Archive for the 'Technology' Category
WTF Are These Facebook Machines Doing?
February 21st, 2008I saw four machines reloading Cryptogon’s homepage hundreds of times each and I thought, “Someone’s trying to F with me.” But I looked up the machines, and it’s Facebook. You know, that admitted CIA cutout operation, Facebook. There’s some bullshit explanation on the link provided by their user agent information. Hmm. Nothing in there about […]
Lamp Lit by Gravity Wins Greener Gadget Award
February 20th, 2008UPDATE: This lamp can’t work as described. Inventor admits it. Via: Pure Energy Systems: A Virginia Tech student has created a floor lamp powered by gravity. Clay Moulton of Springfield, Va., who received his Master of Science in Architecture with a concentration in industrial design from the College of Architecture and Urban Studies in 2007, […]
California Judge Tries to Take Wikileaks Down: Hilarity Ensues
February 19th, 2008The imbecile judge cut one head off the monster and a thousand more sprang from the wound. Despite forced takedown actions and DDOS attacks, Wikileaks is on the air: http://88.80.13.160. The server is located in Sweden. (Of course, don’t expect the BBC to let you know that.) Also, John Young, over at Cryptome, has provided […]
Washington Post: Identities of Storm Worm Operators Are Known to Authorities
January 30th, 2008This is interesting, but take your pick about what to believe. Via: Washington Post: Dmitri Alperovitch, director of intelligence analysis and hosted security for San Jose, Calif.-based Secure Computing, said federal law enforcement officials who need to know have already learned the identities of those responsible for running the Storm worm network, but that U.S. […]
World’s Most Powerful Rail Gun Delivered to Navy
January 29th, 2008Via: military.com: For true sci-fi fans, any mention of a real-world rail gun will draw an instant, slightly audible gasp. Instead of relying on chemical propellants — such as gunpowder — a rail gun uses magnetic “rails” to launch a solid, nonexplosive projectile at incredible speed. Theoretically, rail guns would be able to precisely strike […]
Microsoft Seeks Patent for Office ‘Spy’ Software
January 16th, 2008You betcha. Via: Telegraph: Microsoft is developing Big Brother-style software capable of remotely monitoring a worker’s productivity, physical wellbeing and competence. The Times has seen a patent application filed by the company for a computer system that links workers to their computers via wireless sensors that measure their metabolism. The system would allow managers to […]
US, UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand Building Biometric Database
January 15th, 2008This article expands on points touched on in FBI Prepares Vast Biometrics Database. Of course, there’s still no mention of the fact that the states involved make up the ECHELON club. A couple of interesting notes: Northrop Grumman built the systems that comprise the UK’s biometric fusion center known as IDENT1. Also, a future database […]
Modeling Urban Panic
January 15th, 2008Via: Pruned: Paul Torrens is someone after our hearts, for he has developed a realistic computer 3D model that can predict crowd behavior in various spatial configurations. It can simulate, for instance, how people navigate through busy city streets, shoppers through urban shopping centers, and tourists through unfamiliar landscapes. “The goal of this project is […]
Mysterious $100 ‘Supernote’ Counterfeit Bills Appear Across World
January 13th, 2008I’ve seen vague stories in the media about these “supernotes” for years, but this article goes much further than anything I’ve read before. Highly recommended. Via: Kansas City Star: Whatever the origin of the bills, “it’s by far the most sophisticated counterfeiting operation in the world,” said James Kolbe, a former congressman from Arizona who […]
UK: THOUSANDS OF PRISONERS TO BE IMPLANTED WITH MICROCHIPS
January 13th, 2008Hint: Make sure you read the last paragraph. That’s a keeper. Double Plus kudos to anyone who can tell me the name of the company that is developing the implants with those capabilities. I thought I was up on my horrific-technologies-of-political-control information. I guess not. Full text follows. Via: Independent: Prisoners ‘to be chipped like […]
