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Submission + - North Korean Internet is down (engadget.com) 1

Submitted by opentunings
opentunings writes: Engadget reports that North Korea's external Internet access is down. No information yet regrading whether anyone's taking responsibility.

Submission + - Anthropologist Gusterson on the language of torture (thebulletin.org)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
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)

Submitted by coop0030
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)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
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.

Submission + - Sony hackers threaten theaters with 9/11-style attack (usatoday.com) 1

Submitted by mpicpp
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."

Submission + - A Domain Registrar Is Starting a Fiber ISP to Compete With Comcast

Submitted by Jason Koebler
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."

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