Comment Re:ITS HIM (Score 1) 157
For anyone else trying to install this in chrome, I had to close the application, relaunch it using the --enable-easy-off-store-extension-install parameter, then drag-n-drop the script file (saved as whatever.user.script) into an open extensions tab. Tested successfully using Chrome 39, thanks parent. Shout out to this SO posting as well http://stackoverflow.com/quest...
Comment They're sticking with this story? (Score 2, Insightful) 231
I mean, it was pretty convenient timing for a government looking to distract the American public, gave Sony a feasible scapegoat for their security failings, and the only people that could contradict the story aren't about to give evidence against themselves. I guess slapping these "sanctions" on NK means they're doubling down?
An Algorithm To Prevent Twitter Hashtag Degeneration 162
Bennett Haselton writes The corruption of the #Ferguson and #Gamergate hashtags demonstrates how vulnerable
the hashtag system is to being swamped by an "angry mob".
An alternative algorithm could be created that would allow users to post tweets
and browse the ones that had been rated "thoughtful" by other users participating
in the same discussion. This would still allow anyone to contribute, even average users
lacking a large follower base, while keeping the most stupid and offensive tweets out of most
people's feeds. Keep reading to see what Bennett has to say.
Debunking a Viral Internet Post About Breastfeeding Racism 350
Bennett Haselton writes: A editorial with 24,000 Facebook shares highlights the differences
in public reaction to two nearly identical breastfeeding photos,
one showing a black woman and one showing a white woman, each
breastfeeding an infant. The editorial decries the outrage
provoked by the black woman's photo compared to the mild reaction
elicited by the white woman's photo, and attributes the difference
to racism. I tried an experiment using Amazon's Mechanical Turk
to test that theory.
Read on to see the kind of results Bennett found.
Comment Re:About the proposed boycott (Score 1) 250
The "slashdot" subreddit isn't active at all, but it's got the qualities you describe. Sign in with username and password, nothing else required. Link here: http://www.reddit.com/r/slashd...
Comment Security? (Score 2) 84
This looks great, and I could see products like them being used in the future to great benefit, but they'd better be sure the security is bulletproof inside and out. The line "data collected by the app is sent to their physicians" instantly sets off the "this could end badly" red flags in my head.
Comment Re:I'm just thinking out loud here.. (Score 2) 111
Diffie-Hellman is a commonly taught example of how to do this. The video linked above explains it well, but here's a wiki link if you want to read text instead.
Comment Re:Tor compromised (Score 1) 620
Looks like he got sloppy. Paragraphs 33 to 39 in the criminal complaint are of interest here, specifically 34 and 38. Looks like he used the same handle to advertise SR on Shroomery as he did to post a job opening on Bitcoin Talk which was linked to his real email. Of course, this and the Canadian post inspection could both be parallel construction, but that's the official story for now.
Comment Re:Tor compromised (Score 5, Informative) 620
From Forbes: "Agents found Ulbricht after Canadian border authorities routinely checked a package intended for his San Francisco home and discovered nine fake identification cards within, which Ulbricht allegedly was seeking to obtain to rent more servers to power Silk Road as it massively expanded." Link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2013/10/02/feds-shut-down-silk-road-owner-known-as-dread-pirate-roberts-arrested/
Submission + - BitTorrent Bundle puts a music store inside torrents (geek.com)
An anonymous reader writes: BitTorrent has come up with a new way to sell music, and it’s sure to ruffle executive feathers at stodgy record labels. It’s called BitTorrent Bundle, and it puts the music store right inside the torrent. Yes, a legitimate music store embedded in a torrent. At last, someone has come up with a way to turn all us entitled, lawless downloaders into paying customers!
BitTorrent thinks of BitTorrent Bundle as a sort of 21st century band flyer. It’s a digital grassroots way to reach out to fans, but it also enables them to show their support and easily purchase additional content. Post a torrent with a handful of live tracks from your latest tour, Bundle it with a store that lets your groupies buy the full album. Simple.
BitTorrent thinks of BitTorrent Bundle as a sort of 21st century band flyer. It’s a digital grassroots way to reach out to fans, but it also enables them to show their support and easily purchase additional content. Post a torrent with a handful of live tracks from your latest tour, Bundle it with a store that lets your groupies buy the full album. Simple.
Comment World War Z (Score 1) 174
IIRC, in the novel, the zombie outbreak began in a village in China. Looks like it may be time to head for the hills!
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