Random Musings: 12/2015

2015/12/31

Will never work here

https://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/07/30/1407166/-Catholic-Nun-Explains-Pro-Life-In-A-Way-That-May-Stun-The-Masses?detail=emailclassic

China expands Navy

China defence: Work starts on second aircraft carrier - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-35207369

Some nice visuals

Fireworks around the globe mark the new year - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-35205335

Anyone else frightened by this?

http://www.businessinsider.com/how-crispr-will-revolutionize-biology-2015-10

2015/12/30

3 Angry Men

Venezuela court suspends three new opposition MPs - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-35203237

Harsh Media Law

http://europeanjournalists.org/blog/2015/12/30/poland-media-organisations-to-oppose-abolition-of-safeguards-for-pluralism-and-independence-in-public-service-media/

Vicious Crime Trauma

http://www.cjr.org/first_person/social_media_reporters_and_vicarious_trauma.php

THought PayPal was better

http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/12/2016-reality-lazy-authentication-still-the-norm/

2015/12/29

El Nino roars

Worries grow over humanitarian impacts of 'strongest El Nino' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-35159826

Can Politico rise again

http://www.cjr.org/the_profile/can_politico_rise_again.php

Finding DPR

a modern day "Catch me if you can..."
http://www.businessinsider.com/irs-agent-discovered-identity-of-silk-road-kingpin-using-google-searches-2015-12

This is a bit too much

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/dec/26/british-couple-celebrate-after-birth-of-first-cloned-puppy-of-its-kind

unfortunately, things die for a reason.....

2015/12/28

Warning ad: Rolling Stone Lemmy

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lemmy-kilmister-motorhead-singer-and-heavy-metal-legend-dead-at-70-20151228

RIP Lemmy

Lemmy, Motorhead frontman, dies aged 70 after cancer diagnosis - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35192060

Strippers get even

http://nymag.com/thecut/2015/12/robin-hood-strippers-scores-c-v-r.html

More bad cops

https://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/06/01/1389661/-Florida-police-murder-black-computer-engineer-as-he-listens-to-music-attempted-coverup-exposed

I would choose $h!thead

https://m.dailykos.com/story/2015/06/04/1390399/-Ted-Cruz-is-the-biggest-a-hole-in-America

Salafism today

http://warontherocks.com/2015/12/the-right-question-about-the-islamic-states-ideology/

China removes journalist

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/china-kicks-french-journalist-out-of-the-country-over-terrorism-coverage_567e9623e4b06fa688803434

Oldest news audience

http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/whos-got-the-oldest-cable-news-audience/280396

Very different view of Chicago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01Xa2oKKVR0

Never saw this before

http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2015/12/cnn-anchor-passes-out-on-air-217162

official commits suicide

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/12/28/former-chinese-regulator-commits-suicide-in-wake-of-deadly-landslide/

Bad OpSec choices

https://torrentfreak.com/how-hollywood-caught-the-uks-most-prolific-movie-pirates-151227/

Special Christmans Meal

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/jailed-washington-post-correspondent-has-christmas-meal-with-family/2015/12/25/dacdb3ac-ab2d-11e5-bff5-905b92f5f94b_story.html

Brilliant work US government

http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/12/28/us-voter-database-leak/

Rebuplicans have done their job

http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshh04eAhjM2UNYTc4Cd

Lebanese Arms Trade

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxumsOQMxLE&index=2&list=PLw613M86o5o7Uoh9mi8SpVuMCeIzEzAiX

Not Surprised by this

http://money.cnn.com/2015/12/27/media/star-wars-the-force-awakens-1-billion-box-office-record/

2 kids OK now

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/12/27/asia/china-two-child-policy/

I think this might be because of all of those "ghost cities" that are in some parts of China.

Read later list

http://warontherocks.com/2015/12/the-great-paradox-of-swedish-neutrality-in-the-cold-war-and-today/

That Evil Santa Claus

http://warontherocks.com/2015/12/when-the-u-s-government-took-on-the-sinister-santa-claus-threat/

High speed boat chase

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/12/27/trio-nabbed-20-hour-high-speed-boat-chase/77952934/

RedStar OS

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/inside-north-koreas-totalitarian-operating-system

Cost of Rent

https://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/05/29/1388789/-Stunning-maps-showing-how-much-you-need-to-earn-in-each-state-to-afford-a-two-bedroom-rental-unit?detail=emailclassic

2015/12/24

"Nuts"

http://warontherocks.com/2015/12/nuts-brig-gen-anthony-mcauliffes-1944-christmas-letter/

IT call to arms

http://www.wired.com/2013/12/wikileaks-assange-sysadmins-world-unite/

2015/12/23

China military expands

http://warontherocks.com/2015/12/chinas-bomber-flight-into-the-central-pacific-wake-up-call-for-the-united-states/

Interesting Clinton endorsement

http://warontherocks.com/2015/12/more-then-yellow-ribbons-hillary-clintons-plan-for-veterans/

2015/12/22

Really? That's your slam

Donald Trump mocks 'disgusting' Clinton toilet break - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2016-35161406

2015/12/21

Climate deal reached

http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-china-u-s-climate-20151213-story.html

Apple fights backdoor

Apple raises concerns over UK's draft surveillance bill - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35153264

Quite cool

Kenyan Muslims shield Christians in Mandera bus attack - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-35151967

Sanders/Clinton comparison

http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/article/2015/sep/02/11-examples-hillary-clinton-and-bernie-sanders-hol/?platform=hootsuite

Good read on getting priced out

https://newrepublic.com/article/124476/dispossessed-land-dreams

Army hero investigated

http://warontherocks.com/2015/12/make-no-mistake-the-fbi-and-army-retaliated-against-a-hero/

Bacteria resistance spreads

Bacteria that resist 'last antibiotic' in UK - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-35153795

http://arstechnica.co.uk/business/2015/12/comcast-admits-data-cap-meter-blunder-charges-wrong-customer-for-overage/

I am sure no one will get in trouble for this, and I am sure all of the previous charges will not be returned. Sounds like a class action lawsuit will be started soon. yeah......... not.

Magical ponies who burp ice Cream

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/edward-snowden-clintons-call-for-a-manhattan-like-project-is-terrifying-20151220

This is interesting

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/12/21/tim-cook-cyrus-vance-encryption/

more nonesense

https://www.trunews.com/wyoming-school-reverses-private-prayer-ban/

.... but you are still praying on a government run institution which would then go against the separation of church and state.

Don't worry i get it, it is fine to pray in schools as long as it is a Christian prayer. The minute a Muslim rolls out a prayer rug, they will ban all prayers in schools.

Graham calls it quits

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/12/lindsey-graham-suspends-presidential-campaign-217028

A different political contest

http://deadline.com/2015/12/donald-trump-ratings-barack-obama-barbara-walter-fascinating-people-2015-running-wild-with-bear-grylls-rams-buccaneers-1201669298/

VPN vulnerability fud

https://medium.com/@ValdikSS/another-critical-vpn-vulnerability-and-why-port-fail-is-bullshit-352b2ebd22e2#.dc2mf8imy

One way to think about it

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2645760-Gail-McGovern-Town-Hall-Presentation-November-2015.html#document/p7

2015/12/20

More to it maybe

Bernie Sanders campaign punished over Clinton snooping - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2016-35135036

Sanders Clinton comparison

http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/article/2015/sep/02/11-examples-hillary-clinton-and-bernie-sanders-hol/?platform=hootsuite

2015/12/19

Told ya

http://www.wired.com/2015/12/juniper-networks-hidden-backdoors-show-the-risk-of-government-backdoors/

2015/12/18

Flower

2015/12/17

New wave of homelessness

https://newrepublic.com/article/124476/dispossessed-land-dreams

War of the future?

Tunnel warfare

http://kingsofwar.org.uk/2015/12/thinking-about-war-underground/

2015/12/16

New trump meme

Republican debate: Twitter mocks Trump's internet call - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-35109492

Paul Ryan with beard

US House Speaker Paul Ryan says budget deal has been reached - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-35114088

Hey, hey,... something got done.

Want to read these eventually

1. Drug Spies Piracy is the pharmaceutical industry's dirty little secret; fighting back has become its dirty little war. With the stakes this high, there are no rules, no conventions. But that doesn't mean there haven't been prisoners.

2. Confessions of a Corporate Spy What do you think it means to be an expert in "hard-to-get elicitation"? It means people tell you things. A competitive intelligence consultant discusses things that can help a business--at the expense of another.

3. A Spy in the Jungle

4. The Pizza Plot Schwan's knew that Kraft was going to roll out a new kind of frozen pizza. In order to compete, it needed to find out certain things about its rival. To do that, the company would have to be very sneaky

5. War on the rocks [1], [2], [3]

Nice OpSec advice

https://www.reddit.com/r/Drugs/comments/3urb10/how_drug_dealers_get_caught_as_told_by_a_police/

Kinda stupid

http://recode.net/2015/12/09/sen-lindsey-graham-demands-that-silicon-valley-offer-backdoors-to-its-encrypted-information/

Demanding SV change its business, from the guy who has never sent an email. This is stupid to a whole new level.

2015/12/13

Arson Terrorist caught

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/parents-accused-mosque-arsonist-describe-him-loner-n479126?cid=sm_tw&hootPostID=75f915145c4a888db7049ca3641477e1

.....wait, he's white. You can't say that. Call him a loner and say he has mental issues.

2015/12/11

This could be interesting

http://globalgrind.com/2015/12/11/anonymous-war-donald-trump/

Nicely said

Banksy work in Calais 'Jungle' shows Steve Jobs as migrant - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35076976

2015/12/10

Runaway train in Boston

Boston runaway train 'tampered with' - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-35065011

2015/12/09

Comedy show continued

Donald Trump: 'I will never leave this race' despite criticism - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-35055626

Cops bigger criminals

https://www.lewrockwell.com/2015/11/no_author/cop-theft-exceeded-burglaries-2014/

2015/12/08

Page takes down

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/11/the-page-who-took-down-the-gop-mark-foley-dennis-hastert-213378?o=0

5 trump stages

Check out @MeredithMarsha1's Tweet: https://twitter.com/MeredithMarsha1/status/674451554569613312?s=09

Krugman strikes again

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/12/07/opinion/the-not-so-bad-economy.html

Quite surprised by this

http://money.cnn.com/2015/12/07/media/fox-profanities-against-obama/index.html

Interesting Idea

http://money.cnn.com/2015/12/07/news/economy/finland-basic-income-800-euros/index.html

Build an igloo

http://digg.com/video/how-to-build-an-igloo-inuit-canada-video

Would work in IT

http://warontherocks.com/2015/12/revitalizing-wargaming-is-necessary-to-be-prepared-for-future-wars/

Historic rain damage

Chennai begins floods clean-up - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-35036258

Oil falls lower

Oil price falls to lowest level since 2009 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35034103

Very quiet story

Canada and Mexico win trade ruling over US livestock law - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35035296

Yet another debate

What's wrong with Obama's 'no-terrorist' gun ban? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-35031482

Fiorina gives no proof of friend....

Let's see the outcome

US Justice Department launches investigation of Chicago police - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-35029423

Something else here

Tough talking wins Donald Trump support - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-35035692

2015/12/07

NYT makes moves on mobile

http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/media/2015/12/8584847/times-making-moves-mobile-most-important-platform

Blame the victims

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/11/the-page-who-took-down-the-gop-mark-foley-dennis-hastert-213378?o=0

2015/12/06

More liberals confused

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/02/ken-silverstein-the-intercept-115586

Who foots this bill......

Of course the tax payers..

https://theintercept.com/2015/12/03/tax-extenders-bill-swells-massively-under-lobbyist-onslaught/

Not a good picture

https://theintercept.com/2015/12/04/defense-contractors-cite-benefits-of-escalating-conflicts-in-the-middle-east/

Bad humans like profits

https://theintercept.com/2015/12/03/mass-shooting-wall-st/

Gross negligence of conscience

https://theintercept.com/2015/12/04/u-s-first-shields-its-torturers-and-war-criminals-from-prosecution-now-officially-honors-them/

2015/12/04

Google Open Sources Parts of AI Engine

http://www.wired.com/2015/11/google-open-sources-its-artificial-intelligence-engine/

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