Whatever Happened To "Private Parts"?

from here (source image)

I don't know where to begin.

First: This is a real thing and if you google "outdoor urinal" you'll see a number of pictures of these.

Second: These are actually somewhat modest - many of the examples that google shows of this style are missing that little wrap-around part.

Third: No. Just NO! The insanity has to stop. It's bad enough there's no privacy at ordinary urinals, but at least those are in a dedicated room rather than out on display in the city streets. This trend towards public displays of male genitalia is something no one wants to see reach it's final horrifying conclusion. If you think you do want to see it, stop picturing some fantasy dude and imagine some wrinkly old fat guy because there's a lot more of those in the world. This is where the argument that "privacy is dead" eventually leads. We won't be calling them "private parts" for much longer if this keeps up.

Finally: Where do they wash their hands?

I Can Has Fresh Undies?

I have a feeling he probably soiled himself a little, and if you look closely after he's thrown to the ground it kinda looks like he was wearing a pair of tighty whities as a mask too.

The Internet Plays For Keeps

from here

It's kinda sad how people think best practice is all they need to do. Practicing is what you do BEFORE doing it (whatever it is) for real. You don't win races on practice laps, you don't get graded on practice tests, and you don't secure yourself with best practice.

Have You Tried Turning It Off And On Again?

found on the chive

Yes, North Korea really does have just one connection to the Internet, so just about anybody could be responsible for taking the entire country offline - even some pimply-nosed teenager sitting in his parent's basement.

If You Use Anti-Terror Laws To Spy On Toddlers, You Might Be A #SecurityIdiot

If you use anti-terror laws to spy on toddlers, you might be a security idiot (and quite possibly insane)

I can't imagine how the UK government thinks child care workers are going to figure out which toddlers will become terrorists, but apparently this is a real thing the government wants to see happen.

Folks in the UK, aren't you glad your government is protecting you from 'terror tots'?

Who Needs Sophisticated Attackers?

found on the chive

While I don't believe North Korea had anything to do with the hack, I gather that not only were some of Sony's passwords literally "password", but thousands of them were stored unprotected documents in a folder called "Passwords". It's almost like someone wrote a playbook on how to make computer systems easy to break into and then gave it to Sony as an example of a security policy.

Those Sunglasses Aren't Fooling Anybody

from here (source image)

With her on the job, I feel safer already. Not.

In Regards To The Recent Uprising Across The Country

found on the meta picture

I imagine the current outrage over abuse of power by authorities is as potent as it is because police killing people is kinda worse than the government simply spying on people.

And Get Off My LAN!

from here

There were whitelists, and behaviour blockers, and integrity checkers - oh my.

And now I feel old because I'm recalling AV suites from 20+ years ago.

From The Unintended Consequences Department

(via boing boing)

It’s sad that interaction with the authorities has become so dangerous that we need to invent safety devices for it.

Unfortunately, this is the kind of idea that would actually nullify the safety benefits of putting your hands up, because the same kinds of cops that mistake hair brushes for guns aren't going to be able to tell if your hands are really up and will shoot you just to be on the safe side (because their number one concern isn't public safety anymore, it's their own).