I know the US has been going through a Marie Kondo-inspired bridge-burning campaign, but this one might be the most dangerous yet.
I shudder to think about the devastation caused by a pre-emptive strike from McKinsey.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/pentagon-terminate-51-billion-it-contracts-with-accenture-deloitte-others-2025-04-11/
I still think “cybercriminals” sounds pox, but “information super-highwaymen” would have inspired a whole new bunch of folk songs (were it not for the unfortunate gendering in the term).
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/02/u-s-soldier-charged-in-att-hack-searched-can-hacking-be-treason/
U.S. Soldier Charged in AT&T Hack Searched “Can Hacking Be Treason” – Krebs on Security
In _the Equalizer_ S03E01 there is a bomb that can only be triggered by remote control radio signal. The "heroes" start searching for the baddie with the remote, saying it's the only was to stop it. But why wouldn't they just put the bomb in a Faraday cage?
Of course, I'm still not going to start using it. Someone will tell me what happens
Nothing has made me want to start using TikTok more than this US ban. What will the algorithm show the rest of the world and will they miss American content?
wikipedia article of the day
Very excited to go to this on Saturday night. Kabaddi had me mesmerised when I first saw it on TV in a bar in Chennai. Can't wait to see it live.
https://www.visitmelbourne.com/kabaddi
Kabaddi Melbourne Raid
The Pro Kabaddi League with its action and agility, is coming to Melbourne this December.
I get a lot of joy from writing reviews on *Letterboxd*
https://boxd.it/83BHJN
A ★★★★★ review of The Fabelmans (2022)
Now I don't know which is the best story about a boy who wants to be Steven Spielberg that features Michelle Williams. But this one has a less catchy theme song. (Sorry, John Williams.)
At last night's
#Superchunk gig I experienced a new kind of connection with my fellow punters.
I love this idea from @davew, and it should be pretty simple to implement: a user-created RSS feed of podcast episodes to subscribe to instead of entire podcasts. I wonder if it would also be possible to use timestamps and only curate specific parts of episodes.
http://scripting.com/2024/11/29.html#a133619
Scripting News: Friday, November 29, 2024
Dave Winer, OG blogger, podcaster, developed first apps in many categories. Old enough to know better. It's even worse than it appears.
Molly White