Unbeknownst to many, there is a virtual war going on. Hackers vs the US Government. Recently, computer hacking group LulzSec has been brought down by the FBI, when they arrested some of the top guys in that group. They did so by introducing a mole named Hector Xavier Monsegur aka Sabu. He collaborated with FBI to have the LulzSec members arrested. The following got arrested: Ryan Ackroyd, aka “Kayla” and Jake Davis, aka “Topiary” from London, 2 residents of Ireland,... Read more
Very few people in the history of technology have impacted the world as profoundly as Steve Jobs had done. Until his death recently, he had reinvented the world of computing many times. From Apple to NeXT to iPod and iPAD and iPhone. It is always interesting to listen to such a genius discuss his beginnings. Here is a rare footage of his presentation in the 1980s, which has been gifted to Computer History Museum by Regis McKenna. You can check... Read more
The latest Wikileaks expose of emails by Stratfor’s VP for Intelligence Fred Burton shed interesting light on Osama Bin Laden and also Pakistan’s role in it. For one, it seems that Osama’s body was never consigned to the sea, but brought all the way back to the US. Stratfor’s vice-president for intelligence, Fred Burton, believes the body was “bound for Dover, [Delaware] on [a] CIA plane” and then “onward to the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Bethesda [Maryland],” an email says. Stratfor is... Read more
When beauty in the world dies, we all die a bit with it. Sometimes, we orchestrate it ourselves. One spiritual tradition in India has been very special and beautiful, but its beauty and profundity was probably missed by many. Even those who carried it. On March 30, 1699 – the 10th Sikh Guru – Guru Gobind Singh called a congregation of his disciples at Anandpur Sahib. The congregation gathered on a hill and a tent was pitched. He turned to... Read more
A malware called DNSchanger Trojan has infected many computers and many are still corrupted. What does it do? It alters user DNS settings, such that it starts pointing users to malicious DNS in data centers in Estonia, New York, and Chicago. The malicious DNS servers can do many thing such as: fake, malicious answers, altering user searches, and promoting fake and dangerous products. The thieves – using this technique – had earned $14 million in illicit fees even before they... Read more
Ironically, the money set aside for the poorest of the poor in India – in Billions of Dollars – could very well be contributing their bit to high Gold prices in the world! We have talked a lot about the level of plunder that has been orchestrated by the Rural Employment Program named as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (MNREGA) in several articles – India Budget Special: Poverty Programs – the ideal tool of National Plunder! / Quantum of... Read more
University of Pennsylvania professor Vijay Kumar showcased a set of autonomous, agile and decentralized flying robots which can not only do maneuvers that are difficult for any machine but also communicate between themselves to not only fly in formations but also do complex tasks of lifting stuff many times their wait. Interestingly, the robots used the principle that is used in nature by the desert ants. The innovative robots can fly around together and do tasks without any need for... Read more
Was talking to a colleague who just joined the company and had just left Greece. He was telling us about how the Greeks are lining up at the banks to withdraw their money and the cashier ladies were sitting with loads of cash giving out. As he put it “Greek banks are just just buildings now, there is nothing left in them.” As we speak, somehow the pain of Europe (and the world) is being pushed away somehow. Ironically the... Read more
Red Calcutta – or Kolkatta for the hard-core Bongs – is changing color. It is being painted Blue by Mamta Bannerjee, and with a vengeance. All the bridges, the road dividers, the bus stops and the the Government building are being given a new coat. Interestingly, in this city of highly sensitive citizenry, even the private apartment complexes are being directed to paint their exteriors blue in keeping with the new hues of the City of joy. Even when they... Read more
The US Pacific Commander Admiral Robert Willard spoke in a Congressional hearing on March 1, that India and US teams were working together to get a handle on the Lashkar-e-Taiba for the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Along with that, he also said that US teams were stationed in India and specifically working with Indian forces for maritime area. This is what Willard said: “We have currently special forces assist teams – Pacific assist teams is the term – laid down in Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri... Read more
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