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The Six Names You Won't Hear at the Democratic National Convention
Joe Biden summed up the essence of Obama’s reelection campaign months ago. “Osama bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive." These duel sentiments will be showcased at the DNC over the next few days, the slightest glimmers of hope amplified to...
What Got Lost In the Julian Assange Circus
Let the character assassination, conspiracy theories and press circus continue. Amid what is perhaps one of the most controversial debates over human rights in a generation, some remain more interested in Julian Assange's ugly behavior, like how he...
The U.S. is Going After Bradley Manning's Friends, So David House Trolled Them Back
The trial of U.S. Army private Bradley Manning doesn't begin until September. But since the former intelligence analyst was placed under military detention over 800 days ago, accused of prying thousands of secret diplomatic cables and one notorious...
Sentencing Hackers to Death Feels a Little Extreme
Compared to crimes like murder and rape, hacking seems like a relatively minor offense. After all, some geek snooping around on the Internet doesn't really hurt anyone. Sometimes they deface websites. Sometimes they steal credit card numbers. Sometimes...
The Saga of Bradley Manning in 8-Bit Video
When you see pixels used in animations, it’s usually quite "frivolous and fun":http://thecreatorsproject.com/blog/goldfishs-pixel-music-video-is-chock-full-of-video-game-references, giving a knowing nod to fondly remembered video games and their 8-bit...
From Bradley Manning's Facebook Page: Adam Savage's Lecture on Failure
bq. *Adam Savage from MythBusters speaks very frankly at DEFCON about professional failure. Its a good watch, yet it may be a sign the hacker convention is trying to hard to go mainstream (then again, these are probably the only people who would show...