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Interesting Links for 03-09-2014
Sep. 5th, 2014 06:00 pm- Teenagers hack ATM by bothering to read the instructions
Google instructions. See if they've changed the default passcode. Don't steal money, just set the welcome screen to say it's been hacked, and tell the bank. Realise you're late for your next school lesson…
- A PSA About Nude Photos
'*Tasers you* *steals your shoes* SHOULDN’T WEAR SHOES BRO' Well put. It's theft. But because its of women, and because there's a sexual/titillation element, the victim blaming suddenly appears.
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Interesting Links for 14-03-2012
Mar. 14th, 2012 04:00 pm- Bennett Barbour exonerated of rape in Virginia: how the state is botching the DNA retesting and notification of old cases - Slate Magazine
'Virginia knows it has DNA evidence that may prove the innocence of dozens of men convicted of crimes they didn’t commit. Men just like Barbour. So why won’t the state say who they are?'
- Catholic Church Puts Legal Pressure on Survivors’ Network - NYTimes.com
- Spread the Word: Theft is Theft
Someone has taken the RSS feed of over 90 webcomics, ripped the images, put them in their Android app, and then put their own advertisements next to them in order to make money.
- Encyclopaedia Britannica Dies Under Its Own Massive, Printed Weight
'after 244 years, the Encyclopaedia Britannica is going out of print'
- Law Will Allow Employers to Fire Women for Using Whore Pills
'[giving] employers the power to request that women being prescribed birth control pills provide proof that they're using it for non-sexual reasons.'
- Daily Kos: Do conservatives really think Obama is Muslim, or are they just dicks?
'Chuck Todd's argument is that these Republican respondents aren't stupid enough to think Obama is a Muslim, they're just hateful enough to associate him with a religion they despise.'
- Architect looking for investors and/or victims for his giant see-through maze
'within its clear laminated polymer walls are nine floors of dead ends, staircases, and psychological torment for those willing to broach its premises.'
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Interesting Links for 23-02-2012
Feb. 23rd, 2012 04:00 pm- Van filled with history re-enactor’s swords, spears and artefacts stolen from outside Northampton home - Crime - Northampton Chronicle & Echo
- BBC News - The myth of the eight-hour sleep
'A growing body of evidence from both science and history suggests that the eight-hour sleep may be unnatural.
