Ransomware
InfoWorld: GpCode encrypts a victim's files and then demands payment for the decryption key.</p> This is an interesting concept for cybercrime. Is it really back?. According to the world's famous encyclopedia, these types of malware became popular around mid-2006. 1024-bit encryption seems to be the new thing. And of course,...
Chastity Brown - Strong Enough (Live on The Current)
25 year old singer from Minneapolis, Minnesota performs "Strong Enough" on The Current.
Woohoo! Antimatter
FoxNews.com: In a new study, physicists at the European Organization for Research (CERN) in Geneva were able to create 38 antihydrogen atoms and preserve each for more than one-tenth of a second. The project was part of the ALPHA (Antihydrogen Laser PHysics Apparatus) experiment, an international collaboration that includes physicists...
WSJ: Home Prices Fall in Nearly Half of U.S. Metro Areas
WSJ: Home prices fell in nearly half of U.S. metropolitan areas in the third quarter.</p> Not in my area, no. NY up by 4.3% since 2009. Even Long Island/New Jersey; up by 2.8.
Call Of Duty: $360 million
InformationWeek: "Call of Duty: Black Ops" brought in $360 million in sales during the first 24 hours of its release.</p>
R.I.P. Limewire
A federal court has permanently enjoined the New York company from distributing its software.
Google to Give Staff 10% Raise
Moving to plug the defection of staff to competitors, Google Inc. is giving a 10% raise to all of its 23,000 employees.
Cadbury Fingers : Good Times Ad
Cadbury Fingers - Good Times from Blink on Vimeo. via. Scary Ideas
User Interface
"[UI] is an interface between a human and a database. You can't have an interface unless you can connect to both things." - Ryan Singer