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Credit-card companies killed Mythbusters segment on RFID vulnerabilities (118)
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Check out the first two minutes of this clip of Mythbusters' Adam Savage telling the folks at the HOPE hackercon about how the Discovery Channel was bullied by big credit-card companies out of airing a program about how crappy the security in RFID tags is. Arphid Watch: Mythbusters and RFIDShared by Adam (3) Alan Cheslow (44) Alec Resnick (102) Alex Plank (3) Allen (10) Andrew (3) Andrew Ferguson (9) ArtLung (4) Avi (461) Benjamin (824) Benno (5) BilliamJ (0) bkim (2) Cai Chen (797) cgsheldon (119) chrishawn (3) CKL (5) Colin (15) Corey Porter (0) Crutcher D (27) David (4) David T. Cole (2) Dean Clark (76) Derek (5) digits12 (635) djspark (53) Dominik (27) Donnie Berkholz (5) dopegroove (1) dwfrank (9) Eater (20) Erica (1) Freddy (1) g b (28) Gary M (0) GeniusBoyWonder (27) Geoff Gresh (15) Guy (599) Haltse (17) Harper (75) humanrocketjlb (3) InformationHigh (4) Ingotheranchhand (6) J. James B (28) Jack (67) Jason (3) Jason Gooljar (14) jborneman (0) Jeff (19) Jeff Daly (42) Jeff Kubina (12) Jeremy Jarratt (29) Jim (4) jim (0) Joe Breen (0) John (12) Jon Lorenzini (2) Jon Lowder (5) Jouni Seppänen (5) Kevin (14) kiOwA (5) Kris (10) Kristen (9) Lance (4) Leena (842) Liz (1) Logical Extremes (7) looprock (0) mabisa (35) macshaggy (1) marcusmeisel (21) mario r (14) Matt (15) Matthew (0) maxyRO (395) mejaredme (233) Melkir (2) meta (5) Mich D (157) Michael (13) Michael Lockyear (0) Mike (3) Mike Todd (1) Mr. BabyMan (249) neal (352) Nick Sanders (0) Olivier (46) Pedro (5) pericles (619) Phillip (2) Rami Taibah (332) Richard (18) Ricky (0) Ritu (413) rveguilla (5) Sarah (6) Scott (16) Sebastiaan (1) Shirizaan (1) snoopdave (7) Steven (84) StevieB (37) Strange Kid (20) Stuart (11) Tanath (34) Thomas (3) Thomas (3) TO-Double-D (6) Tobey (1) Toby (137) Tom (8) Veritas Noctis (38) War-N (5) Wayne (35) webtime (355) Will (8) Yuwen Memon (1) Zak M. (349)Explore read eight notes- Corey Porter said: The great thing is that, rather than fix the problem, the credit card companies just try to keep it quiet. That's... great?
- Gary M said: The first 2 mins of this are great.
- Shirizaan said: Very interesting piece. Also interesting to see all the people boo Smash Lab which I've hated since it debuted.
- macshaggy said: This was great. I really love this show and Adam Savage is just the best.
- Haltse said: oh noes busted:O
- Jason said: @Daniel Thought you'd be interested in this.
- Sebastiaan said: Oh I really love mythbuster Adam Savage!
- Jeff Kubina said: holy crap!
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Wanted: An iPhone power miser app (12)
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Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Software, Developer, iPhoneWhile Guy Kawasaki might be able to get 36 hours of standby life out of his iPhone 3G, many of the rest of us are struggling with having enough power to make it through a day. Mike Davidson, CEO of Newsvine in Seattle, came up with a great idea for any iPhone developers in the TUAW audience. He'd like to see an iPhone power miser application that could ...Shared by Alexander13 (357) bobleckridge (10) Breyten (15) Chris (4) Dave (4) gadgetboy (4) ignace / micronauta (11) jim (0) pneal (12) Ram H. Viswanathan (2) Sacha (0) TechDad1246 (8)- Dave said: THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Sacha said: it'd be nice, but I have been waiting for a simple app icon that will just toggle Wi-Fi on/off...
- ignace / micronauta said: Windows Mobile could also make good use of an app like this, for the home screen.
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Out of Iraq, Into the World (2)
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It's foreign policy day in Denver, so I've been taking a walk through the 94-page Democratic Party Platform. This bit seems important (page 33): "We believe we must also be willing to consider using military force in circumstances beyond self defense in order to provide for the common security that underpins global stability-to support friends, participate in stability and reconstruction operations, or confront mass atrocities."Um, I could be wrong, but isn't that a fairly radical ...Shared by E.C. Mendenhall (0) jim (0)Contribute comment -
Is Death Race A New Landmark In Gay Film? (3)
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You may think of Death Race as the movie with all the cars that go boom. Or as the film that failed to dent The House Bunny at the box office. But did you know it's also being hailed as a huge step forward for gay rights? Well, sort of. Spoilers ahead. As I mentioned in my review, one of the odd things about Death Race is the fact that Tyrese Gibson's character, Machine Gun ...Contribute comment -
TSA declares war on large breasts (47)
onA large-breasted woman flying from Oakland to Boston was accosted by the TSA when the underwire in her bra set off the magnetometer. She was given a choice: allow her breasts to be fondled or give up on flying. Instead, she raised a stink: Kates asked to see a supervisor and then the supervisor's supervisor. He told her that underwire bras were the leading item that set off the metal detectors, Kates said. If that's ...Shared by Aaron (19) Alan Cheslow (44) Arion (6) Ben Turner (45) Bernard (3) brokekid (117) Chris Schrier (12) Clay (40) Curt (11) dan (0) Dan (70) Dan (3) Daniel C (4) David (5) Gemstar38 (89) houseinrlyeh (85) Jacqui (2) Jenna (5) Jeremy Jarratt (29) jim (0) Jim (4) John (12) Jon (14) Jonathan (30) Kajivar (26) krs (10) Maarek Stele (37) Mark (7) Matthew (1) Maurice (0) Nicholas (5) Nick Sanders (0) Patrick (0) Randem (10) robert steburg (16) Sam (28) Scott (16) Serginho (6) Shawn (18) SmOKe_MaChiNe (0) Terrence (24) Thadius (1) Trey (25) usrbingeek (4) Walter DeFoor (28) Wolfger (10) yosh (22)Explore read eight notes
- Trey said: Where can I apply for this job?
- Kajivar said: . . . I am so testing this next time I fly. >.<
- Clay said: I suppose that there's a huge disincentive for TSA agents to figure out that they could just ask her to remove the bra and go through the detector again... Most notably that this precludes getting to fondle large-breasted women.Good for her for not putting up with this crap.
- Dan said: dang...
- Maurice said: The government scores another victory in the war against terror. But clearly, this was a necessary case, aren't they called 'bazookas'? They could explode!!!!
- Sam said: Sorry ladies, this is pretty stupid. I hope you can make it through TSA without issues next time you fly.
- Wolfger said: a fringe benefit to working for the TSA? What's that T really stand for again?
- Jenna said: In all the flying I've done, I've never had the underwire in my bra set off the metal detector. This seems very odd.
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Richard Dawkins reads his hate-mail aloud (85)
onCheck out this video in which famed atheist Richard Dawkins reads aloud the profane, violent, hateful email he gets from believers. PT sez, "I would buy this if it were an audiobook." So would I! Richard Dawkins reads his emailShared by !&# (18) [mRg] (13) Aaron (19) Aaron (7) Aaron Ross Powell (9) Arryn Pidwell (1) brokekid (117) Bruce (2) C.K. (116) Carlos Villela (14) Cathy (77) Charles (2) Chico Amadeus Louise Veronica Ciccone de la Bangs Garcia (3) Chrigu (3) Chris (34) Chris (3) ChrisB (8) CKL (5) Dan (3) Dan Russell (12) Data Vortex (0) David (5) David T. Cole (2) Dean Mah (2) Dedalus (16) Derek (5) deusdiabolus (58) dknowles (6) Eater (20) Emon (8) G. (26) Gabe (1) Gonzo (12) Graham English (8) Greg (2) HacKnight (7) headphonaught (0) Hokai (10) Ian (0) James and Tom (7) Jamin (19) Jared (19) Jason (2) Jason R. Hunter (21) Jeff (19) Jeff (0) Jeff Schmidt (11) Jesús Dugarte (3) jim (0) Joel Gil (10) Joshua (8) Jouni Seppänen (5) Katie Fellows (28) Kay (40) Kelly (4) Kevin Branigan (1) Kevin Railsback (20) Luke M (1) Mark (0) Mark (1) Matthew (47) Michaelk (14) mistaSteve (28) N.L. Vivar (9) Nathan (19) Neagrigore (14) NeonDemon (39) Nicholas (5) Nicholas Schiller (5) Phillie Casablanca (11) phrakture (5) Randy (33) Riona (2) robert steburg (16) rpy (3) rsgalloway (5) rveguilla (5) ScaryMike (0) Schmeck (11) searingblue (2) tante (10) Thomas (3) Tony Ruscoe (13) tosh (0) War-N (5)Explore read 13 notes
- Eater said: That last one made me snortlaugh.
- Graham English said: Great idea!
- Thomas said: Simply amusing.
- Mark said: So much for loving your neighbour...
- Michaelk said: Ah, there are few things as entertaining as poorly-thought-out hate email. Except having a guy with a British accent reading it aloud.
- HacKnight said: LOL
- Gabe said: LOL
- Chico Amadeus Louise Veronica Ciccone de la Bangs Garcia said: Me three!
- C.K. said: I don't think Jesus approved any of these emails.
- Luke M said: Best thing I've seen today.
- CKL said: Comedy gold.
- Ian said: also, "no punctuation at all in that one"
- Bruce said: excellent
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Doctor Who — The Movie? [Doctor Who] (9)
onDoctor Who could be heading for the big screen in the next few years. At least, new showrunner Steven Moffat told the Edinburgh International Television Festival that he thought a big-screen Who would be a good idea — as long as it didn't interfere with the filming of the TV show. BBC Fiction Controller Jane Tranter also said she "wouldn't rule out" a Who film last year. At his presentation over the weekend, Moffat also ...Shared by Daniel A. (19) everyone loves a wee sombrero (67) fyc (17) jim (0) João Vicente Kurtz (8) Lee G. (21) Matt Pierson (6) Michael (13) Steven (84)
- Michael said: There is a huge difference between "we can see a film happen" and "there will be a film". And as long as the TV series continues and is the priority -- because I don't think Who is a great feature film concept -- all is well.
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Politics: Obama picks Biden, lets CNN tell supporters (7)
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So much for being the first to know, as Barack Obama's campaign promised Internet users who handed over their email addresses and cell-phone numbers in exchange for early notice of Obama's VP pick. "Multiple Democratic sources confirm to CNN that Sen. Barack Obama has selected Sen. Joseph Biden as his vice presidential nominee," CNN.com reports. A text message with the announcement will be sent to Obama's supporters sometime Saturday morning." BarackObama.com is still soliciting users' ...Shared by adamconner7 (14) Bob Lee (15) Dan Frommer (9) jim (0) pokai (9) Russell Holliman (5) Sam (13)Contribute comment -
Aaron Sorkin Announces New 'West Wing' Animated Series At SorCon (10)
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SAN DIEGO—The new series will provide die-hard "Sorkies" with extended 40-minute walk-and-talks, faster dialogue, and a cast of over 70 main characters.Shared by Aaron (7) adam (6) Andrew Taylor (22) Casey (0) Gabe (4) jim (0) Matthew (1) Ned (8) Patrick (20) Sherlock (9)Contribute comment -
5 ways the newspapers botched the Web [Death Of Print] (36)
onHere's our theory: Daily deadlines did in the newspaper industry. The pressure of getting to press, the long-practiced art of doom-and-gloom headline writing, the flinchiness of easily spooked editors all made it impossible for ink-stained wretches to look farther into the future than the next edition. Speaking of doom and gloom: Online ad revenues at several major newspaper chains actually dropped last quarter. The surprise there is that they ever managed to rise. The newspaper ...Shared by adamconner7 (14) Anne-fay Townsend (9) Anthony Marco (6) Badger Gravling (52) bill adee (13) Dave (4) Dreamer (0) Eric Marden (0) jayce (51) jim (0) John Klem (0) Jon Lowder (5) Karen Eliot (21) macshaggy (1) Marc Beharry (36) mathewi (12) Michael Bartnett (42) Mike Walsh (1) mock (6) nariposa (3) Nigel Eccles (147) noattention (0) Oscar (5) Paul Bradshaw (12) Paul McKeon (1) Rich Miller (0) Rizzn (71) rob (4) Ross (15) Stacy Jai (3) tgeros (0) Toby (137) Tom Cheredar (1) Travis (24) Tuomas Lonka (15)
- noattention said: I've never heard of Viewtron, but I'm sure it seemed super cool at the time!
- Dave said: Great roundup of newspaper industry digital FAIL.
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Mayor shuts down home produce stand operated by kids (35)
onClayton, California Mayor Gregg Manning is punishing two little kids for taking the initiative to sell their own garden produce from a card table in front of their house. Manning ordered police to raid their operation because the neighborhood isn't zoned for commerce, and because it constituted an imaginary traffic hazard. Clayton Mayor Gregg Manning ... wonders what Katie and Sabrina might do with that produce stand if the zoning laws weren't enforced. "They may ...Shared by Alan Cheslow (44) Andrew Terry (25) Anthony (26) Arion (6) darkeye11547 (245) David Cameron (16) div_conspiracy (5) Drewcipher (0) Eebs (1) Jack Teague (4) Jared (1) Jason R. Hunter (21) Jeff McIntire-Strasburg (83) Jim (4) jim (0) John (12) Justin Ribeiro (2) mathewi (12) Matthew (0) Matthew (47) Michael (11) Michelle Martinez (8) mikebee (17) npike (5) Patrick (0) Rahul Das (6) Rebekah (1) Rusty Mitchell (11) seanness (2) searingblue (2) smackaysmith (3) Steven (84) ThomasHan (16) usrbingeek (4) yosh (22)Explore read four notes
- div_conspiracy said: So no yard sales either!This is government with too little to do.
- Drewcipher said: I'm glad these damn criminals are off the street.
- Patrick said: There is often a story like this and so it offers another opportunity to make the cliche comment as to what this lesson communicates to kids and even adults - the man knows best, kid.
- Jason R. Hunter said: There should be laws against being this much of a jackass.
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Michael Phelps Returns To His Tank At Sea World | The Onion - America's Finest News Source (42)
onORLANDO—Fourteen-time Olympic gold medalist and SeaWorld main attraction Michael Phelps returned to his seven-million-gallon water tank Wednesday to resume his normal schedule of performing in six shows a day for marine park crowds every...Shared by Aaron (7) AC Valentine (16) Alan (24) Alex Gorstan (4) Alex Lomas (4) Amanda (16) Andrew (7) Angel (5) Ben (3) Benjamin (3) Beth (6) Bill (0) Brent (39) Carlos Perez (4) Carrie Jaeger (3) Clay (40) Dominik (3) Eater (20) Erik J. Heels (27) Fang (2) Felfoldi (3) Greg (7) Jason (2) Jennifer (17) JenniferG (14) Jesse (8) jim (0) kyle (0) Matt Hall (4) McDanger (7) Michael (1) NeonDemon (39) Nicholas (5) ntutak (11) Oleg (8) Prawntoast (1) Sherlock (9) southernsara (0) spavis (0) TroyBot (1) Ubqtous (11) Yvette (22)Explore read four notes
- Angel said: Jeje... ya se habian tardado.
- Michael said: He was amazing to watch
- Carrie Jaeger said: So silly!
- kyle said: Love it! HAHA
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Neal Stephenson Says His New Novel Has Parallels with Bush Era in U.S. [Neal Stephenson] (5)
onNeal Stephenson's new novel Anathem hits bookstores early next month, and stoking the fires of our anticipation is a meaty article about Stephenson in this month's Wired magazine. Writer Steven "Hackers" Levy profiles the author, who apparently divides his time between writing longhand in his basement, and consulting with Nathan Myhrvold's company Intellectual Ventures, a prototyping think tank and patent farm. It makes sense that the author of a novel about science monks from another ...Contribute comment
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Meet The First Synthespians [CG Animation] (12)
onAn animation company has finally managed to create a computer-generated human that most watchers can't distinguish from a real person. Forget the clunky CG characters in most animated movies today — in a few years, you could be watching animated films that are almost indistinguishable from "live-action" ones. Click through to watch a slightly disturbing video. The video actually uses a motion capture of a human actor to create a life-like animation. Image Metrics, whose ...Shared by Alexander Williams (16) Brandon (0) Christian Harrington (8) Cunya (12) David T. Cole (2) JayCrossler (0) jborneman (0) jim (0) Kevin (3) mhking (31) Paul Winch (0) Shawna (8)
- jborneman said: Pretty damn impressive, although if you watch the corners of her mouth and eyes it just doesn't seem right at times. but WAYYY better than anything else I've seen taht'sf or sure.
- JayCrossler said: This is the first truly believable video of an animated person.... though there's something just slightly off.
- Alexander Williams said: On the one hand that's some fine CG. On the other, you STILL need a motion actor to move and a voice actor to speak so, really, isn't it just cheaper to hire one person?
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What Makes for a Good Blog? (200)
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My friends at Six Apart recently asked me to make a list of blogs that I enjoy. I think they’re planning to use it for their new Blogs.com project. Unfortunately, I’m late getting it to them (typical), but if it’s still useful, I’ll post it here in a day or four. As I think about the blogs I’ve returned to over the years — and the increasingly few new ones that really grab my attention ...Shared by !&# (18) Aaron (0) Aaron (4) Aaron Uhrmacher (0) Adam Javůrek (17) Adam Morris (0) Alec Peden (6) Allan (12) andreas (0) Andreas (2) Andrew Ruess (97) Andy (15) anitsirk (11) Anna (24) Anne Ward (1) Anthony (26) Anton Johansson (52) April (28) arty (16) Atomic Bombshell (5) Barry Frost (0) Barry Wynn (3) bbebop (13) Blogbarger (0) Brandon J. Mendelson (1) Brent (2) Brent Ozar (10) brian (0) Brian E. Young (5) Bryan Strawser (0) Bryan Thatcher (0) Caspar (24) Charlie Gilkey (20) Chris K (2) Christian Nunciato (5)
