Awesome work by Scott Chacon: the Git homepage was completely revamped. 😀
Links
What terrorists think (of themselves) … a comparison
I coincidentally stumbled across two instances where (alleged) terrorists are given the chance to explain themselves in court:
What the “islamist” terrorist said vs. what the “ultra nationalist” terrorist said.
Higgs Boson Explained
APOD picked up a nice cartoon by PHD comics explaining the search for the Higgs Boson at the LHC.
Math vs. Traffic Police
There is an awesome demonstration how knowing your maths can help you avoid a traffic penalty.
Pokémon Reimagined
How Demos Are Coded
It you want to know how demos are coded, farbrausch has released 10 years worth of code.
As a starting point: there is an ongoing series of blog posts showing you around the code.
Harms of Post-9/11 Airline Security
Bruce Schneier on the harms of post-9/11 airline security … and I think he is absolutely right.
Comparing the Security and Privacy of Browser Syncing
Gregory Szorc from Mozilla has put together a great comparison of all the top browser’s synchronization features with regard to security and privacy.
CIA vs. Biometric Border Control
“PHP – A Fractal of Bad Design”
A beautiful rant about PHP … it almost made me cry … all those bad memories … :'(