This is a great point. The wireless carriers get rich by using the public airwaves; why should they be able to do what AT&T and other companies did and block access to their network? The Internet …

A series of links that all came up about religion recently that evince the darker side of religion. BBC NEWS | Programmes | Panorama | Row over Scientology video: BBC’s Panorama: Scientology and …

This is rich. Just what the DHS needs, more people not grounded in reality. Schneier on Security: DHS Uses Actual Science-Fiction Writers to Help Develop Movie-Plot Threats Which is all the more rich …

This new feature is a little eerie to me. You can clearly read license plate numbers on cars, see people dining at street cafes. The photo on this link even shows a woman showing a little too much on …

That’s right spineless Democrats. By giving Bush the extra funding supplemental for the Iraq war, you’ve sent a message to our enemies that we’re not leaving any time soon, which is …

Well, he remote viewed the answer, but only used his superhuman crypto skills; nothing paranormal. Bit commitment schemes are pretty useful in cryptography. But, you have to do them correctly. ...one …

I always wondered how something that obviously does not add much additional cost to low-cost items could offer any real protection. Turns out they don’t. A great quote below too. Fake Holograms …

This was posted to the cryptography mailing list as an example of how long it can take for experts to believe evidence. Ulcers for years were thought of to be caused by stress (and many people still …

WEP has been cracked _again_ and read the description–it is a devastating break. Crypto by committee, especially when not done by expert cryptographers with a well-defined threat model, is …

Excellent high-level description of what went into the AACS crack. This arms race is even funnier now that the replacement key has been [cracked \_before\_ it has been …