Hollywood’s finally getting hacking right. Here’s why you should care
The popular portrayal of computers as magic boxes capable of anything has done real societal harm. Now one TV show wants to save us.
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Posted on 2016-12-08T07:11:32+0000
Should Travelers Avoid Flying Airlines That Have Had Crashes in the Past?
The downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in Ukraine on Thursday, following the disappearance of its Flight 370 in March, is the second mysterious incident involving the airline this year. The inc…
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Sharing an old article that I came across today.
Looks like PIA has a pretty bad track record
Posted on 2016-12-07T21:42:08+0000
Note to Breitbart: Earth Is Not Cooling, Climate Change Is Real and Please Stop Using Our Video to Mislead Americans
In this instance, we simply must clear a few things up.
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Weather channel taking it out on Breitbart. Harsh stuff.
Posted on 2016-12-07T18:13:01+0000
United Airlines will charge extra fee for use of overhead bins
So now you're stuck with either paying for a checked bag, or paying for a more expensive ticket to bring it on the flight with you.
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This paper is amazing. They take credit card numbers and try guessing CVV/expiry dates across many merchants at a time, staying under the fraud detection limits of any one merchant. Given just a card number they can get the rest of the info in ~6 seconds.
Posted on 2016-12-05T22:37:58+0000
Regional Security Office Ghana Shuts Down Fake Embassy
In Accra, Ghana, there was a building that flew an American flag outside every Monday, Tuesday, and Friday, 7:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Inside hung a photo of President Barack Obama, and signs indicated that you were in the U.S. Embassy in Ghana. However, you were not. This embassy was a sham.
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It's amazing that they managed to keep this running for ten years. And sad that people didn't see the scam after being there in person too
Posted on 2016-12-04T10:40:29+0000
At least nine people dead in Oakland warehouse party fire
A massive fire broke out late Friday at Oakland party, killing more than one person, police said.
How to Hide $400 Million
When a wealthy businessman set out to divorce his wife, their fortune vanished. The quest to find it would reveal the depths of an offshore financial system bigger than the U.S. economy.
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Really interesting read on the 1%, how they transcend countries, divorces, hiding money, and offshore tax evasion.
Also ... malware and shitty internet businesses are quite profitable it seems.
"Xacti, which came to enfold most of their ventures, sold banner ads, video games and various other kinds of software, including “toolbars” that promised to clean viruses off your computer or free up space on your hard drive. The businesses threw off enormous amounts of cash, and by the mid-2000s, Oesterlund and his wife had become wildly rich. They bought a $5 million house back in Finland and their first yacht, a 48-foot cruiser."
Posted on 2016-12-02T07:01:30+0000
What This Here Compound Needs Is Some Hydrogen Peroxide
As an organic chemist, I am willing to deal with the occasional bang or kapow in the lab, as long as things don't get too out of hand. You're supposed to know enough to be on guard against the sorts of compounds most likely to do that and be ready for them in case they decide to make the thermodynam
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Just sharing because this guy's writing style is amazing
Posted on 2016-12-02T06:29:09+0000
How the Circle Line rogue train was caught with data
Data science meets the Marey Chart
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Great story of data analysis, investigation, and a hunt for a bug.
Interestingly enough, it was done by a (competent) government agency.
Posted on 2016-12-01T23:26:00+0000