Hasta La Vista, Hacking Team

from here (source image from Hacking Team's creepy as fuck commercial)

From all accounts of what Hacking Team has been up to, it seems there's some cyber-karma at play here because they got pwned.

Anyway, I'm modifying the phrase "Live by the sword, die by the sword" (which is apparently attributable to Jesus?!) and swapping in a hacker abbreviation for the word "exploit". I figure it's an apt evolution of the phrase for the 21st century, and most likely an accurate prediction of what's in store for Hacking Team because I doubt they'll be doing much business after their entire nefarious business became public domain.

I Can Has My Gun Back?

Maybe you shouldn't be holding up convenience stores if you're that clumsy. In fact, for everyone's safety, just stay away from guns entirely.

Would You Lie For A Candy Bar?

from here

Apparently the studies where people are plied with candy bars to see if they'll give up their passwords have been done over and over again. It occurs to me, though, that the people who supposedly fall for it may be playing a trick of their own on the tricksters running the study by providing false information (something I do online all the time). After all, who tests whether the passwords are actually legit?

Of course then there's the small matter of "who would take candy from a stranger?"

<sarcasm> I Feel Safer Already </sarcasm>

found on the meta picture

Apparently police militarization isn't just a problem in the United States. This picture apparently shows police in the Canadian city of Windsor.

Keep Calm And Make Backups

from here

I thought I was being clever until I saw the URL for this when it was generated. Then I realized I was the 11th person to make a keep calm poster about making backups. On the plus side, 10 other people thought this was a good idea to share around.

Sandwich Thief OpSec Fail

found on the meta picture

Let this be a lesson to all you office space anarchists - you need to do a better job of covering your tracks.

Encryption: I Don't Think It Means What You Think It Means

from here

Inspired by a tweet from Martijn Grooten.

If Only I Had Some Way To Protect My Eyes From The Sun

found on the art of trolling

I guess this is what happens when fashion is more important than function. Either that or he doesn't understand the tools at his disposal.

"These Fat Stacks Of Cash Could Hurt Someone"

from here (original tweet)

As has rightly been asked by multiple other people, what other perfectly legal personal (possibly embarrassing) items does the TSA take pictures of and share on social media when they're rifling through your belongings? And this is just the things they're willing to show the public - what kind of pictures are they sharing amongst themselves? I'm pretty sure you can't bring down a plane with dollar bills, so the TSA's interest in this is disturbing.

It's A Trap!

found on the meta picture

Cat owners know this is a true equivalence.