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    EVENTS

    Badger 2.0

    The talented Ieva Skrebele [avestra] did me a tribal badger icon. You’ve probably seen it in the small form already, but it’s worth a bigger look.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • June 12, 2017
    • Burn it to the ground

    Horror to Come, Arrives

    Back in October last year, I posted about the Russians’ deploying TOS-1 “Buratino” thermobaric multi-launch rocket systems. [stderr]

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • June 12, 2017
    • Burn it to the ground, War is a Racket

    An Inadvertent Reminder

    I clicked on the folder for my media archive, so I could paste the images I wanted to save off my iPhone, and instead I just got a spinning icon.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • June 11, 2017
    • Cyberwar

    Facial Recognition Day, 2017

    I’ve decided to celebrate June 10 as Facial Recognition Day. On this day, every year, I will try to think of some way to interfere with facial recognition.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • June 10, 2017
    • Burn it to the ground, Cyberwar

    The Paradox of a Weapon you Give to your Target

    I pointed this problem out during my “cyberwar is bullshit” talk at RSA conference in 2012: once you begin using your cyberweapons, they become subject to commercial pressures: and competitive analysis.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • June 9, 2017
    • Cyberwar

    This Will be Interesting

    The unpredictable flounderings of the United States have opened some opportunities for other leaders who want to make a move. One that I predicted “eventually” appears to be starting “real soon now.”

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • June 8, 2017
    • Nationalism is Bullshit, Totalitarianism, War is a Racket

    Welcome our New Oligarch

    Maybe it’s time for a rich tough-guy who is actually a tough guy to be President?

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • June 8, 2017
    • Burn it to the ground, Totalitarianism, Trolls and Trolling

    Jupiter Flyby

    NASA has been releasing some amazing pictures of Jupiter from various angles.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • June 7, 2017
    • Gaming

    Walking Away With The Cake

    Out here in Trump Country USA, the economy remains in a coma; the big employers in Clearfield County are the WAL-MART distribution center, and the prison system.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • June 7, 2017
    • Burn it to the ground, Totalitarianism, TrumpUS

    Opinion: Best Movie Sword-Fight Scenes

    Recently, “Banksy” on twitter posted a bad meme, which inspired a furious, brief, friendly debate between me and a friend. I’d love to hear your opinions, as well.

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    • Marcus Ranum
    • June 6, 2017
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