34 posts tagged security theatre

WASHINGTON — A German graduate student in oceanography at M.I.T. applied to the Transportation Security Administration for a new ID card allowing him to work around ships and docks. What the student, Wilken-Jon von Appen, received in return was a letter that not only turned him down but added an ominous warning from John M.

Little Brother Instructables Feed The folks over at Instructables have started an rss feed with instructables based on the contents of Cory Doctorow’s forthcoming new book, Little Brother. According to Cory, on his Craphound blog: ….[the instructables crew] were really inspired by all the ingenuity

Little Brother, for download. Cory Doctorow has released his fantastic new YA novel, Little Brother as a free, Creative Commons-licensed download. Go, go get it now. Read it, enjoy it, and share it, especially with the younger ones. I can’t stress this enough.

Remember the scene in The Moon is a Harsh Mistress where Manny sketches a structure for an underground organization? Now imagine that, done properly. With X-boxes. -- Ken MacLeod You may already have seen the hype for Cory "Boing Boing" Doctorow's latest novel, Little Brother all over the internet; certainly I've seen it mentioned on a fair few of the blogs I frequent.

Here’s why the Director of Public Prosecutions (for American readers, read: District Attorney’s office) dropped the charges against The Chaser crew for their APEC security-breach stunt. This is the full text via Crikey: Direction Today I have directed that there be no further proceedings on all

News has just come through that charges against The Chaser team for their APEC security breach stunt have been dropped. Good, someone has a brain. Yes, they did enter the APEC security zone — but you, dear police and security forces, stood back and saluted as you waved them through the checkpoints.

BLOODLINE LTD This is our Way Album and Tour Posted on Apr 26, 2008 under Music News | No Comment In less than 2 weeks Bloodline Ltd, South Africa’s undisputed premier Hardcore(HC) outfit, will begin steamrolling their way across our great nation, laying waste to stages, security fencing and anyone stupid enough to stand in their way.

Pokey’s Miracle - MyIDOL Forums - American Idol  … so much fun. I’m easily entertained. I’m going to a home and garden show tonight with my neighbor down the street, the … will be lots of summer bulbs for sale, lots of seeds, garden tools and implements, garage doors, rain gutters, kitchen displays, whatever one needs for a home.

Metaverses and the human identity crisis; anti-drug antibodies; Singularity 101 … 1 - Kevin Kelly — Humanity’s Identity Crises “The faster and greater our lives become mediated — the more time we spend communicating through technology — the more urgent this question of “what is real” becomes.

MacBook Air causes Security Snag March 10, 2008 – 5:51 am Here is a great little story about a man who got stopped by our beloved Transportation Security Administration (TSA).  As anyone in the US (or who has travelLed through the US recently) knows, the TSA have been trying to establish tighter