ›
Operation Iron Torah: Israel Goes Old-Skool in Latest Battlefield Equipment
What’s that old saying? Never bring a Derringer to a Howitzer fight? Something like that. Looks like the IDF has taken it to heart(s and minds) and is breaking out the big guns in the (temporarily ceasefired, but who knows… Read More ›
Mad as a Tinfoil Hatter: A Conversation With Cynthia Gould
Tinfoil: is there anything it can’t do? Not according to Weird Al and certain electro-focused conspiracy theorists around the globe. Business Insider, apparently having run out of actual, you know, business, delved deep into the mysterious origins of the tinfoil… Read More ›
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