Some random items of interest:
- Demotix: Lily pad extraction.
Two helicopters run by a private security firm evacuates American tourists from a pre-arranged landing zone outside of the earthquake disaster region of Port-au- Prince. Haitians believed it was urgently needed supplies ran up the hill only for the helicopters to take off as quickly as they had arrived. Port-au-Prince, Haiti. 24/01/2010
- DIYbio. The equipment was handmade, but brilliantly so. Elegance and function were clear priorities. When a panel could be replaced with a tinted membrane, it was. When metal could be replaced by sanded wood, it was. The on-site laser was modified from a tattoo-removal system. Costs were down, but the technical skill involved in manufacturing was top notch. Darknet needs to become an epicenter for DIYbio.
- DDoS attacks reach 49 Gbs (Arbor Networks). Targeted attacks that exploit flaws in application architectures getting better.
- Dallas Observer. Waging lawfare against credit collection agencies. Debt collectors call him a credit terrorist.
- They rule. A network visualizer for board members at major companies (including academic institutions). Click through to the application. Very nice.
$17 Quantum RC bomb system for unmanned aerial vehicles. Nice.
- Foreign Policy. Top ten cyberattacks by Chinese cybermilitias. Notice the use of GG language.
- The US gov't is blocking access to SourceForge for people from Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria. Stupid.