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Federal prosecutors say that Ohio man used MacOS malware that covertly operated cameras and mics and exfiltrated porn searches for 13 years

An indictment in the US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio’s Eastern Division alleges that Phillip R Durachinsky created a strain of MacOS “creepware” called Fruitfly, which was able to covertly operate the cameras and microphones of infected computers as well as capturing and sharing porn searches from the infected machines; the indictment alleges that Durachinsky used the software for 13 years, targeting individuals, schools, and federal agencies including the Department of Energy. (more…)

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Federal prosecutors say that Ohio man used MacOS malware that covertly operated cameras and mics and exfiltrated porn searches for 13 years

Iran’s mass protests were triggered by publication of a budget that revealed the costs of Shia evangelism

For more than a month, Iran has been rocked by mass demonstrations in its major and outlying cities, but the origin of these protests has been obscure. (more…)

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Iran’s mass protests were triggered by publication of a budget that revealed the costs of Shia evangelism

Mexican cities secede to escape corruption and cartels, forming corporate dystopias, precarious utopian projects, and Mad Maxish militia towns

Mexico’s corrupt, failing government that covers up official mass murders by attacking journalists and dissidents with cyberweapons is locked in a stalemate with the country’s horrific, mass-murdering gangs , and the Mexican people are caught in the crossfire. (more…)

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Mexican cities secede to escape corruption and cartels, forming corporate dystopias, precarious utopian projects, and Mad Maxish militia towns

Microsoft releases Q#, a language for writing quantum algorithms

Is your New Years’ resolution to start writing quantum-computing algorithms as a side hustle? Hey, me too! So I’m going to spend this weekend playing around with Microsoft’s newly-released “Quantum Development Kit” . It includes their language Q# – designed for writing quantum-computing algorithms – as well as a little “universal quantum simulator” to test your code. Their “Hello, World” quickstart here has you entangle two qubits . Another demo, outlined in the video below , includes teleporting a message via entangled qubits. This is going to be a super weird weekend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7b4J2INq9c (Image via Wikimedia )

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Opera browser now includes cryptojacking protection

“Cryptojacking” is the latest trend in malware; by some estimates, there are at least 2,500 sites that illicitly run Javascript in your browser to secretly mine cryptocurrency . So the browser pushback has begun. Opera just announced its latest release includes anti-mining measures : Bitcoins are really hot right now, but did you know that they might actually be making your computer hotter? Your CPU suddenly working at 100 percent capacity, the fan is going crazy for seemingly no reason and your battery quickly depleting might all be signs that someone is using your computer to mine for cryptocurrency. Brave, Brendan Eich’s new startup browser, also implemented this type of blocking earlier this year . I hope this trend continues; there are lots of plugins that block cryptocurrency mining , but it’ll only become mainstream if it’s built as a default into mainstream browsers.

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Opera browser now includes cryptojacking protection

Print of "lost" britcom discovered in Nigerian basement and restored with X-rays and laser-cutters

In the early days of TV, it was routine to tape over the recording medium after the initial air-date, which means that no video record exists of many of the pioneering moments in television. (more…)

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Print of "lost" britcom discovered in Nigerian basement and restored with X-rays and laser-cutters

A fully-functional Rubik’s Cube made of ice

Starting in 1980, spurred by popularity of the Rubik’s Cube, UK-based Tony Fisher started passionately collecting “twisty puzzles.” Over the years, he’s become quite the collector and inventor. All his ” transformations ” are really impressive. In fact, in 2016, he became a Guinness World Record holder for ” World’s Largest Rubik’s Cube .” Well, now he has fashioned a fully-functional Rubik’s Cube out of ice. He explains : This is my Rubik’s Cube made from 95% ice and it is fully functional. All 8 corners and 12 edges are solid ice. The 6 centres are 50% ice and the core is plastic. The screws and springs are regular metal ones. The puzzle shown is a first attempt and works surprising well. I am thinking about making others with full ice centres and also fully coloured ones. This video doesn’t show how he made it and you’ll see that the video footage is reversed in the beginning, making the melting ice seemingly “build” the toy. He does, however, write that he’ll be posting the construction video soon. ( Daily Mail ) Previously: WATCH: World record smallest 7x7x7 Rubik’s Cube

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A fully-functional Rubik’s Cube made of ice

Christmas movies from before 1918

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUySE5moIFI Nothing evokes yuletide wonder quite like huddling around a modern Christmas family classic such as Die Hard or Eyes Wide Shut . But did you know that there are christmas movies more than a century old? Keep the holiday flame going through Boxing Day with the Nitrate Diva’s pick of ten pre-1918 xmas films. Embedded above is James Williamson’s joyous and celebratory 1902 The Little Match Seller , just a few minutes long.

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Christmas movies from before 1918