Admiral Ackbar on Silk Road 2.0

from here

(inspiration)

i can't say i blame anyone who distrusts the new silk road site, considering what happened to sellers on the original. it's hard to imagine the authorities turning down the opportunity to capitalize on the brand to nab a bunch more people.

she is master of your domain

found on fail blog

if you have nice domain name for your website, you should probably try to do a better job of protecting it than this. i'm not saying don't trust your girlfriend, but rather don't give your girlfriend any power you wouldn't want an ex-girlfriend to have.

the trees are unsafe? what's 'happening'?

from here (source image)

sometimes we dream up threats so outrageous that the only way they can work is as a work of fiction.

and even then, sometimes it's not very good fiction.

Spotted on an ATM in Germany...

tweeted by @MerkelsCell

yeah, we believe you obama. you wouldn't lie or do anything untrustworthy at all. and this is definitely not sarcasm.

in reality of course, if obama could look, it seems he most likely would.

the only way a cyberwar will ever happen

from here

there are some scaremongers out there who talk about cyberwar. cyberwarfare, meaning using computer attacks as part of a traditional war, will certainly happen - but a cyberwar? only if we're fighting cybermen.

rethinking physical access control

found on the art of trolling

it's certainly controlling access to someone's electronics. i'll have to keep this in mind if i ever have rugrats.

so this is where sticky fingers come from

from here (source image)

do people not know there's money inside these things? how can you think adhesive tape will keep the money safe?

Mikko Hypponen: Living in a Surveillance State

everybody seems to be sharing this online. it's a good opinion piece about the mass surveillance going on and how imbalanced it is considering all the online services people use are based in the united states. definitely worth a listen.

wheels shall not pass

from here (source image)

... otherwise step right up, and then back down.

can't say i've ever seen steps used as an access control before, but if you wanted to make sure people in wheelchairs couldn't get in, then i suppose this is a good way to go about it.

i dare you to react

found on the art of trolling

even the authorities have problems assigning blame to the proper people, and you think you can get even / hack back without making a mistake? good luck with that.