History
Video: Secrets of the Aegean Apocalypse
Around 1,200 BC, an ancient Armageddon destroyed nearly every known civilization. What could have caused it? The theories are many, but most now include one mysterious and massively destructive factor – a force only the Egyptians survived to name: The Sea People. Who were these warriors and how could they Read more…
Government
Video: NSA Whistleblower William Binney: The Future of FREEDOM
Joseph Nacchio – after Nacchio refused NSA requests PRE 9-11 he was targeted for prosecution. Mainway As you will see the NSA data collection will mean nothing to you unless you ever make any money, run for office or achieve prominance of any time. At the point where you actually Read more…
Books
Book: The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade by Herman Melville
Research Links Project Gutenberg: The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade by Herman Melville Wikipedia: The Confidence Man PDF: The Confidence Man
Books
The Martian – Novel
Research Links Wikipedia: The Martian – Andy Weir PDF: The Martian The artwork in the movie appears like it will be relatively good. Usually we engineers watch science fiction thinking some art major thought up the plot because the science is so utterly botched.
Media
Video: Somewhere Else Tomorrow
A naive dreamer attempts to circumnavigate the world on his motorcycle, surviving only on the money he makes along the way, until he finds what he wasn't even looking for.
Books by Stephan Zweig on Project Gutenberg
Books by Stephan Zweig on Project Gutenberg Wikipedia: Stephan Zweig
Computing
DEFCON 20: Owning Bad Guys And Mafia With Javascript Botnets
Research Links Informatica64.com
Computing
Defcon 21 Decapping Chips The Strike Easy Hard Way – Reverse Engineering
Reverse engineering of integrated circuits is challenging but in many circumstances can be done. Research Links Aperturelabs Adam's blog on Aperture Related Links Silicon Investigations Reference Material for IC Reverse Engineering