Illustration by Charles Addams, 1946 — via Steve Niles Tumblr
Computer pioneer and codebreaker Alan Turing has been given a posthumous royal pardon.
It overturns his 1952 conviction for homosexuality for which he was punished by being chemically castrated.
The conviction meant he lost his security clearance and had to stop the code-cracking work that proved critical to the Allies in World War II.
The pardon was granted under the Royal Prerogative of Mercy after a request by Justice Minister Chris Grayling — via redwolf.newsvine.com
I get asked a lot about real gauge earrings~ I do make them! If you’re between a 2 and 00 you can order a pair of my custom fake gauges, then specify that you need real gauges and what size you need. I wish I wore real gauges so I understood them better. I see some really amazing polymer clay gauges and want to start applying more intricate designs to my tentacle gauges — via Walking Squid
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The mystery of why RSA would use a flawed, NSA-championed algorithm as the default random number generator for several of its encryption products appears to be solved, and the answer is utterly banal, if true: the NSA paid it to.
Reuters reports that RSA received $10m from the NSA in exchange for making the agency-backed Dual Elliptic Curve Deterministic Random Bit Generator (Dual EC DRBG) its preferred random number algorithm, according to newly disclosed documents provided by whistleblower Edward Snowden.
If that figure sounds small, that’s because it is. Tech giant EMC acquired RSA for $2.1bn in 2006 — around the same time as the backroom NSA deal — so it seems odd that RSA would kowtow to the g-men so cheaply.
But according to Reuters, at the time, things weren’t looking so good for the division of RSA that was responsible for its BSafe encryption libraries. In 2005, those tools brought in a mere $27.5m of RSA’s $310m in annual revenue, or just 8.9 per cent.
By accepting $10m from the NSA, as Reuters claims, the BSafe division managed to increase its contribution to RSA’s bottom line by more than a third — via redwolf.newsvine.com
What is the best way to ease someone’s pain and suffering? In this beautifully animated RSA Short, Dr Brené Brown reminds us that we can only create a genuine empathic connection if we are brave enough to really get in touch with our own fragilities — via Youtube
Outgoing REA Group chief executive Greg Ellis has dismissed claims his surprise exit from the company may have anything to do with the recent departure of chief financial officer, Jenny Macdonald, according to The Australian.
Speculation of board tensions came after Mr Ellis announced his departure yesterday, just three weeks after Ms Macdonald, but the outgoing boss has labelled it mere coincidence.
It is unfortunate that there are two senior positions that have left the company in quick succession, but they are unrelated to each other,
Mr Ellis told The Australian.
It’s a pure coincidence and my decision is opportunity-based
— via redwolf.newsvine.com
The Sun in the middle spins around itself, and the circles spins in opposite directions. The inner ring has the four smaller planets, and the middle ring has the four larger outer planets, and the outer ring has a tiny little bead at the bottom; Pluto — via Etsy
Lapa Dos Dinheiros, Portugal. 2013 — via Hotel Graffiti
The Super Awesome Micro Project: A full sized Lego car, with an engine made from Lego that runs on air — via Youtube
Fancy wheeling round the office on a classic scooter? Well, we can’t help with that, but we can offer the next best thing — the Lambretta office chairs by Iconic Design. The work of Jim Piester of Iconic Design in South Africa (but available to buy worldwide), the chairs are based on the leg shield of a classic Lambretta scooter, with the model down to your choice, as well as the colour and the detailing, as well as the leather for the actual seating — via Retro To Go
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The Tutu Project is proud to announce that they were chosen by Deutsche Telekom to tell their story of how Bob and Linda Carey have chosen to deal with breast cancer through inspiration, courage and love — via Youtube
Seven Bonnethead Shark pups are cruising the waters at the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores. Born in mid-November, the pups are thriving in a behind-the scenes tank at the aquarium — via ZooBorns
To understand the violent criminal, says Richard E Tremblay, imagine a 2-year-old boy doing the things that make the terrible twos terrible — grabbing, kicking, pushing, punching, biting.
Now imagine him doing all this with the body and resources of an 18-year-old.
You have just pictured both a perfectly normal toddler and a typical violent criminal as Dr Tremblay, a developmental psychologist at University College Dublin in Ireland, sees them — the toddler as a creature who reflexively uses physical aggression to get what he wants; the criminal as the rare person who has never learned to do otherwise.
In other words, dangerous criminals don’t turn violent. They just stay that way.
These findings have been replicated in multiple large studies by several researchers on several continents — via redwolf.newsvine.com
20 cancer patients participated in a unique makeover experience — via Youtube
Savanna the Cheetah and her dog friend Max play in the snow, in the cheetah yard. Savanna and Max have been together since September 2012. Savanna was born in June 2012 and Max was her play friend growing up — via Youtube
The artwork for the incredible 2-man show with Dave Perillo and Tom Whalen, Modern Vintage, is now available to view and purchase online — via Wil Wheaton
We created fourteen master tile sculptures, each 12”x12” with a depth of 3”-4”. The overall look is intentionally big and chunky
, with layers of smaller detail as a bonus for folks who look more closely at the home theatre’s walls. We also created a number of custom mannequins for replica movie costumes the client owned. As an alternative to ill-fitting mass-produced mannequins, we created customized, dynamically posed forms to capture the characters! A museum style base completed each display. For more work like this, please visit our Custom Mannequins and Displays page Want truly unique, hand-made custom décor for your home or office? Contact us today! Each master tile was moulded and expertly cast in tinted resin by Lonnie Hale. From there, details were randomly highlighted in colours chosen by the home’s decorator, to help add a sense of variation to the 120 finished tiles that would be applied to the walls — via Tom Spina Designs
Police are still trying to figure out why a group of unknown suspects would break into a Vaughn Street home just to smoke marijuana and dye their hair.
A woman discovered the burglary when she came home the day after Thanksgiving following a two-day trip to celebrate the holiday. Oddly enough, nothing was missing from the residence, located in the 500 block of Vaughn Street, according to a Murfreesboro Police Department incident report.
(The woman) stated that when she returned to her residence, she noticed her front window open,
Officer Christopher Williams said in the report, and a cover had been placed over the window, and (she smelled) the odour of smoked marijuana.
Williams said the woman also pointed out that someone had dyed their hair red in the bathroom
— via redwolf.newsvine.com
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