Author: buridan

Spotted in 2600: Spoofing Singapore’s National Library

Spotted in 2600: Spoofing Singapore’s National Library: In the recent issue of 2600: The Hacker Quarterly (autumn 2006), there’s a writeup by Ghostie about spoofing the Singapore Library’s RFID and barcode checkout scanners. Note that this zine probably isn’t available in Singapore, so I thought it would be educational from a security perspective. —– rfid […]

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Online Education Free

Online Education Free: Massive Resource List for All Autodidacts ——– ahhh, autodidacticism, one of the few worthy pursuits in the world

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On maps and indigenous knowledge structures

Of maps and fishermen: “There is for example a mountain on one on the Haram isles, which is called Skulen, and when one is on a certain area of the ocean this mountain hides another mountain, farther in on the Mainland, which is called Hildre-hesten (the Hildre-horse); if one travels along the land towards the […]

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Internet should be run by key players: new ITU boss | Tech&Sci | Internet | Reuters.com

Internet should be run by key players: new ITU boss | Tech&Sci | Internet | Reuters.com: The Internet should continue to be overseen by major agencies including ICANN and the ITU, rather than any new “superstructure”, the new head of the International Telecommunications Union said on Friday.Hamadoun Toure, who took up the reins of the […]

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one thing not to like about nyc Pocket Change

Pocket Change Pocket Change is honoring the age old union of wealthy men and hot girls. Society has taught us to not publicly acknowledge the obvious – no longer dear friends. Women want money in a man, men want beauty in a woman – this is a factual force of nature. Women don’t ask “So, […]

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Scratch

Scratch: Welcome to the SCRATCH site! Scratch is a new programming language that lets you create your own interactive stories, games, music, and art. Scratch is now available as a free download! —- Pretty cool.

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A Companion to Digital Humanities

A Companion to Digital Humanities: http://www.digitalhumanities.org/companion/ A Companion to Digital Humanities, ed. Susan Schreibman, Ray Siemens, John Unsworth. Oxford: Blackwell, 2004. Now free online! —— It is all there and good.

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About Footnote

About Footnote: At Footnote.com you will find millions of images of original source documents, many of which have never been available online before. But at Footnote, finding an image is just the beginning. We have created powerful tools that let you interact with and enhance what you find. Annotate important information on the image, easily […]

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Factor of Ten – A Future Worth Having – ANU

Factor of Ten – A Future Worth Having – ANU: Factor of Ten — A Future Worth Having: science and art of the environment meet at the Australian National University. Through the presentation of aesthetically powerful forms of expression, Factor of Ten engages people both emotionally and intellectually with ideas about the environment, and in […]

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Robert Anton Wilson 1932-2007

Laughing Squid : Robert Anton Wilson 1932-2007

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