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Nations Buying as Hackers Sell Computer Flaws

Governments pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to learn about and exploit flaws in the computer systems of foreign adversaries.

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Hasnain says:

It's interesting how people used to just find vulnerabilities as a hobby and report them for free (and get maybe a T-shirt in return); and now they go for hundreds of thousands or even millions.

Posted on 2013-07-14T19:06:53+0000

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Chinese Citizens on Tour in Europe

Online version of the weekly magazine, with current articles, cartoons, blogs, audio, video, slide shows, an archive of articles and abstracts back to 1925

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When Italians Chat, Hands and Fingers Do the Talking

Gesticulating is a vital part of communication in Italy, where about 250 gestures are used regularly and studied by scientists and philosophers.

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mikeash.com: Friday Q&A 2013-06-28: Anatomy of a Compiler Bug

Some people have a favorite color or a favorite food. It may come as no surprise that I have a favorite compiler bug. Today, I'm going to demonstrate it and pick it apart, a topic suggested by reader Daniel Jalkut.

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The IIT Entrance Exam

This is the story of India's Joint Entrance Examination, the yearly attempt to pick out the ten thousand most intelligent students in a country of 1.2 billion people.

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Photos: Inside An Illegal Party In An Abandoned Subway Station Deep Under NYC

At a quarter to midnight on Friday I spotted the man with a wire coming out of his ear and a giant flower on his lapel.

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Hasnain says:

I think every one needs to read this. It's from 1993, but still quite relevant to (undergrad) education in most countries.

Posted on 2013-06-27T12:46:19+0000

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A Daddy's Letter to His Little Girl (About Her Future Husband)

Dear Cutie-Pie, Recently, your mother and I were searching for an answer on Google. Halfway through entering the question, Google returned a list of the most popular searches in the world. Perched ...

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