Archive for August, 2012
Israeli Soldier, Who Killed Two Women Fleeing Fighting Under White Flag, Sentenced to 45 Days in Jail
August 14th, 2012Via: Los Angeles Times: An Israeli soldier who was indicted two years ago in the fatal shooting of two Gaza Strip women during the 22-day military offensive Operation Cast Lead has agreed to a plea bargain in which he will serve 45 days in jail for illegal use of a weapon, Israeli Army Radio reported […]
Kaspersky Asks for Help with Decrypting Gauss Payload
August 14th, 2012Via: Kaspersky Lab – SecureList: There are many remaining mysteries in the Gauss and Flame stories. For instance, how do people get infected with the malware? Or, what is the purpose of the uniquely named “Palida Narrow” font that Gauss installs? Perhaps the most interesting mystery is Gauss’ encrypted warhead. Gauss contains a module named […]
JPMorgan Spends $500 Million per Data Center
August 14th, 2012Via: Data Center Knowledge: JPMorgan Chase spends $500 million to build a data center, according to CEO Jamie Dimon. That figure places the firm’s facilities among the most expensive in the industry, on a par with investments by Google and Microsoft in their largest data centers.
Facedeals
August 14th, 2012“We can ‘soft control’ users with gaming or social network incentives to drive them where we want them.” —Using Mobile Phone User Location Data for ‘Crowd (Soft) Control’ Via: Los Angeles Times: A new app is being tested in Nashville, Tenn., that can check in people on Facebook and send them offers using facial-recognition cameras. […]
‘Study Predicts Imminent Irreversible Planetary Collapse’
August 14th, 2012Via: Simon Fraser University: The authors recommend governments undertake five actions immediately if we are to have any hope of delaying or minimizing a planetary-state-shift. Arne Mooers, an SFU biodiversity professor and a co-author of this study, summarizes them as follows. “Society globally has to collectively decide that we need to drastically lower our population […]
China’s Swimming Pool Insanity Will Melt Your Mind
August 14th, 2012Via: Kotaku: It’s summer! Time to head to the pool and the beach—with a bajillion other people. Here is a sample of what are apparently swimming spots in China. Related: Gallery: Hong Kong Skyscrapers Meet the ‘Face-Kini’, the latest craze to hit China’s beaches as bathers wear masks to beat the sun’s harmful rays
‘If you pull the power on a drive that is whole-disk encrypted you have lost any chance of recovering that data’
August 14th, 2012Keep in mind, we don’t know what happens when a drive is sent to NSA, as when laptops are stolen from people by the U.S. Government at airports. We only hear about encryption frustrating criminal investigations. I don’t know of a single case involving national security and full disk encryption. If you do, let me […]
Blind Mice Given Sight After Device Cracks Retinal Code
August 13th, 2012Via: Bloomberg: Blind mice had their vision restored with a device that helped diseased retinas send signals to the brain, according to a study that may lead to new prosthetic technology for millions of sight-impaired people. Current devices are limited in the aid they provide to people with degenerative diseases of the retina, the part […]
Fukushima Fallout ‘Caused Physiological and Genetic Damage’ to Butterflies
August 13th, 2012Via: Nature: The collapse of the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant caused a massive release of radioactive materials to the environment. A prompt and reliable system for evaluating the biological impacts of this accident on animals has not been available. Here we show that the accident caused physiological and genetic damage to the pale grass […]
America’s Secret Drone War in Africa
August 13th, 2012Via: Wired: More secret bases. More and better unmanned warplanes. More frequent and deadly robotic attacks. Some five years after a U.S. Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle flew the type’s first mission over lawless Somalia, the shadowy American-led drone campaign in the Horn of Africa is targeting Islamic militants more ruthlessly than ever. Thanks to media […]
