Random Articles

• No Passengers Equals No Threats? A terrorist threat is thwarted in London. The reaction here and there - making flying more uncomfortable for everyone else, heighten the ‘threat alert’ to ‘red’ (because something might happen we’re not aware of? - hmmm. I felt more secure). Seems that with the plot foiled, we should be _safer_ in the immediate short term -
• Data Mine Yesterday, I was listening to Bruce Schneier’s talk at DefCon 15. As always, fantastic. While some of it was familiar, one new bit I picked up from him is the legal ramifications of not owning the data we create. We don’t know when it’s being used for secondary purposes. “And the 4th Amendment doesn’t work to
• Sunday Morning Dot Connection “Airport security is the last line of defense, and not a very good one at that. Sure, it’ll catch the sloppy and the stupid — and that’s a good enough reason not to do away with it entirely — but it won’t catch a well-planned plot. We can’t keep weapons out of prisons 1; we
• Free & Open Is Its Own Lock-in A decade ago, one of the very first places I found that offering free websites gave everyone access to the same images directory. You could upload your own images, but then everyone else could use them as well. Goofy, questionable, but free. I’ve been hosting with Joyent for more than 3 years, purchased 3 different ‘lifetime’
• PopSci Delivers Geek Triumverate PopSci Podcast #14: Jonathan Coulton asks Bruce Schneier about the risks of snakes on a plane.