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• Twitter Sues The Government Over Data-Request Disclosures

  By raincoaster on October 7, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Good. Another company joins the growing army (led by Yahoo) of pushbacks against government co-option.

• Interwebbed Part 2: Cyber and Crypto News, continued

  By raincoaster on October 7, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  We’ve neglected you for too long, and the news as well, so today ONLY we are offering a two-for-one special on our Interwebbeds. Herein lies part deux. Download o’ the day: Business Password Analysis (Trustwave) Cue the DRONE NAVY! (c4isrnet)… Read More ›

• #NASASocial brings bloggers on board!

  By raincoaster on October 7, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Okay, it’s not exactly a free ride into orbit, but it’s the next best thing for civilians who aren’t as rich as Richard Branson; NASA has announced that it will be accepting applications to cover the launch of the new… Read More ›

• The patentability of living things: the latest in the BRCA gene saga

  By raincoaster on October 7, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for October 7

  By raincoaster on October 7, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• Reaper Drones Spot Islamic State’s Jihadi John & Hostages in Orange Jumpsuits in Raqqa, Syria

  By raincoaster on October 6, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• “Pinocchio & Butcher”: Islamic State Defector Describes Torture of Cantlie/Foley; Incl. Waterboarding/Electric Shocks

  By raincoaster on October 6, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  More information about British-accented jihadis in Syria; apparently one of the main prisons for their captives is in central Aleppo.

• Giving Police Backdoor Access To Smartphones Is An Invitatation To Be Hacked

  By raincoaster on October 3, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• Mexico’s security operations: Winners and losers

  By raincoaster on October 3, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• Numbers: Lingua Nova

  By Curt on October 3, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  “Language has run riot in an age of mass communication. It must be reduced to its proper function – the expression of authentic content, rather than its concealment.” Martin Esslin If Anonymous is not a hacking gang, With a master… Read More ›

• Interwebbed: Crypto and Cyber #News for October 3

  By raincoaster on October 3, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  TGIF, kittens! Raise a yellow umbrella and a cup of a cheering beverage to the end of the work week and the start of…a weekend of recovery from the work week? Sure, let’s go with that. The tear gas continues… Read More ›

• ABC Developing ‘MKUltra’ CIA Miniseries

  By raincoaster on October 3, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  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.

• You might already have a cosmic ray detector in your pocket

  By raincoaster on October 2, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  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…

• I, Robot: What Nicholas Carr’s ‘The Class Cage’ Teaches Us About Our Robot Future

  By raincoaster on October 2, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  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 ›

• Online Payday Loans Cost More, Result In More Complaints Than Loans From Sketchy Storefronts

  By raincoaster on October 2, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  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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