Wikileaks has begun dumping a large number of files on the CIA's hacking tools. The dump is called Vault 7. It is a goldmine, not only for information about the CIA's activities, but also for information on things like how to set up a development environment or properly use Git in your everyday programming workflow. Here are a couple highlights from some cursory searches of the document dump:
CIA Git Tutorials
CIA Vim Tutorials
CIA Setting Up a Development Environment
Hide My IP Address: How to Browse a Website without Visiting It
In this article, we'll provide a few tips and tricks on how to use a couple simple advanced web searches to browse a website without actually visiting the target site, effectively remaining invisible to the site's proprietors. Maybe the website is blocked on the computer you are using. Maybe the site seems somewhat sketchy and you want to check it out before you actually visit it. Maybe you want to read some content on the site, while depriving them of your own web traffic. Maybe you don't want the site's proprietors to know your IP address. Whatever the case may be, if you have access to Google, you may very well be able to see the content you are looking for without ever connecting to the site in question.
County Government Computer System Taken Over by Ransomware
From The Newark Advocate:
A computer virus discovered late Tuesday night caused Licking County government to shut down its computers and phone systems indefinitely to prevent the virus from spreading, protect data and preserve evidence. The FBI and Bureau of Criminal Investigation have been notified.
The virus, accompanied by a financial demand, is labeled ransomware, which has hit several local governments in Ohio and was the subject of a warning from the state auditor last summer.
The United States Pirate Party
Did you know there is a United States Pirate Party?
The United States Pirate Party (USPP) was founded in 2006 by Brent Allison and Alex English. Our platform is aligned with the International Pirate Movement.
We support and work toward reformation of intellectual property (IP) laws, true governmental transparency, and protection of privacy and civil liberties.
We strive for evidence-based policies and egalitarianism, while working against corporate personhood and welfare. We believe that people, not corporations, come first.
We would like to encourage you to learn more about our name and values here. The Pirate National Committee (PNC), formed in 2012, tracks and assists the growth and development of newly-formed state parties across the nation. As of January 2013, there are 8 member-state parties of the PNC.
The PNC includes delegates from member-state parties across the nation, and is the governing body of the United States Pirate Party. Meetings of the PNC are open to the general public and are held biweekly on Wednesdays at 9PM over IRC.
How to Make Sense of the Wikileaks Clinton Campaign Email Document Dump and Controversy
It is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish fact from fiction in the coverage of Wikileaks' ongoing publication of internal emails from Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, known as the Podesta emails. There are internet hoaxsters pushing fake emails that are not contained in the actual published files. There are junk reports from prominent newsy websites that are based on obvious misreadings of the files in question. There is Clinton campaign and Democratic party spin seeking to distract from the content of the published emails. There is Trump campaign and Republican party spin exaggerating the content and import of what has been revealed by the leaked documents. And so on. In this article, we'll provide a bit of context on the leak itself, cover some examples of how it is being exploited by hoaxsters, how it is helping to reveal the incompetence of newsy sources of information, and how it is playing out within the context of the presidential campaign itself. We'll conclude with some tips on how to sift through the bullshit.How to Spot a News Hoax and Prove that Its Source Is Fake
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| Image via Hoax Slayer |
Space Station Sunday: Fire It Up!
Good morning / afternoon / evening (depending where you are on this fine planet), space fans! Here's what's been up lately in low-earth orbit!
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| Lookin' good, homeworld! The Northern Lights were so strong this week, Reykjavik, Iceland turned off their streetlights to watch the whole show. (Image courtesy NASA.gov.) |
Space Station Sunday: Soyuz Sails Home
Good afternoon, space fans!
It’s been another week of excellence from the orbital office! Here’s what was up…
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| Welcome home Jeff, Anatoly, and Oleg! (Image courtesy NASA.gov.) |
Space Station Sunday: Three Hurricanes And A Spacewalk
Good evening, space fans! What a week for working offshore of the world! Here's what was up...
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| Sometimes the Earth acts up: Hurricanes Lester, Madeline, and Gaston breeze over seas. (Image courtesy NASA.gov.) |
Space Station Sunday Standby
Good afternoon, space fans! We've swung a little outside the usual orbit today, but will be back later on this evening (or possibly early tomorrow, depending on your Earthling location) with all of this week's stories from space! Standby for the science...watch this space!
Space Station Sunday: National Treasures
Good afternoon space fans! It's been another wonderful week for our friends whipping around above the world. Here's what was up!
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| The SpaceX Dragon heads back to the realm of mortals. (Image courtesy phys.org.) |
Sounds Like Victory: New Ultrasonic Brain Surgery Heals Tremors Sans Cracking Skulls
It sounds like something out of the future, but it's actually in operational trials for human beings right now: a new type of surgery that uses ultrasonic sound waves to target specific neurons for eradication, thus healing certain brain malfunctions non-invasively...
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| This is a "song" that can heal certain brain anomalies, if it gets stuck in your head properly. (Image courtesy itnonline.com.) |
3-D Print-ception: Scientists Create New, Working Ovaries Via 3-D Printing
It seems that the only technology progressing as rapidly as
the robots who are going to take your jobs is that of 3-D printing. Capable of creating clothes, huts, offices, art, prosthetic limbs, space station parts, and more, the science has now expanded to being able to
reproduce the organs that are used to reproduce.
| Even though they actually work, can we please call them "faux-varies"? (Image courtesy chicagotribune.com.) |
Spice Up Your Dinner Conversation With ACTUAL Conversation, Courtesy "Pepper Hacker"
Sometimes, it doesn’t take Wikileaks or the Russians to make
a hack that changes everything. Even a
small-scale rerouting of the information superhighway can have an impact on
everyday humans, and possibly even work in everyone’s best interests. That was the thought behind this one
unassuming new invention…
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| The Internet of Things? How about the NON-Internet of Things? (Image courtesy news.co.au.) |
Space Station Sunday: Dock Stars
Good afternoon, space fans! It's been another week of outstanding operations in orbit! Here's what was up...
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| Astronaut Rubins makes space for more spacecrafts by installing the new International Docking Adapter. (Image courtesy NASA.gov.) |
And We All Float On, Alright: Flying Taxis To Be Tested In 2017
Alright nerds. It’s
Friday, and while you’re dreaming about the impending weekend, why not also
dream about the phenomenal parts of our future?
Especially that old (new?) chestnut, flying cars. Why aren’t they already floating around in
this glorious 21st-century utopia we’ve created for ourselves? Well, glorious 21st-century utopia
or no, the flying cars could be swooping in for testing as early as next year.
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| It is time. (Image courtesy darkroastedblend.com.) |
Here Comes The Sun King: Elon Musk's New "Solar Shingles" To Cut Power Bills, Ties To Grid
Having safely ensconced himself as a pioneer in modern spacefaring, electric vehicle technology, sustainable-electric storage, and
even a completely unheard-of new type of transportation, Elon Musk has now
focused his sights on improving home energy for the average human. The plan is simple, but he’s the man for the
job: solar roofing tiles.
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| Easily the best way to get your home looking and operating at peak futuristic capacity. (Image courtesy electrek.com.) |
NSA = Not So Adept: Hackers Loot Brash Stash Of NSA Exploits & Data
Who watches the watchers?
Apparently, now it’s…well, everybody with a computer. A massive hack against the NSA has revealed a
treasure trove of previously-private exploits and other data, and it doesn’t
make our “security agency” look very secure at all…
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| If the future won't let us have space-war, we'll have cyberspace-war. (Image courtesy techworm.com.) |
Space Station Sunday: Small Satellites, Science And Spacewalks
Good afternoon, space fans! It’s been another week of excellence in orbit. Here’s what was up!
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| The sun rises on another 16 mornings (per day!) in space. (Image courtesy NASA.gov.) |
Robot Lawyer To The Rescue! Chatbot Helps Homeless Get Re-Situated
A while ago we wrote about “the world’s first robot lawyer”,
an AI software program that interacts like a chatbot and has already helped hundreds of
thousands of people defeat parking tickets.
Now, its creator has raised the bar for the 'bot to take on another societal issue: homelessness.
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| When human society turns heartless, only the heartless can help human society? (Image courtesy southernmarylandlaw.com.) |
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