The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
The Judgy Bubble
http://blog.dilbert.com/post/124157118906/the-judgy-bubble
Yet another interesting post by Scott. If you show to other people that you will be an asshole if they reveal certain information, what is the chance they will do so? Pretty slim, wouldn’t you think? …
With Sonar-Reflecting Leaves, Plant Lures Bats to Poo in it
http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2015/07/09/with-sonar-reflecting-leaves-plant-lures-bats-to-poo-in-it/
This is a cool case of evolution. The plants have evolved to basically be flashing lights to bats and their echolocation which lead to selection for larger, dryer traps, …
Eric Holder, Wall Street Double Agent, Comes in From the Cold
Barack Obama’s former top cop cashes in after six years of letting banks run wild
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/eric-holder-wall-street-double-agent-comes-in-from-the-cold-20150708
Funny, you don’t hear any libertarians or Tea Partiers carping about this, just …
TEMPEST Attack
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2015/06/tempest_attack.html
As usual for Schneier’s blog, the comments are at least as interesting as the article.
I haven’t blogged on infosec in a while (true, I haven’t blogged in a while, but I was out all last week …
Jailed for Being Broke
A broken bail system makes poor defendants collateral damage in modern policing strategies
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/jailed-for-being-broke-20150623
More proof of the great country we all live in. Matt, once again, has an excellent article that should be required reading …
Women trained to resist sexual assault far less likely to be raped: study
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/women-trained-to-resist-sexual-assault-far-less-likely-to-be-raped-study-1.2416122
My jaw fell open when I read this:
…One year later, those who took the EAAA had experienced 46 per cent fewer completed rapes (5.2 per
Major Questions Remain Unanswered in Boston Killing of Alleged ISIS Beheading Plotter
https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/06/10/major-questions-remain-unanswered-killing-alleged-boston-isis-beheading-plotter/
I have been on the verge of commenting on this several times. It is interesting to me that the only place I am seeing this sort of …
Adapting to Arsenic
Andean communities may have evolved the ability to metabolize arsenic, a trait that could be the first documented example of a toxic substance acting as an agent of natural selection in humans.
http://www.the-scientist.com//?articles.view/articleNo/43019/title/Adapting-to-Arsenic/
Really interesting article showing …