Comment Re:Didn't we figure this out already? (Score 1) 500
Statistics are much more enlightening than anecdotal evidence.
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." -- Mark Twain
Submission + - WSJ Article on Spy Satellites on the US
An anonymous reader writes: The expanded use of spy satellites for surveillance of the domestic US.
"I have met the enemy and he is us."
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118714764716998275 .html?mod=fpa_editors_picks
Submission + - There's a 20% chance we're living in The Matrix (nytimes.com) 1
gordette writes: "says NY Times writer John Tierney, based on a conversation w/ Nick Bostrom, a philospher at Oxford."
Submission + - Arbitrary deletion of Wikipedia entry
An anonymous reader writes: There is a storm in a teacup brewing over at the Eastgate Systems Wikipedia page. Eastgate is one of the leading hypertext publisher and is also responsible for hypertext tools such as Tinderbox and Storyspace. As described at Eastgate Systems' chief scientist Mark Bernstein's blog , a Wikimedia legal intern seems to have taken it upon himself to delete the article stub associated with Eastgate. When queried about his expertise on hypertext and his rationale for nomination of the article for deletion, his defense is simply "I do not need to. No special knowledge is needed to edit wikipedia."
Submission + - Toshiba laptop batteries recalled,pose fire hazard
DMandPenfold writes: Toshiba has recalled more defective laptop batteries, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said last week, the latest move in a long-running problem with lithium-ion batteries made by Sony.
http://www.computerworlduk.com/technology/hardware /laptops/news/index.cfm?newsid=4558
Submission + - Looking Back at Sweden's Super-Code-Cracker (wired.com)
evanwired writes: "Enigma is the most famous of the Nazi encryption machines, but not the only one — and not the only one successfully cracked. The tale of the T52, or the "Geheimschreiber" (the secret-writer), is equally fascinating, though not nearly so well known. This week at Chaos Communication Camp, a presenter showed what may be the first reconstruction of the decryption technique used by Swedish cryptographer Arne Buerling to break the Siemens-built device. The feat was achieved in two weeks using nothing but pen and paper and produced a reverse-engineered model of the machine itself. It is now regarded by cryptologists as one of the high points of classic code-breaking. Anyone interested in the T52's operations can find a simulator online here. From Wired.com's Threat Level blog."
