Jonathan Zdziarski’s HOPE X talk, Identifying Backdoors, Attack Points, and Surveillance Mechanisms in iOS Devices , suggests that hundreds of millions of Iphone and Ipad devices ship from Apple with intentional back-doors that can be exploited by law enforcement, identity thieves, spies, and employers. Read the rest
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Back doors in Apple’s mobile platform for law enforcement, bosses, spies (possibly)
In a story at National Geographic, bush firefighter Gabriel d’Eustachio describes multiple fires where the leading edge of flame was preceded by an invertebrate “wave of creepy-crawlies” . Read the rest
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Spineless creatures flee forest fires
This NASA image of Mercury has been making the internet rounds anew this week, but has been widely reposted with some not-entirely-accurate information. Read the rest
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The clearest image of our nearest planet: Mercury as you’ve never seen it
The unstylish but ultra-compatible console promises a nostalgic treat for casual and committed gamers alike, writes Brian Easton . Read the rest
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With 10 consoles in one, does the Retron 5 have what it takes?
He was allegedly drunk, and had at least two victims before SFO’s crackerjack private aviation security outfit, Covenant, noticed (they’re the same ones who smashed my brand new camera some years ago and refused to take responsibility for it). Read the rest
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Fake TSA screener infiltrates SFO checkpoints, gropes women
Fulgurites are glass tubes formed when lightning strikes a desert or beach. Artificial fulgurites are made by running a high-voltage arc through a tub of sand. Read the rest
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Making "petrified lightning" at home
Amazon will be America’s #2 retailer in no time at all, but Wal-Mart is in a league of its own.
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Amazon enters retail top 10
Twitter GIF are VIFs. They’re regular MP4 files that basically play in a loop. Read more…
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Why Twitter GIFs Aren’t Actually GIFs
“Oh look a king, let’s break out the thermocycler,” writes osteoarchaeologist Alison Atkin in a piece on the not exactly essential DNA analysis of the remains of Richard III.
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Why should you care about a dead king’s DNA?
Vine, Twitter’s six-second looping video app, just pushed another big update to its website, and it looks strangely familiar. It’s got playlists, channels, trending tags, and a “popular now” curated feed. And you no longer have to be a Vine user to use it. In short, it looks a hell of a lot like YouTube, packed to the brim with looping vids that are GIFs in spirit if not in form. Read more…
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Vine’s Website Turned Into a Massive Searchable Library of Tiny Vids