" Since I started working with the Snowden documents, I bought a new computer that has never been connected to the internet.... "

" Since I started working with the Snowden documents, I bought a new computer that has never been connected to the internet.... "

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/05/nsa-how-to-remain-secure-surveillance
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/05/nsa-how-to-remain-secure-surveillance

Beyond the grave:

Beyond the grave:
http://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=3088#comic
http://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=3088#comic

Waiting for the end

Minutes before the demolition of Warren Hall.   It fell in absolute silence in my telescope view; half a minute later the explosions echoed through:
live video here: http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_23880450/hayward-hillside-landmark-warren-hall-set-demolition-saturday

Charles Stross on Snowden

http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2013/08/snowden-leaks-the-real-take-ho.html
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2013/08/snowden-leaks-the-real-take-ho.html

Worth knowing...

The new profile picture (generated w/ "papercamera") had no face in it, according to google.

Just contributed $695 to the Ubuntu Edge Campaign

Just contributed $695 to the Ubuntu Edge Campaign: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ubuntu-edge/x/917214.  It's an interesting gamble: I think there is about an 80% chance that funding will fail, but if it succeeds, and if they pull it off, I will have a potentially delicious gadget to deal with...
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ubuntu-edge/x/917214

Update 5 years later: Yes, it failed, and my $695 went down the toilet.

The Guardian on Snowden

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/jul/28/edward-snowden-death-of-internet
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/jul/28/edward-snowden-death-of-internet