Joly sez, "After Glenn Greenwald first received his stash of secret documents from Edward Snowden, one of the first people he consulted was security expert, cryptographer, and writer Bruce Schneier, who helped him review and digest the documents. A few weeks back we saw Bruce give a briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, where he advised lawmakers to rein in the NSA, and the Internet community to pro-actively design countermeasures. On December 12 2013, as a follow up to his Snowden and the Future talk series Eben Moglen hosted A conversation with Bruce Schneier at Columbia Law School. They talked about what we can learn from the Snowden documents, the NSA's efforts to weaken global cryptography, and how we can keep free software tools from being subverted."
Bruce Schneier and Eben Moglen discuss a post-Snowden Internet
Joe Manchin admits he is a lost politician: "I don't know where in the hell I belong"
Well, if you're baffled by recent Senator Joe Manchin (D?–WV) shenanigans, you're not alone. Looks like he's just as confused about who he is in the world of politics. The wishy-washy politician who claimed in a Charlston Gazette-Mail op-ed that "the right to vote is fundamental to our American democracy," only to then say "I… READ THE REST
Politicians keep writing children's books. Most are quite bad.
Several years ago, Charlotte and Karen Pence worked together on Marlon Bundo's A Day in the Life of the Vice President, a picture book of a bunny in the White House. The tale of the presidential rabbit is almost as good as its parody, published by a writer from John Oliver's Last Week Tonight, which… READ THE REST
Prosecutors assigned to Matt Gaetz case
Matt Gaetz, the Florida congressman suspected of statutory rape over his alleged relationship with a 17-year-old girl, now has two more things to worry about: the prosecutors assigned to his case by the Department of Justice. The Washington-based prosecutors, one with expertise in child exploitation crimes and the other a top official in the DOJ's… READ THE REST
Get $15 off this luxurious pipe-smoking experience before Black Friday
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. For the pipe-smoking enthusiast, it's not always easy to light up just anywhere. Between all the tobacco pinching, packing, and lighting, pipes take a lot of time, effort, and maintenance to… READ THE REST
Score a Pre-Black Friday discount on these backend developer courses
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. It used to be that kids said the darnedest things. Now kids are doing the most to separate themselves from the generation before them (who, let's be honest, are clearly embarrassing… READ THE REST
This Pre-Black Friday deal slashes $25 off this 4K dual-camera drone
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. The definition of fun has, uh, taken flight since we were kiddos. Once a carefree, wholesome experience (unless you're these kids), fun is hard to come by these days, especially since… READ THE REST
