body scanners

from here (source image)

so apparently (or as you can probably tell by looking at the picture) metal weapons are the same colour as the background. without the contrast afforded by standing in front/behind the weapon, it becomes invisible. read more about this epic failure of the TSA here.

from lulzsec to lolthreat

from here (soure image one, two, and three)

S.A. Boo? yeah nice try, Sabu. it's pretty idiotic to try to pass yourself off to the police as an FBI agent when you're only an FBI informant. worse when you can't produce supporting identification. and then to use the name Boo? maybe there's some stockholm syndrome sort of deal going on with all the 'handling' he got, but thanks for the lulz. that move was rather ridiculous. who would have thought that the leader of lulzsec would wind up a lolthreat?

expert AV usage

from here (virus image source)

let's wish all these security experts who don't use AV some luck. they're going to need it.

flip flopping on security

found on There I Fixed It

it may seem sometimes like you ought to protect all the things but it's OK to recognize that some things just aren't worth the effort.

and even if these were, i doubt anyone would want to steal just one of them.

security with a twist

found on failblog

i'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest that normally you'd use something more substantial than a drinking straw tied in a knot to keep things secure.

did you know?

did you know that locking your luggage wasn't really worth a hill of beans as far as security is concerned? well, now you do. makes you wonder why you bother buying those little luggage locks in the first place, doesn't it?

how a paper tiger marks it's territory

found on failblog

law enforcement isn't much use if it's toothless. authority has to be backed up with the power to actually do something lest it be considered a paper tiger.

perv-book

found on failblog

zuckerberg wants to allow younger kids on facebook in the name of education. is this the kind of education he wants them to have? CAPTCHAs that probably should have PG13 ratings?

privacy: i duzn't haz it

from here (image source)

on the plus side, i'm sure this makes sharing toilet paper easier.

i used to be a happy clicker like you...

from here (image source)

in case you've managed to make it to 2012 without figuring this out yet, clicking on anything and everything is not such a good idea. there's bad stuff out there. exercise caution when you use a computer.