security Assessing the security of devices by measuring how many difficult things the programmers tried to do Cory Doctorow
Boing Boing Gadgets Teardown of a consumer voice/location cellular spying device that fits in the tip of a USB cable Cory Doctorow
security Head of NSA's hacker squad explains how to armor networks against the likes of him Cory Doctorow
crime Scammers have been conning social media personalities and taking over their accounts Ruben Bolling
fun "This site will self-destruct" finally self-destructs after no-one signs guestbook for 24 hours Rob Beschizza
optical illusions Mind-bending visual trick by Japanese psychologist: is it yellow or white? Mark Frauenfelder
politics Washington state senator arrested trying to bring gun into Hong Kong, then gets into altercation with news reporters outside court Rob Beschizza