Computable IT Knowledge Base
This contains a whole load of free whitepapers, case studies and best practices relevant to IT
Month: October 2008
ID card staff lose security passes
Not only does the UK seem to have an uncanny way of losing their huge centralised databases unencrypted, they also have a hand in losing the physical cards the data is supposed to go on. Which means that it won’t be a problem to fake ID’s in the UK, no matter what biometrics and clever Read more about ID card staff lose security passes[…]
PSP 5.0 hacked
well, that only took Dark Alex 2 days…
Ipod Touch Videos
If you want to download youtube videos for later viewing, MxTube can be downloaded from Cydia
Designer feet!
This is the new trend in cosmetic surgery: getting your feet done! Apparently your feet are incredibly sensitive, so this is an intense and painful procedure which could result in not being able to walk for months. What do you get in return? – shorter / longer toes – the toe cascade (the curve your Read more about Designer feet![…]
Drinking coffee reduces breast size
Yet another reason to switch to tea…
Incredible images of animal babies in the womb
The images made by National Geographic are incredible and show baby sharks eating their siblings in the womb as well as cats, dogs, lions, bees, wolves, penguins, etc as they grow in incredible detail
Data mining cell phone location data and more
Several companies have commercial, off the shelf technologies for mining your GSM calls. The NSA and other government agencies can tap into this kind of information because companies which run the GSM towers, for example, are exempt from laws protecting the customers of the carriers.
Military Eavesdropping
So what do you do when you can eavesdrop without a warrant? In the military you listen to your superiors having phone sex 🙂
Second Solar spaceship
The Second Solar spaceship, designed by Different Futures and constructed for the Sensapolis fun park earlier this year, is a three-level, 850 sq m interactive replica of a real shuttle, albeit one better suited to exploration of the cognitive rather than the galactic variety. The interior of the installation, which includes a 3-D cinema, a Read more about Second Solar spaceship[…]
Jaqui Smith wants all your base
The UK Home Secretary has turned into a full on foaming at the mouth lunatic. After Lords shot down her attempt to be able to keep prisoners in custody for unreal periods of time without any reason or cause, here comes her 2008 data communications act, in which she wants to be able to keep Read more about Jaqui Smith wants all your base[…]
Android has a kill switch too
It’s not only Apple who wants to control the content on your phone – it’s Google too! Android contains software that allows Google to delete any app they feel like on your phone. And they’re being up front about it as well.
PIN machines compromised at factory
It turns out that PIN machines usually process your transaction properly, but every so often they send some packets containing PIN transaction detailas to an unknown destination. The random and slow skimming of details makes it very difficult to track down what’s happening.
Aevex Gloves Self-Heat Using Hidden Lithium Batteries
6 hours per charge
US VP Paylin in Porno!
Well done America, we’re voting for YOU! 🙂
UK MoD determined to give away all it’s base
Unbelievably, after losing data on all current and ex- RAFpersonell plus dependents (and yes, that includes financial and bank account as well as personal data: NB. the numbers range from 5,000 to 50,000 to everyone depending on what you read) from a cupboard in a deserted (and minimally guarded by the army) airbase at Innsworth Read more about UK MoD determined to give away all it’s base[…]
Yet again Apple patents something it didn’t invent
But how they got their hands on the Dock patent is a true mystery, considering the amount of prior art there is, reaching back before 1981!
Centralised databases used to track dissidents
Terrorism tracking databases are now being used in the US to track people with political leanings that the police, well, just don’t like. Such as opposing the death penalty, for example. 53 nonviolent dissidents have been found to have been inserted deliberately into the terrorist tracking databases. Of course, this is just the tip of Read more about Centralised databases used to track dissidents[…]
arXiv.org Science archive
arXiv is an e-print service in the fields of physics, mathematics, non-linear science, computer science, quantitative biology and statistics. The contents of arXiv conform to Cornell University academic standards. It’s huge and has loads of physics / mathematical / computer science papers in it. arXiv.org e-Print archive
router firmwares
If you have a crappy old router there are open source ways to upgrade them using alternative firmwares: There’s Tomato for Linksys’ WRT54G/GL/GS, Buffalo WHR-G54S/WHR-HP-G54 and other Broadcom-based routers. It features a new easy to use GUI, a new bandwidth usage monitor, more advanced QOS and access restrictions, enables new wireless features such as WDS Read more about router firmwares[…]
Oxbridge lectures now on iTunes
For free!
USAF A-10s grounded
After the F-15 grounding, which left the US without an air defence in the beginning of this year, now many A-10s have been grounded due to cracks in the wings. With the tanker acquisition being put on hold, it’s looking more and more like the USAF is an organisation filled with geriatric aircraft. And congress Read more about USAF A-10s grounded[…]
GTbyCITROEN
The GTbyCITROEN – is what happens when car makers collaborate with computer game makers. Want a Citroen now.
12 billion GBP for Big Brother state
This will be invested into creating a whopping huge database (probably unencrypted and left behind on USB sticks on the bus, if current UK standards are anything to go by) of all internet useage, mail reading and telephone conversations. Basically it’s legalised stalking. Well done the nanny state!
Introduction to the night sky
This is a great introduction to the night sky, and teaches you to find Orion, Jupiter, Polaris, Casseopia and Betelguese quickly and easily. Worth running through.