The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
You won’t need a driver’s license by 2040
http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/18/tech/innovation/ieee-2040-cars/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
I long for the day when I no longer need to drive my car. Sure, there is a certain joy in tooling down the open road, but generally the law frowns …
Google threatened Acer with Android excommunication claims Alibaba
http://www.slashgear.com/google-threatened-acer-with-android-excommunication-claims-alibaba-13247461/
Companies never seem to realize when they cross that magical line in the aether where their actions suddenly become anti-competitive. Microsoft had to learn this lesson a long time ago, it …
Four ways your privacy is being invaded
Slowly but surely, government and telecommunications companies have forged a police-corporate surveillance complex
http://www.salon.com/2012/09/11/four_ways_your_privacy_is_being_invaded/
This is a rather long outline of all the ways we have lost privacy over the last several decades …
SSD firmware destroys digital evidence, researchers find
Forensic analysis of drives by investigators now uncertain
http://news.techworld.com/security/3263093/ssd-fimware-destroys-digital-evidence-researchers-find/?olo=rss
Quite amazing how the steps to Skynet are taken unconsciously and incrementally. I am sure that many will question this comparison, but the important …
Beware Fake Microsoft And Amazon Emails Exploiting Java Security Vulnerability
http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/09/04/beware-fake-microsoft-and-amazon-emails-exploiting-java-security-vulnerability/
I almost blogged on this last week when I heard that Oracle had taken so long to put out a fix. Now, it seems, even the fix is a …
Over the weekend I read this interesting post from Scott Adams:
My Crackpot Theory of Intelligence
http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/my_crackpot_theory_of_intelligence/
In his post Scott basically says that intelligence is the same as pattern recognition. At first it sounds rather idiotic (I think Scott …
Stuxnet, Flamer, Flame, Whatever Name: There’s no good malware
http://blog.eset.com/2012/06/03/stuxnet-flamer-flame-whatever-name-there-is-no-good-malware
I commented on my feelings on Stuxnet before, but thought I would post the above article as it does an excellent job of stating what I was attempting to …
Can a Surfboard-Sized Watercraft Cross the Pacific on Wave Power Alone?
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/05/wave-glider-crosses-pacific/
This is another one of those ideas that are so obvious once stated and yet remain so obscure until then. Once I read the description I easily envisioned …
‘Pocket calls’ burden 911 responders in New York
http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/09/us/new-york-accidental-calls/index.html?hpt=hp_bn1
I have been butt called before, as well as purse called a time or twain. I am not exactly sure how one butt calls 911, possibly it is a certain phone …
I was reading this article:
Surveillance State democracy
As the FBI seeks full access to all forms of Internet communication, it is not voters who need to be convinced
http://www.salon.com/2012/05/06/surveillance_state_democracy/
when I was reminded of one of my favorite books …