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China Hijacked Hardware on Apple, Amazon, DOD Servers

Wow – I’m honestly really impressed. The chips were “not much bigger than a grain of rice,” reports Bloomberg, — Read on http://www.theverge.com/2018/10/4/17935868/chinese-spies-microchip-hack-servers-apple-amazon-supermicro

October 4, 2018 Tom CornynLeave a comment

Bishop to King Seven, Checkmate

I’m just re-watching Blade Runner for the nth time (captions on) and I noticed the quote from when Roy first meets Sebastian. “Gosh, you really got some nice toys here.” “Gosh, you really got some nice toys here” is what the subtitles say, at least in the Final Cut edition. I haven’t checked elsewhere, but Google… Read More Bishop to King Seven, Checkmate

October 3, 2018 Tom CornynLeave a comment

Birds By Boardwalk Banned by Bay City Barristers

Check it out:

July 26, 2018October 4, 2018 Tom CornynLeave a comment

Rhymes with “Say Please?”

“GrayKey iPhone unlocker poses serious security concerns” – Malwarebytes Labs Q: Should Cupertino start paying bounties for ZDE discoveries? In late 2017, word of a new iPhone unlocker device started to circulate: a device called GrayKey, made by a company named Grayshift. — Read on Malwarebytes I’m going back to my flip phone. 📞 “Say… Read More Rhymes with “Say Please?”

July 5, 2018 Tom CornynLeave a comment

FBI recovers WhatsApp, Signal data stored on Michael Cohen’s BlackBerry | Ars Technica

Letter to judge reveals 731 pages of messages, call logs uncovered on one of two phones. — Read on arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/06/fbi-recovered-hundreds-of-encrypted-messages-from-michael-cohens-phone/

June 15, 2018 Tom CornynLeave a comment

Bird scooters are ruining Venice

Not just because they are a safety menace, but because they let tech bros zip past the actually troubling parts of urban life, like encampments of homeless people. — Read on http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-jackson-bird-scooter-20180515-story.html

May 15, 2018 Tom CornynLeave a comment

Sprint, T-Mobile in $26.5 Billion Deal to Take On AT&T – Bloomberg

Called it. T-Mobile US Inc. and Sprint Corp. agreed to combine in a $26.5 billion merger, creating a wireless giant to compete against industry leaders AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. — Read on http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-29/sprint-t-mobile-in-26-5-billion-deal-to-take-on-at-t-verizon

April 29, 2018 Tom CornynLeave a comment

Ajit Pai’s “Harlem Shake” video preparations must remain secret, FCC says | Ars Technica

LOL WUT? It’s the second time FCC refused to release emails about an Ajit Pai comedy skit. — Read on arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/04/fcc-wont-reveal-the-secrets-behind-ajit-pais-anti-net-neutrality-dance-video/

April 8, 2018 Tom CornynLeave a comment

NRO Leak (Finally) Plugged

Too little too late? Oh, man. It sounds like this guy was leaking sensitive defense encryption technology – for several years. He only got caught because he got sloppy. And the only reason he got sloppy was because he wanted to. This guy tried to hide it when he got his third DUI. He then… Read More NRO Leak (Finally) Plugged

March 19, 2018 Tom CornynLeave a comment

Snapchat Leaving Venice

I’d heard rumors, but that’s it. Well, it turns out the rumors are true. The tech company, founded in Venice in 2011, is vacating a large chunk of its Venice network of office space for a location in a corporate office park in Santa Monica. This may actually serve as one final “fuck you” to… Read More Snapchat Leaving Venice

March 8, 2018March 8, 2018 Tom CornynLeave a comment

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