“Despite assurances from the card companies, researchers Tom Heydt-Benjamin and Kevin Fu were able to easily retrieve data from the new cards … data available without encryption and in plain text. From the article: “They could skim and store the information from a card with a device the size of a couple of paperback books, which they cobbled together from readily available computer and radio components for $150. They say they could probably make another one even smaller and cheaper: about the size of a pack of gum for less than $50. And because the cards can be read even through a wallet or an item of clothing, the security of the information, the researchers say, is startlingly weak.

The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon is the phenomenon where one happens upon some obscure piece of information???????? often an unfamiliar word or name???????? and soon afterwards encounters the same subject again, often repeatedly. Anytime the phrase “That’s so weird, I just heard about that the other day” would be appropriate, the utterer is hip-deep in Baader-Meinhof.

That’ll explain why you’ll hear a lot about Scandinavian death metal in the next few weeks.

This video displays the true lyrics to Nightwish’s “Wishmaster”.

*diddly diddly diddly diddly*

Here’s a nice brief list of Linux BASH commands.

Pen Drive Linux: Boot and run Linux from a USB flash memory stick.

Oh no, it’s the Bear Cavalry!

If the Russians had really had this, that whole WWII thing would’ve been completely different.

Here’s a slightly long but hilarious clip of Kevin Smith talking about his worst sexual experience.

iSpazz is a plugin for iTunes on OS X, controlling the MacBook Pro/PowerBook backlight keyboard and optionally the display backlight.

In other words, It turns your MacBook Pro into a disco ball.

Yay!

Lay-Lo is a catalog of Atlanta graffiti, starting around 2000. The photos are listed chronologically, and are indexed by artist.

Jim Hodgson has released a new record, Beep Beep Awooga. Go buy it now!