Swedish Transport Agency Releases Data on Most of Its Citizens (opens the source in a new tab)
And people wonder why there's so little trust in the world.
One-Shots
Drupal Developers Still Rebelling Against Drupal Leadership (opens the source in a new tab)
This is pure soap opera, but meaningful to me as a drupal dev
AG Sessions Directs DOJ to Assist Local LE with Civil Forfeiture (opens the source in a new tab)
For all that states are (slowly) reforming - here's a big step back
US Army Wants Internet-of-War (opens the source in a new tab)
Given the security issues with IoT, might not be so clever
The Anti-Net Neutrality Argument (opens the source in a new tab)
Good splainer on the anti side from Errata Security
Ron Unz Develops New Platform for Internet Books (opens the source in a new tab)
Public domain books much more readable than pdf or gutenberg
Rogue Planets (opens the source in a new tab)
Not as many as thought, perhaps, but billions. Cue Dark Star movie...
Microsoft Paint to Get the Axe (opens the source in a new tab)
After 32 years of mediocrity
Wisconsin Company to Install Microchips in Employees (opens the source in a new tab)
It's optional, of course. For now...
Oil Reserves Increased at 3x Consumption (opens the source in a new tab)
Peak oil panickers never factor in new discoveries, new technology
What is Node.js? (opens the source in a new tab)
Another good 'splainer.
Windows 10 Slightly More Popular than XP (opens the source in a new tab)
Win7 us the only decent OS Microsoft ever released
Asteroid Impacts May Actually Be Caused by Lightning (opens the source in a new tab)
Shock Quartz created by lightning
NASA Schedule for Crewed Vehicle Launches (opens the source in a new tab)
SpaceX targets June, Boeing for August
METI: A Response to Steven Johnson (opens the source in a new tab)
Follow up to Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligences
AI-Generated Fake Video News (opens the source in a new tab)
Photoshopping is one thing - but video is a whole 'nother level
People in Australia 30k Years Early (opens the source in a new tab)
This area is in a lot of flux - fascinating new stuff almost daily
Etherium Alliance Open Source Block Chain Alliance (opens the source in a new tab)
Good 'splainer. Despite recent heists, Etherium gains in importance
Is Your AI Conscious? (opens the source in a new tab)
Better to be killed by soulless machines, or self-aware machines?
New Surface Laptop Less Surface, More Laptop (opens the source in a new tab)
Odd by comparison to the HP linked earlier, we'll see how this works