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At #Symantec “We Take Security Seriously” :: Does #Norton AV mark #TorProject browser bundle as malware?
@symantec Thanks @runasand At Symantec we take issues like this very seriously, will have someone look at this right away. – Irfan — Irfan Asrar (@Irfan_Asrar) August 21, 2012 We wait with baited breath to discover whether Norton clocks the latest Tor Browser Bundle as malware, as apparently one Tor user has reported – and
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Twitter Updates for 2012-08-21
.@EmmaK67 @GrahamTrigg @davidallengreen The Swedes won't extradite on a capital charge. Can they extradite on a non-capital one & upgrade? # .@EmmaK67 @GrahamTrigg @davidallengreen Were I the US Govt and wanted #Assange I would extradite him from .se on a easy charge #fryhimlater # Have heard so much about "The Swedes will not extradite a
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So I bought a Nexus 7
And this is me blogging on it using a bluetooth keyboard that I’ve had for some time. Works pretty good. It’s not perfect – the near colocation of the ‘off’ and ‘volume up’ is a pain, and the product marketing team evidently editorialised-away the Camera app since it has no rear-facing camera – fortunately the
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Twitter Updates for 2012-08-20
@bubbva @nousie scissors would be handy. # .@chrisgerhard http://t.co/88AMVZLf – enjoy. # @chrisgerhard Insufficiently hardcore porn. # RT @katzmandu: @AlecMuffett https://t.co/tYf036SP #
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Julian Assange Betting – How will he leave the Ecuadorian Embassy?
Surprised not to see “ambulance/hearse” How will he leave the Ecuadorian Embassy Applies to the first time he is confirmed to leave the Ecuadorian Embassy after 16th August 2012 and to the way the he makes his way out. Dead heat rules may apply. PP decision final in settlement. UK police car 5/4 Ecuadorian state
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Twitter Updates for 2012-08-19
@shortblue Roomba: http://t.co/cfEn9wAE Roomba + Cat: http://t.co/kDOYqxS4 # @ericjoyce I was doing the same thing on the FirstGreatWestern from Bristol to Reading only a few days ago. Has advantage of good aircon. # @ericjoyce "Remember your childhood? Remember how 'sardines' was so much fun? That's what a 1GW train is like – happy childhood memories…"
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MUST READ SECURITY STUFF: “The 0day and the Ivory Tower”
For those who won’t click through to the original content, I reproduce it below – because it’s just too perfect: From: Ben Nagy ben at iagu.net Date: Thu Aug 16 01:32:32 EDT 2012 On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 3:13 PM, Dr. Sandro Gaycken wrote [SNIP! MERCIFUL BISHNU! SNIP IT ALL!] Henceforth, I respond, if
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BBC News – Ramadan fasting dilemma when sun never sets
Funny, I was explaining this to someone yesterday. I’ve been to Rovaniemi and the problem did strike me. But trust the Salafi (or just the Wahhabi?) to want to be hardcore about it all. They should try it. But in Kirkenes. At 66 degrees north it straddles the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland. During midwinter
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The case of the 500-mile email /ht @tqbf
From trey@sage.org Fri Nov 29 18:00:49 2002 Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2002 21:03:02 -0500 (EST) From: Trey Harris To: sage-members@sage.org Subject: The case of the 500-mile email (was RE: [SAGE] Favorite impossible task?) Here’s a problem that *sounded* impossible… I almost regret posting the story to a wide audience, because it makes a great tale
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Feminism, Technology Conferences, Harassment and Fear – Links
I’m not going to offer an opinion on this debate. But I do find it interesting to read and to consider the people behind the perspectives being offered: Sexism red/yellow cards at Defcon Red Cards of DEFCON DEFCON: Why conference harassment matters DivaBlog: Carding Harassment CNET: Sexism and the single hacker: Defcon’s feminist moment I
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Twitter Updates for 2012-08-16
Danese Cooper on the "Hand Out Red Cards For Sexual Harassment At Geek Conferences" meme: http://t.co/EisOcmVm /ht @divadanese #wortharead #