November 2011
14 posts
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Researcher’s Video Shows Secret Software on... →
chartier: Manufacturers and carriers have been installing what is basically a rootkit on millions of Android, BlackBerry, and Nokia phones to record everything their users do, “ostensibly so carriers and phone manufacturers can do quality control.” Wired has a video of the software in action, showing how it records a security researcher’s Google search for “hello world” despite using HTTPS...
Nov 30th
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Nov 29th
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Creepy Google Ads (There is no privacy)
Earlier today I was messing around with Vistaprint and thinking about ordering a couple of coffee mugs with my JM Consulting logo on it. That’s all. I never ordered anything or put in any personal information. All I did was upload a couple different alterations of my logo to see how they looked. Right after this, I opened a new tab and went to YouTube to watch a video. A few seconds in the...
Nov 29th
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Walking with a Princess and a Viking
Adara: *skipping and saying “pink, pink, pink” on each step.* Lilia: *running and growling while sticking her tongue out.*
Nov 20th
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Nov 17th
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“The iPad 2 starts at $450, users shouldn’t need to shell out another $50 on apps...”
– RickyCadden.com » Blog Archive » Back To The iPad 2 This [insert brand of car] cost [however many thousands of dollars], I can’t fathom having to buy things like replacement floor mats, oil changes, gas, batteries, windshield wipers, car registration, or rearview mirror dice for it. ...
Nov 16th
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All That Is Interesting: The Axis Plan To Invade... →
all-thats-interesting: Taken from the March 2, 1942 issue of Life, these diagrams and maps detailed how the Axis powers could invade North America following Pearl Harbor. The Axis Plan was imagined in 6 Plans (Plan 1 is above): Plan 2 has the Japanese invading the West Coast of America via Pearl Harbor and then… Pretty crazy. I never knew they had a plan to invade the US but it makes...
Nov 14th
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Nov 11th
Apple Storefronts →
All of them.
Nov 9th
Nov 9th
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Nov 8th
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Ellie: Adara, give Lilia a toy.
Adara: Here you go.
Ellie: What do you say, Lilia?
Lilia: Excuse me!!!
Nov 7th
Andrew Pepperrell’s Sweet Mac Setup — Shawn Blanc →
This might be my favorite Sweet Mac Setup, especially the superhero Mr. Potato Heads replacing the firewall. : )
Nov 4th
Pixar vs. DreamWorks Animation - Metacritic →
This doesn’t include their movies for 2011, but it’s still a good comparison.
Nov 4th