Comment Re:Oh please (Score 2) 229
some how the bankers are still free.
Comment Re:Huh? (Score 1) 39
airgap is a good start.
Submission + - Anthropologist Gusterson on the language of torture (thebulletin.org)
An anonymous reader writes: Powerful piece on the torture report: 'As an anthropologist, I am fascinated by the term “enhanced interrogation.” It must surely take pride of place in the American lexicon of government euphemisms for violence, alongside such phrases from nuclear discourse as “collateral damage” (for the mass killing of civilians), “event” (for a nuclear explosion), “countervalue strike” (for the nuclear destruction of a city), “surgical strike” (a targeted strike with nuclear weapons), and “clean bombs” (nuclear weapons designed to optimize blast over radiation).'
Submission + - Heathkit – The electronic history mystery (adafruit.com)
coop0030 writes: In 2013 there was a lot of buzz in the electronics communities about Heathkit returning in some way, however it’s been exactly one year and there has not been any updates. Heathkit “came back” in 2011 too, but nothing materialized then either. Here is our attempt to help piece together some of the puzzle of what has become of Heathkit.
Submission + - Final Hours of the Open Source Offline Password Keeper - financials revealed (indiegogo.com)
An anonymous reader writes: A truly open source offline password keeper crowdfunding campaign currently is in its final hours — the Mooltipass'. The driver-less device is enumerated as a standard keyboard who will then type the user credentials. It uses a PIN-locked smartcard storing the AES-256bits encryption required to decrypt the user's database stored on the platform. All memory accessing operations are displayed on the Mooltipass' display and must be physically approved on the tactile interface.
20 beta testers have already been using the device for months, the campaign is more than 106% funded and the team recently revealed all their cost and expenses in the updates section.
20 beta testers have already been using the device for months, the campaign is more than 106% funded and the team recently revealed all their cost and expenses in the updates section.
Submission + - Sony hackers threaten theaters with 9/11-style attack (usatoday.com) 1
mpicpp writes: The Sony hackers story has taken a new and more ominous turn.
A message from the Guardians of Peace group warns of a 9/11-like attack on movie theaters that screen Seth Rogen and James Franco's North Korean comedy The Interview.
"The world will be full of fear," the message reads, according to Varietyand Buzzfeed, adding, "Remember the 11th of September 2001."
The National Association of Theatre Owners, is "not commenting at this time," said spokesman. Jackie Brenneman.
Film critic and historian Leonard Maltin was at a loss for words over the latest turn of unprecedented events.
"I don't know how to respond or react. I've never faced anything like this before," Maltin said. "There have been protests over films. But I cannot think of threats from an anonymous group like this."
A message from the Guardians of Peace group warns of a 9/11-like attack on movie theaters that screen Seth Rogen and James Franco's North Korean comedy The Interview.
"The world will be full of fear," the message reads, according to Varietyand Buzzfeed, adding, "Remember the 11th of September 2001."
The National Association of Theatre Owners, is "not commenting at this time," said spokesman. Jackie Brenneman.
Film critic and historian Leonard Maltin was at a loss for words over the latest turn of unprecedented events.
"I don't know how to respond or react. I've never faced anything like this before," Maltin said. "There have been protests over films. But I cannot think of threats from an anonymous group like this."
Submission + - A Domain Registrar Is Starting a Fiber ISP to Compete With Comcast
Jason Koebler writes: Tucows Inc., an internet company that's been around since the early 90s—it’s generally known for being in the shareware business and for registering and selling premium domain names—announced that it's becoming an internet service provider.
Tucows will offer fiber internet to customers in Charlottesville, Virginia—which is served by Comcast and CenturyLink—in early 2015 and eventually wants to expand to other markets all over the country. “Everyone who has built a well-run gigabit network has had demand exceeding their expectations," Elliot Noss, Tucows' CEO said. "We think there's space in the market for businesses like us and smaller."
Tucows will offer fiber internet to customers in Charlottesville, Virginia—which is served by Comcast and CenturyLink—in early 2015 and eventually wants to expand to other markets all over the country. “Everyone who has built a well-run gigabit network has had demand exceeding their expectations," Elliot Noss, Tucows' CEO said. "We think there's space in the market for businesses like us and smaller."
Comment Re:Title Correction (Score 1) 76
LOL yay thats a blast from the past.
Comment Re:Meanwhile Congress just passed SOPA in secret (Score 1) 176
too late
Once Again, Baltimore Police Arrest a Person For Recording Them 515
MobyDisk writes: A lawsuit was filed yesterday over a case in which a woman was arrested for recording the police from her car while stopped in traffic. Ars Technica writes, "Police erased the 135-second recording from the woman's phone, but it was recovered from her cloud account according to the Circuit Court for Baltimore City lawsuit, which seeks $7 million."
Baltimore police lost a similar case against Anthony Graber in 2010 and another against Christopher Sharp in 2014. The is happening so often in Baltimore that in 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice sent a letter to the police reminding them that they cannot stop recordings, and most certainly cannot delete them.
Local awareness of this issue is high since the the Mayor and the City Council support requiring police body cameras. The city council just passed a bill requiring them, but the mayor is delaying implementation until a task force determines how best to go about it. The country is also focused on police behavior in light of the recent cases in Ferguson and New York, the latter of which involved a citizen recording.
So the mayor, city council, police department policies, courts, and federal government are all telling police officers to stop doing this. Yet it continues to happen, and in a rather violent matter. What can people do to curb this problem?
Baltimore police lost a similar case against Anthony Graber in 2010 and another against Christopher Sharp in 2014. The is happening so often in Baltimore that in 2012, the U.S. Department of Justice sent a letter to the police reminding them that they cannot stop recordings, and most certainly cannot delete them.
Local awareness of this issue is high since the the Mayor and the City Council support requiring police body cameras. The city council just passed a bill requiring them, but the mayor is delaying implementation until a task force determines how best to go about it. The country is also focused on police behavior in light of the recent cases in Ferguson and New York, the latter of which involved a citizen recording.
So the mayor, city council, police department policies, courts, and federal government are all telling police officers to stop doing this. Yet it continues to happen, and in a rather violent matter. What can people do to curb this problem?
Comment Re:NSA "Made in China" ?? (Score 1) 379
wow an AC that has a valid point.
Comment Re:Please use Blackberry as the backbone (Score 1) 209
that is also true for blackberry and has been always. not just something that was a reaction but rather a design. The design is for the Enterprise which is the use case scenario here.
Granted BB may not be long in the world so maybe use their design as a basis for some new deployment rather than use BB. but the others... fahhhhh
Comment Re:enjoy! (Score 1) 209
nope didn't get federal health care at all, still in the hands of private sector.
Comment Re:Please use Blackberry as the backbone (Score 1) 209
as opposed to open door policy by others?
Comment Re:Wow ... (Score 1) 209
so what is the answer.
If congress is lied to or congress instead lies it self and there is no repercussion to any one... all that means is that the system is fucked. what next?
