Because aviation isn’t already a perfect model for class war, privilege and the market’s ability to erode comfort, pleasure and humane treatment. (more…)
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Airlines try auctioning off seat-upgrades at the gate
On December 30th, someone using an IP address from the 32nd Chaos Communications Congress in Hamburg sent a probe out to every IPv4 address with an open connection on Port 80, consisting of a poem exhorting the reader to “DELETE your logs. Delete your installations. Wipe everything clean, Walk out into the path of cherry blossom trees and let your motherboard feel the stones.” (more…)
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Someone at the Chaos Communications Congress inserted a poem into at least 30 million servers’ logfiles
Big streaming content news out of CES this morning: Netflix is now live in 130 additional countries , which makes its service available to billions of new users. The most notable exception: China. CEO Reed Hastings made the announcement at the annual Consumer Electronics Forum in Las Vegas today. “You are witnessing the birth of a global TV network,” he said. Netflix “won’t be available in Crimea, North Korea and Syria due to U.S. government restrictions on American companies,” the company said. Countries where Netflix will now be available include Azerbaijan, India, Vietnam, Nigeria, Poland, Russia, Saudia Arabia, South Korea, Singapore, Turkey and Indonesia can now use Netflix–but presumably with certain restrictions, in certain nations. ” Netflix Is Now Available Around the World ” [netflix press release] [ CNN via @ brianstelter ]
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Netflix launches in 130 new countries, but not in China, Syria, or North Korea
A California administrative judge ruled that Uber’s license to operate in California will be suspended in 30 days if it doesn’t appeal or start complying with state laws. Read the rest
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Judge says Uber should be suspended in California and fined $7.3 million