Why (Some) Psychopaths Make Great CEOs – Forbes “A really interesting question is whether psychopathy can be a positive thing. Some psychologists would say yes, that there are certain attributes like coolness under pressure, which is sort of a fundamental positive. But Robert Hare would always say no, that in … Read More
Anatomy of a Hack – Ars Technica Just how easy is it for a cracker to solve a password? Ars interviewed three crackers who demolished a list of 16,000 passwords, one with a 90% success rate. How A War Hero Became a Serial Bank Robber – Buzzfeed One combat medic … Read More
As part of their research into doing away with passwords entirely, Google has created rings that can be worn on a finger and also access online accounts and devices. The drive to replace traditional passwords comes at a time when online security is very weak. Last year, Wired tech writer … Read More
Remember Diego Laitis and Frédérik Denis, those Montreal designers who made a Counter Strike map of Berri-UQAM station? And then the STM threatened them with a $49,200 fine? Well, they’re not going to back down. Lawyers from the STM and the designers are meeting now, but aside from changing the … Read More
Counter-Strike players, and probably no one else, have been checking out the trailer for this new map over the past several days. [youtube width=”640″]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O86xQboo0F4[/youtube] Recognize it? That’s Montreal’s Berri-UQAM station. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Montreal’s transit authority, the STM, is unhappy, and threatening a huge fine. Our thoughts: 1) We’d probably be a … Read More
