The long life of a quick ‘fix’: Internet protocol from 1989 leaves data vulnerable to hijackers
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Richard Stallman and Phil Zimmerman underline key concerns with tech sector
IO Impotency, IO Privacy, IO Technologies
Richard Stallman and Phil Zimmerman underline key concerns with tech sector
Two of technology's most pioneering developers have strongly criticised the current state of the industry, warning that the right to encryption is doomed and that users are exploited by the software that they use.
Open sourcerer Richard Stallman has painted a very bleak picture of today's technology and communications environment, describing proprietary software as “malware”.
Stallman, the founder of the free software movement, perhaps not surprisingly has a very jaundiced view of proprietary software, and of Microsoft Windows especially. “What kinds of programs constitute malware? Operating systems, first of all. Windows snoops on users, shackles users and, on mobiles, censors apps,” he wrote in a newspaper editorial.
Berto Jongman: Was John Kerry Shot in France? UPDATE 8 AP Kerry Alive With Photo
02 Diplomacy, 08 Wild Cards, IO Deeds of War, Peace Intelligence
The first story has been replayed by Georgi Stankov at the second link.
US Secretary Of State Kerry Reported “Gravely Wounded” After French Gun Battle
Georgi Stankov & Boyd Kraigher: Another Massive ID Shift on May 31, 2015
UPDATE 8: AP Provides Photo of Kerry Alive
Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to media as he is discharged from Massachusetts General Hospital Friday, June 12, 2015, in Boston. Kerry was released from the hospital after undergoing surgery on a broken leg sustained in a May 31 bicycle accident in France. (Elise Amendola / Associated Press)
Phi Beta Iota: We're glad he's alive. Badly handled across the board — the arrogance (or ineptitude, or both) of the US Government on this matter for the past two weeks has been beneath contempt.
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Greg Newby: MBA Paper on Sustainable Energy in US Academic Computing
05 Energy, Advanced Cyber/IO
The Business of Energy in U.S. Academic Research Computing
By Dr. Gregory B. Newby. April, 2014
Table of Contents with Links Below the Fold. See Spreadsheet Especially.
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Mongoose: UN – Anonymity a Human Right
Advanced Cyber/IO, Ethics, Non-Governmental
United Nations says encryption and online anonymity are basic human rights
The ability to anonymize yourself online and encrypt your data and communications is fundamental to free expression and should be a protected human right, a United Nations report said Thursday. The agency added that the tools are “necessary for the exercise of the right to freedom of opinion and expression in the digital age.”
Stephen E. Arnold: Big Data Hadoop Hype
IO Impotency
Generalizations about Big Data: Hail, the Mighty Hadoop
I read “A Big Data Cheat Sheet: What Executives Want to Know.” The hidden agenda in the write up is revealed with the juxtaposition of the source Social Media Today and the technology Hadoop.
Nik Peachy: Tool for Making Posters
IO Tools
This is a great tool for creating classroom materials or for getting students to show the outcomes of their projects.
AN ONLINE POSTER MAKER FOR EVERYONE
