Apparently doing math is enough to be suspected of terrorism.
Tag: Internet Finds
What Mafia Teaches Us About Trust & Security
David Eaves has some interesting thoughts on what Mafia can tell us about trust and security. He also has a few ideas on how the physical game setup gives advantage to different parties.
Leave Math to The Machines
Given the pace of technology, I propose we leave math to the machines and go play outside.
Drifting News
What if “trending news” would be made to drift in into a certain direction? Well, it seems that Facebook used their ability to manipulate curate trending topics to block out certain topics and set some of their own. ? Some should have warned us.
Classic Programmer Paintings
This is a great idea. ?
WhatsApp End-to-end Encryption
WhatsApp just announced they enabled end-to-end encryption for all their users … this is huge news. They have put a white paper up describing their implementation. Good news: it’s based on the Signal protocol and first tests seem to suggest they did it properly. ?
TSA’s Random Lane Picker
This is so moronic I almost fell off my chair laughing: it seems like the TSA spent $47,000 on a “random lane picker.” Please, you be the judge whether it was worth it:
It needs to be operated manually … with hygienic gloves! ?
Ubuntu on Windows
I didn’t see that coming … I still remember a time where this was UNTHINKABLE!!! ?
Snowden, Chomsky and Greenwald Discuss Privacy
Social Media ? Depression
Surprise: heavy use of social media is highly correlated with depression (actual study). o.O But they’re not yet sure which is the cause and which is the effect. They provide arguments for both.