Synchronicity for a Tuesday
You know sometimes how you’ll think of an old friend, and then a few seconds later the phone rings? I’ve …
What’s watching you this week: UK edition
This little drone is an amazing cluster of technology; it would be a lot of fun to fly around the …
Adrian Lamo Bumped from NBC Hacker Story, After Hacking NBC
This is pretty sweet. Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t think it’s right for someone to maliciously break into a network …
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US Air Force sets up Cyber Command
The move comes amid concerns over the vulnerability of the US communications and computer networks to cyber attack in a …
Six years ago today
from Nancy Gibbs, for Time Magazine Some people fear complacency; others fear forgetting. Others have only limited space in memory, …
F.B.I. Data Mining Reached Beyond Initial Targets
from Eric Lichtblau, for the New York Times September 9, 2007 In terrorism investigations, the F.B.I. obtained data not only …
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Air Force official rapped after U.S. nuclear flyover
BISMARCK, N.D. – An Air Force squadron commander has been relieved of his command after five nuclear weapons were mistakenly …
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Dangerous Knowledge
A fine BBC documentary by David Malone, at Google Video. The film explores the idea that some fundamental questions in science may …
Aviation inventor Paul MacCready dies at 81
Here’s a guy who really embodied the essence of the inventor; someone who makes fact from fiction, and creates real, …
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Cool rocket video for a Friday
There’s something about watching the test-firing of a new rocket engine that really starts the day off right. Since it …
Point, Click … Eavesdrop: How the FBI Wiretap Net Operates
An excellent article in Wired, by Ryan Singel The FBI has quietly built a sophisticated, point-and-click surveillance system that performs …
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U.S. domestic surveillance grid goes orbital
You’re seeing the cameras everywhere, right? On the corner, over the intersection, in stores and public places, and a lot …
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