av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 25, 2019 | Lästipset
The Intercept: Everybody Does It: The Messy Truth About Infiltrating Computer Supply Chains
Nej, det handlar inte om Googles, Facebooks eller någon annans datainsamling. Det handlar om försök att ta sig in vid tillverkningen av våra prylar och få in spionageutrustning i dem. I första hand inte riktat mot privatpersoner utan det handlar om att få in avlyssningsutrustning i produkter som kan komma att an vändas av företaget, myndigheter och i sammanhang där det kan finnas ett direkt intresse från främmande makt.
The danger of China compromising hardware supply chains is very real, judging from classified intelligence documents, even if a Bloomberg story on the matter is highly disputed.
Källa: Everybody Does It: The Messy Truth About Infiltrating Computer Supply Chains
av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 14, 2019 | Lästipset
When Apple lost more than $75 billion in market value this past week after a surprise announcement that it is expecting lower iPhone sales than originally projected, the company put most of the blame for its troubles on China, where a slowing economy and the trade war with the United States have hurt sales.
But a bigger issue for Apple might exist much closer to home, in a small, leafy town in Ohio.
That’s where my mom lives. She’s a relatively tech-savvy retiree and a longtime Apple fan who has used many of the company’s products over the years. I learned to type on an Apple IIGS at her office, and she was an early adopter of the original turquoise iMac. These days, she uses her iPhone to check Facebook and Instagram, talk with her friends and relatives, and play solitaire and Words With Friends.
Källa: Apple’s Biggest Problem? My Mom
av Mikael Winterkvist | dec 26, 2018 | Lästipset
Hon bröt mot alla oskrivna regler och lagar i det pakistanska samhället och avslöjade samtidigt männens hyckleri.
En natt mördades Qandeel Baloch, 26, av sin egen bror och en av Pakistans kritiker och största stjärnor på YouTube tystades.
It happened in July, amid the sweltering summer heat of the plains of Punjab, Pakistan’s largest province. It was one of those days when sweat flows in streams, the beads of depleted moisture dripping down backs and armpits and foreheads as people walk and talk and complain about the heat as if it were a newcomer among them.
The murdered woman was Qandeel Baloch, a 26-year-old Pakistani YouTube sensation, whose risqué videos, laden with erotic subtext, had so angered her brother that he strangled her to death. The deed was done late on the night of July 15th. It was late in the morning of the 16th when the first reporter from Pakistan’s rapacious 24-hour news media arrived in the neighborhood.
Longreads
av Mikael Winterkvist | dec 24, 2018 | Lästipset
ICQ var det meddelandeprogramet. Programmet de flesta använde och där du kunde skicka meddelanden till dina vänner.
ICQ hade miljontals användare tills det plötsligt slogs ut av bättre, snabbare och mer funktionella program. Detta är historien om programmet som hade allt, användare och funktioner men som också tappade allt.
ICQ, short for the phrase ”I Seek You,” laid the groundwork for standalone instant messaging clients when it arrived in November 1996. Think about how long ago that was… Windows 95 was barely a year old, Nintendo had just introduced the N64, and those with a reason to have a cell phone actually used it to talk on.
Källa: What Ever Happened to ICQ?
av Mikael Winterkvist | dec 16, 2018 | Lästipset
Det handlar om blodspår på en brottsplats och hur en enda teori, som inte utmanats och som inte granskats vetenskapligt snabbt får spridning i USAs rättssalar.
How the Dubious Science of Blood-Spatter Analysis Spread Like a Virus
From his basement in upstate New York, Herbert MacDonell launched modern bloodstain-pattern analysis, persuading judge after judge of its reliability. Then he trained hundreds of others. But what if they’re getting it wrong?
Källa: How the Dubious Science of Blood-Spatter Analysis Spread Like a Virus
av Mikael Winterkvist | nov 4, 2018 | Lästipset
You, like me, must have wondered at one time or another where the “line” is when it comes to Twitter suspensions. I’ve seen overt racists, abusers, misogynists, and hot-take artists thrive on the app, so it must take something seriously drastic to actually get suspended, right?
On All Hallows’ Eve, I saw a clearly photoshopped image of a Monster Energy-infused ham product (a meme made by Adam The Creator). As a normal person, I was disgusted and downright bewildered that someone took the time to do this, but as a Twitter user addicted to those sweet, sweet likes and retweets, I saw gold. I saved the image to my phone, came up with a caption using a made-up word, and hit the tweet button. Regular stuff. The likes, retweets, and mentions started pouring in and everything was good.
Källa: Monster Energy Ham: I Got Suspended on Twitter For Posting Meme
