Archive for December, 2011
Ten Plotlines You’ll Find in Science Fiction — Over and Over Again
December 28th, 2011This topic needs a far weirder treatment than the khaki-clad nine-to-fivers at io9 are capable of providing. Maybe Brainsturbator will do this properly someday. For an unabridged version, see Secret Sun. Via: io9: Science fiction is a genre of limitless possibilities, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t a few ideas writers keep coming back to […]
Trading Update / Disclosure: Closed Out DBA
December 28th, 2011Warning: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. I closed out my DBA long position today. It could easily keep going, but I sold for multiple reasons: 1. Overhead resistance is looming. 2. Price is rising on declining volume. 3. I had a nice profit on the trade and […]
Sears Holdings Will Close One Hundred Sears and KMart Stores
December 27th, 2011Via: AP: After a disastrous holiday shopping season, the parent company of Sears and Kmart will close at least 100 stores to raise cash — a move that sparked speculation about whether the 125-year-old retailer can avoid a death spiral fed by declining sales and deteriorating stores. Sears Holdings Corp., a pillar of American retailing […]
Reminder: Comex is a Fractional Reserve Gold Market
December 27th, 2011Actually, all physical commodity futures and options markets are like this, but this short video is a good reminder to those of you who own paper gold for the long haul and think that you own the real thing. You could be in the the shock of your life. Note: Audio level is very low. […]
Exploit Allows Attackers to Take Remote Control of Any GSM Phone
December 27th, 2011Via: Domain B: A widely used wireless technology could allow hackers to gain remote control of any GSM mobile phone because of outdated mobile network security, says German mobile phone security researcher Karsten Nohl. According to a study to be presented today by Nohl, mobile users on GSM networks that are used by billions of […]
New Video Surveillance System Tags, Tracks and Follows
December 27th, 2011Via: Reuters: Software developed for closed-circuit television systems can identify individuals and track them across entire networks of cameras. Joel Flynn reports. Related: Coming Soon: Retroactive Surveillance on Anyone
Power Over Ethernet
December 27th, 2011I’m testing a sort of Gilligan’s Island mobile broadband antenna system here at our place. For whatever reason, the Telecom XT signal here has decreased in recent months. I’ve long known that all I need for a solid signal is more altitude, which I could attain by building a transceiver up on a hill that’s […]
The American Fascist Sandwich: Indefinite Detention and Internment Camps
December 27th, 2011Via: Activist Post: It’s time to dispense with semantic subtleties meant to placate and avoid offense. Diplomacy is reserved for those who are worthy. No more time to waste on pandering to, analyzing, intellectualizing or sugar-coating treachery. The State is the enemy of the people. Those responsible for instilling fear, subjugation, humiliation, imprisonment, torture and […]
Cryptogon Readers Send Contributions
December 26th, 2011Thank You. Oracle Broadcasting $100 CB $25 MW $20
Who Is Behind Mystery Spy Devices Dropped Over Syria?
December 26th, 2011Via: intelnews.org: On December 14, residents of a small town in northern Syria reported seeing unidentified aircraft circling overhead, and dropping several small items attached to mini-parachutes. Two days ago, one local resident, Adnan Mustafa, posted on Facebook several photographs of some of these items, which were found scattered around the area. The gadgets, pictured […]
