Berto Jongman: Bits, Bytes, & Stuff

African State Fragility Long-Term Al Qaeda Inside Syria Bitcoin Bungling – Digital Flames Eat Investment Bitcoin Hits $1000 Chernobyl Update Conference Results: Geopolitics of the Arctic Crowdsourcing Dreams Around the World Cyber Threats to Business: The Top Ten DEFCON 16 Presentations Engaging the Muslim World with Public Diplomacy Japanese Banking Scandal: Lending to Yakuza Political …

Rick Falkvinge: 2013 List Of Stone Dead Industries

Rick Falkvinge’s 2013 List Of Stone Dead Industries Infopolicy:  There is a number of industries today that are already obsolete, kept alive by sheer inertia or by political subsidies. Many politicians, in an attempt to “save jobs”, are foolishly taking resources from new, viable industries and giving to these obsolete ones. “Saving jobs” in this …

Berto Jongman: Bits, Bytes, & Stuff

9 Challenges Facing Journalism 50 Greatest Breakthroughs Since the Wheel ACTIVISM: Anti-Drone Movement BIG IDEAS: Bitcoin Economy BIG IDEAS: Digital Privacy Resolution from United Nations BIG IDEAS: Earth Is A Machine BIG IDEAS: Learning Through Interesting Imagery BIG IDEAS: Post-Human Future? BIG IDEAS: Vaclav Smil on Reality (Bill Gate’s Favorite Author) CYBER: App Generation CYBER: …

Owl: “Assassination Market” Website: Are the “Bad Guys” Actually the “Good Guys,” and Vice-Versa?

“Assassination Market” Website: Are the “Bad Guys” Actually the “Good Guys,” and Vice-Versa? Some have said Bitcoin is at the center of a revolution in the world economy. The jury is still out on such claims, but using Bitcoin to enable killing unpopular public figures and politicians seems, at the very least, to be sending …

Berto Jongman: Bits, Bytes, & Stuff

Avaaz Demands National Leaders Acknowledge Fukushima Cognitive Computing Hope in Guatemala Map: Geopolitical Anomalies Recorded History is Wrong Syria Special from Adelphi Threat: Bitcoin as a Virtual Currency (Says DHS) Threat: Far More Dangerous Twin to Stuxnet Threat: GWOT (Says Erik Prince of Blackwater) Threat: The Next Bin Laden Threat: Toxic Waste Threat: Water Sustainability

Berto Jongman: Bits, Bytes, & Stuff

Assasins for Hire – Pay with Bitcoin China and Bitcoin Cyber Security Tools List Cyber Threat to Energy Sector CryptoLocker Protection Dark Money Groups Fueled by Cable Deterrence? A Revaluation of Premises (Russ Wellen) Hanford Nuclear Gets Worse Happiness is Love.  Period. (Harvard Study, 75 Years) Intelligence Information Sharing (Small Wars Journal) Malware Epidemics (Recorded …