Archive for April, 2014
Critical Flaw Allows Attackers to Take Control of Windows XP Systems
April 27th, 2014I thought we would see something like this within a week of XP’s 8 April end of life date. It took a bit longer. I’m pretty sure that I won’t post any more about this issue. It just worries me to see so many of you continuing to visit Cryptogon on browsers (especially MS Internet […]
The Desperate Hustle as a Way of Life
April 27th, 2014Via: City Paper: Here is the future: nobody gets any job security. Nobody gets a fair wage while they have a job. Nobody gets a retirement fund or even any guarantee they’ll be able to eat tomorrow. And almost everyone is doing everything they can just to get by—and paying some substantial portion of their […]
The Antibiotics that Could Kill You
April 26th, 2014Via: CNN: In 2010, Americans were prescribed 258 million courses of antibiotics, a rate of 833 per thousand people. Such massive usage, billions of doses, has been going on year after year. We have few clues about the consequences of our cumulative exposures. We do know that widespread antibiotic treatments make us more susceptible to […]
Firearms Applications Surge, Swamp Registration System
April 26th, 2014Via: USA Today: A record surge in recent firearms production and transactions have swamped the federal government’s automated registration system for select weapons, including machine guns. In a notice earlier this month to the firearms industry, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said it was temporarily suspending parts of its computerized system to […]
‘Preparing For The Worst With Luxury Bunkers’
April 26th, 2014I like the waterslide. Via: CBS: Preparing for the worst by setting yourself up with only the best. As CBS 2’s Maurice DuBois reported Thursday, luxurious kitchens, swimming pools, even gyms are being added to bunkers built just in case of an emergency. Bomb shelters were a common site in backyards in the Cold War […]
Japan’s Plan for Centimeter-Resolution GPS
April 26th, 2014Via: IEEE: A stranger to Tokyo could easily get lost in its urban canyons. And GPS navigation, stymied by low resolution and a blocked view of the sky, might not be much help. But that won’t be the case after 2018. Engineers at Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp. report that they’re on track to start up […]
Stereotype That People Renouncing U.S. Citizenship Are Wealthy Tax Dodgers Is Ridiculous
April 26th, 2014Is this fairly standard with members of the American diaspora around the world now? When you encounter a group of Americans abroad, are they talking about the U.S. in terms that range from total disappointment to quivering, tear inducing horror? —I’m Now a New Zealand Citizen Via: AP: Decisions to renounce “are driven by a […]
Trina Has Independent Certification of Solar Technology with Conversion Efficiency of 24.4%
April 25th, 2014No prices or release date have been indicated, but, “Currently in pilot production,” sounds a lot more promising than most radical developments in this area, which seem to be perpetually five to twenty years away. Make no mistake about it, 24.4% is a big deal—if the price is right. Via: Trina Solar Press Release: Trina […]
Pentagon: Russian Warplanes Violate Ukraine’s Airspace
April 25th, 2014Via: USA Today: Russian warplanes have entered Ukrainian airspace several times in the last 24 hours, the Pentagon announced Friday. U.S. officials called on Russia to cease the operations, said Army Col. Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman. “We call upon the Russians to take immediate steps to de-escalate the situation,” Warren said. Army Gen. Martin […]
The End Of Net Neutrality
April 25th, 2014Via: Huffington Post: The new rules would allow companies like Netflix to pay Internet providers to stream their videos and other content more quickly. That could create two lanes on the Internet, fast super-highways that big tech companies can afford and a bumpy backroad where less fortunate websites dwell, consumer advocates say. Verizon, which sued […]
