Chinese hack U.S. weather systems, satellite network – The Washington Post

NOAA’s CPC (Climate Prediction Center) issued this statement last week:

There is an approximately 50-60% chance of El Niño conditions during the next two months, with ENSO-neutral favored thereafter.

If this proves to be inaccurate, it may be because the forecast models are based on bad data.

Hackers from China breached the federal weather network recently, forcing cybersecurity teams to seal off data vital to disaster planning, aviation, shipping and scores of other crucial uses, officials said.

I know we’re getting unusual amounts of rain here in Southern California; whether that constitutes a true El Nino event remains to be seen.

via Chinese hack U.S. weather systems, satellite network – The Washington Post.

That Feel …

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I’ve been there (ditched a drone in the Marina), but it’s nice to see someone rescue their baby. I had to sit there and listen as the AR2 floated upside-down, microwaves gently rolling through, extinguishing the life of the four brushless motors with a quartet of little sizzles.

Guess I’m still upset about it?

Kudos to you, kid! Keep up the good work!

The MPAA is playing politics to help topple Google

The MPAA is playing politics to help topple Google

This is crazy — the Sony leaks just get more interesting!

the MPAA has formed a supergroup of Google-hating companies, including Microsoft, to use their money and influence to attack the world’s largest search engine.

via The MPAA is playing politics to help topple Google.

Larry Flynt’s Making ‘The Interview’ Pr0n

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“If Kim Jong Un and his henchmen were upset before, wait till they see the movie we’re going to make,” Hustler founder and chairman Larry Flynt said as he announced plans to make a pornographic parody of The Interview.

via http://www.wsbtv.com/news/entertainment/hustler-video-announces-porn-parody-interview/njXbT/