by xerkdqmy | Jan 22, 2016 | General, Weekend Read
Three articles for this week: THE DRAGNET – How a man accused of million-dollar fraud uncovered a never before seen, secret surveillance device. I read about the Stingray in 2011, and the only thing that surprised me was the fact that people didn’t think...
by xerkdqmy | Jan 15, 2016 | General, Weekend Read
My two favorite articles from this week. In case it’s not obvious, those are my own very “descriptive” titles: GAS ATTACK! (BUT NOT THE FUN KIND). This one is just crazy. Apparently a world-famous F1 racer, his wife, and their friends were knocked...
by xerkdqmy | Jan 8, 2016 | General, Weekend Read
It took me a few tries to get that “16” written correctly atop this post. That always happens after the turn of the new year, but like, mostly when I was in school. A long time ago. Anyway, here’s the WEEKEND READ for this weekend. Two excellent...
by xerkdqmy | Dec 18, 2015 | General, Weekend Read
A Chinese Hacker’s Identity Unmasked (from Bloomberg Business, written by Dune Lawrence and Michael Riley) – goo.gl/YS3pLU In March 2011, Stewart was examining a piece of malware that looked different from the typical handiwork of Russian or Eastern...
by xerkdqmy | Dec 11, 2015 | General, Weekend Read
Boom! Inside a British Bank-Bombing Spree by Nick Summers – goo.gl/XVRsPN No American ATM has ever been robbed with explosive gas. The same WAS true in Britian – Until 2013. Now there have been more than 90. The Lost Man by Graeme Wood – goo.gl/AaduRb In...
by xerkdqmy | Dec 4, 2015 | Weekend Read
A couple very interesting, long form articles for the weekend: The Deputy Who Disappeared by Claire Martin for LA Magazine – goo.gl/PmBhvu This is a truly fascinating story about an LA County Sheriff’s Deputy who disappeared off the face of the earth while...