WTF PRC OMG?!? Code-hosting site GitHub is being subjected to an ongoing denial of service (DDoS) attack, the largest in its history — and the Wall Street Journal suggests the Chinese government could be to blame. via Chinese authorities behind DDoS attack on GitHub – Business Insider.
Author Archives: Quantum Tom
250-Year-Old Pretzel Unearthed by German Archaeologists – NBC News.com
Archaeologists have unearthed a 250-year-old pretzel in Germany’s southern state of Bavaria — possibly the oldest example of the knotted dough ever found in Europe. via 250-Year-Old Pretzel Unearthed by German Archaeologists – NBC News.com.
DIRECTV 14 Launch Video
It’s from December, but it’s still cool.
MI6 Tried to Recruit a North Korean Official
A security vulnerability in South Africa has led to a leak of intelligence data from spy agencies like Great Britain’s MI-6, Russia’s Foreign Service Bureau, and Israel’s Mossad. Best One So Far (Lots of data to cover) Britain’s MI6 sought South African help in an operation to recruit a North Korean official who had previously refusedContinue reading “MI6 Tried to Recruit a North Korean Official”
Midway Plaisance at Venice
Neat blog post showing the area around Windward Circle, from 1911. It’s hard to believe this is what it looked like.
