Anonymous Hackers Threaten the EFF!
Yes! I’ve waited thirty years to have it proven! I’m referring, of course, to that sermon Daily Planet editor...
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Somali Pirates Uncover Ukranian Arms Deal With Sudanese Rebels
Wikileaks, Soviet tanks, Christian/animist rebels in Southern Sudan, Somali pirates, secret arms shipments, a diplomatic cover-up. You’re making this...
Cyberwar! The Myth of Point/Counterpoint in the NYT and The Guardian
When a cyberwar shows up on page 1 of the New York Times, you know it’s really a cyberwar,...
SpaceX Falcon 9 Heads for Heaven With Dragon Capsule Mockup
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral this morning, bearing unmanned mockup of the Dragon Capsule intended to...
Everest: Climbing Over Corpses to Reach the Summit
One of my favorite books of all time is Jon Krakauer’s white-knuckle ride about climbing to the summit of...
Black Vinyl Rituals and the Madness of Crowds
You know, if you’d asked me yesterday, “What fascinating topics do you expect get all excited about tomorrow?” I...
Rash of Egyptian Shark Attacks
Three snorkelers have been injured, and a German woman killed, in shark attacks off the Egyptian resort town of...
Murder in Celebration: Axe Bludgeoned in a Time of Artificial Innocence
For Autumn, the lampposts lining the streets of downtown Celebration, Florida belch out leaf-shaped confetti onto the sidewalks to...
Pro-Wikileaks Hackers Take Down Swiss Bank
Late Monday evening Swiss time, a distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attack by hackers took down the website of PostFinance, the...
Carbon Nanotubes Are the New Blacker Than Black
The third-best thing about NASA’s announcement that it’s created carbon nanotubes one-nanometer diameter to make a paint blacker than...