Wednesday, July 13, 2011

"DOJ: We can force you to decrypt that laptop"
"How digital detectives deciphered Stuxnet, the most menacing malware in history"
These animals are being real d*cks... (Via R.B.)

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

The OED traces "OMG" back to 1917. (Via GMSV.)
The techniques used by highly-effective liars. (Via BBspot.)
"What's more awesome than neutron stars and red giants? Neutron stars inside red giants!" (Via Michael Williams.)
Make your own holograms.

Update: A regular reader notes that the Integraf kits are highly-regarded in the holography community.

Monday, July 11, 2011

E-mails and exclamation points. (Via @daniel_wahl.)
Dog learns physics the hard way. (Via @debbywitt.)
"What exactly happens to a brain when it's pumped full of cryoprotectant chemicals and frozen at -124°C?" (Via ALDaily.)
What 30 years of innovation looks like. (Via @internetcases.)

Off-topic: The 7/11/2011 edition of PajamasMedia has just published my latest OpEd, "The Coming Collectivization of American Health Care".

Sunday, July 10, 2011

How do trick candles work?
Time-waster of the day: Curvy. (Via Andrew Miner.)
"An Intuitive Guide To Exponential Functions & e". (Via MR.)
"How Divorce Lawyers Use Social Networks"
Classic car commercial of the day. Dude.



(Via Amy M.)

Saturday, July 09, 2011

6 False Lessons Of The Space Shuttle

Thursday, July 07, 2011

"How the FBI and Interpol trapped the world's biggest Butterfly botnet"
Computer e-discovery algorithm detects anomalous (and possibly illegal) communications behaviour inside organizations.