Cooper Griggs
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16 Aug 19:37
What's the quickest way to lose 5 pounds? Why Photoshop, of course. If you've picked up a magazine anytime in the last 15 years, you've probably been treated to a digitally manipulated parody of the human form. The practice of photoshopping flaws out...
ModCloth leads the charge against Photoshopped models
by Sean Buckley
What's the quickest way to lose 5 pounds? Why Photoshop, of course. If you've picked up a magazine anytime in the last 15 years, you've probably been treated to a digitally manipulated parody of the human form. The practice of photoshopping flaws out...
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16 Aug 19:34
You may know that the UK's GCHQ intelligence agency pokes its nose into people's internet service accounts, but it's now clear that the spy outfit is mapping the internet connections of whole nations, too. Heise has obtained documents showing that a...
UK spies have scanned the internet connections of entire countries
by Jon Fingas
You may know that the UK's GCHQ intelligence agency pokes its nose into people's internet service accounts, but it's now clear that the spy outfit is mapping the internet connections of whole nations, too. Heise has obtained documents showing that a...
16 Aug 19:30
Germany may be upset with the US over its eagerness to spy on national leaders (and seemingly everyone else), but it turns out that Germany itself isn't completely above reproach. Der Spiegel has revealed that the country's BND intelligence agency...
Germany accidentally spied on phone calls from Hillary Clinton and John Kerry
by Jon Fingas
Cooper Griggs"accidentally"
Germany may be upset with the US over its eagerness to spy on national leaders (and seemingly everyone else), but it turns out that Germany itself isn't completely above reproach. Der Spiegel has revealed that the country's BND intelligence agency...
16 Aug 18:41
Apps that use your smartphone's microphone need to ask permission, but the motion sensors? No say-so needed. That might not sound like a big deal, but security researchers from Stanford University and defense firm Rafael have discovered a way to turn...
Hackers transform a smartphone gyroscope into an always-on microphone
by Steve Dent
Cooper GriggsWow. Ingenious, but scary.
Apps that use your smartphone's microphone need to ask permission, but the motion sensors? No say-so needed. That might not sound like a big deal, but security researchers from Stanford University and defense firm Rafael have discovered a way to turn...
15 Aug 22:00
A few weeks ago, Edmunds posted its findings after blazing the highways in Tesla's Model S for nearly a year and a half. In addition to falling short of the promised 265-mile range, a series of service trips saw the drive unit replaced three separate...
Tesla adds drive unit to its infinite mile warranty following Edmunds report
by Billy Steele
A few weeks ago, Edmunds posted its findings after blazing the highways in Tesla's Model S for nearly a year and a half. In addition to falling short of the promised 265-mile range, a series of service trips saw the drive unit replaced three separate...
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15 Aug 21:54
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...or into a forum
08.15.2014
Copy this into your blog, website, etc.
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...or into a forum
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Cyanide & Happiness @ [URL="http://explosm.net/"]Explosm.net[/URL]
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15 Aug 20:45
A Trio of Dreamy Treehouses Linked by Bridges
by Christopher Jobson
All photos © Lindsay Appel for My Cool Shed
Architect and environmentalist Peter Bahouth designed and built this beautiful trio of treehouses linked by bridges in an Atlanta forest, which also happens to be his backyard. Inspired by the treehouses and adventures of his youth, the idea was to create a sort of fort for grown-ups. The three houses dubbed “Mind,” “Body,” and “Spirit,” include a living room and bedroom with a special bed that slides out for an improved view of the forest below. The photos here were taken for Jane Field-Lewis’ book My Cool Shed, provided courtesy photographer Lindsay Appel. (via iGNANT, CJ Who)
15 Aug 19:51
With perhaps the exception of the bands on stage, no one really goes to a concert to be seen -- they go to feel the music coursing through their veins and melt into a crowd. As it turns out, fun-seekers at the 2013 Boston Calling music festivals...
Boston PD monitored concertgoers with facial recognition
by Chris Velazco
Cooper GriggsGRRRRRRRR
With perhaps the exception of the bands on stage, no one really goes to a concert to be seen -- they go to feel the music coursing through their veins and melt into a crowd. As it turns out, fun-seekers at the 2013 Boston Calling music festivals...
14 Aug 23:49
Hell Breaks Loose When You Mod Skyrim
by Patricia Hernandez
Cooper Griggsvia Bewarethewumpus
PC Skyrim players all must have a moment where they get bored of vanilla Skyrim and then look into mods. What happens after that key moment may be completely bonkers, depending on what someone actually decides to download.
Or at least, that's the stereotype people have about PC Skyrim players according to this parody by ClumsySaunter of how to mod Skyrim:
Fluttershy, nooooo!
How to Mod Skyrim Proper [parody] [ClumsySaunter]
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14 Aug 22:51
Fresh From The Dairy: Retro | Design Milk
by kirill
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14 Aug 20:51
Fuck Me Like The Whore I Am
by rsklyar
Cooper GriggsIs that a knife to a gunfight or are you just happy to see me?
14 Aug 20:24
Like clothes, children tend to outgrow bikes pretty quickly. But what if there was a way to buy one and have it convert to fit a growing kid? Well, that's just what designer Andreas Bhend has done with the Miilo bike. What starts has a simple scoot...
As your kid grows, this bike will transform to fit them
by Billy Steele
Like clothes, children tend to outgrow bikes pretty quickly. But what if there was a way to buy one and have it convert to fit a growing kid? Well, that's just what designer Andreas Bhend has done with the Miilo bike. What starts has a simple scoot...
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14 Aug 16:47
Photo
Cooper GriggsAt first glance I thought this was a noose. At second glance, I was right.
14 Aug 16:46
How the Sun Sees You: People Discover What They Look like under Ultraviolet Light, and the Startling Power of Sunscreen
by Christopher Jobson
Cooper Griggswow!
Artist Thomas Leveritt recently setup a special UV motion camera in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park with the intent of filming random passersby. Ultraviolet rays have the ability to expose not-yet-visible changes to human skin, namely freckles, that turn even the most unblemished faces into dark explosions of dots. Leveritt installed a monitor above the camera so people could instantly see the results, and then to heighten the effect, supplied them sunscreen in a vivid demonstration of why you should probably never again step outside without it. (via Laughing Squid, Co.Create)
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14 Aug 16:31
Snowden: The NSA, not Assad, took Syria off the Internet in 2012
by Sean Gallagher
Cooper Griggswhoa.
via Bewarethewumpus
An Arbor Networks graphic showing the sudden drop-off in network traffic from Syria on November 29, 2012 as the country was essentially erased from network routing tables.
In a Wired interview with well-known National Security Agency journalist James Bamford that was published today, Edward Snowden claimed that the US accidentally took most of Syria off the Internet while attempting to bug the country's traffic. Snowden said that back in 2013 when he was still working with the US government, he was told by a US intelligence officer that NSA hackers—not the Assad regime—had been responsible for Syria’s sudden disconnect from the Internet in November and December of 2012.
The NSA's Tailored Access Office (TAO), Snowden said, had been attempting to exploit a vulnerability in the router of a “major Internet service provider in Syria.” The exploit would have allowed the NSA to redirect traffic from the router through systems tapped by the agency’s Turmoil packet capture system and the Xkeyscore packet processing system, giving the NSA access to enclosures in e-mails that would otherwise not have been accessible to its broad Internet surveillance.
Instead, the TAO’s hackers “bricked” the router, Snowden said. He described the event as an “oh shit” moment, as the TAO operations center team tried to repair the router and cover their tracks, to no avail.
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