This week, Dave and Gunnar talk about the new mail bag, joke kit, two-factor auth, and unmanagement.
Lauren unleashes her software and hardware hacking skills: Best of open hardware in 2014Raspberry Pi B+ and camera moduleSimCity: It’s as bad as CivilizationAmex Chip-and-Signature: What’s the point?D&G Joke Kit of the Week: An Automated Cat Litter Box With DRMCatGenie community custom firmware and cartridge emulator!NYPD Cop Killer Used App to Track Police Movements Since Early December
He sees you when you’re sleeping: Santa Claus and the Surveillance State
You no longer need to check your tuba: U.S. Department of Transportation Issues Final Rule Regarding Air Travel with Musical Instruments Don’t be this guyHelp Wanted (must be proficient at barn door closing): Director of Vulnerability Management at Sony Let’s Talk Calmly About Security and PrivacyTwo-factor authentication oversight led to JPMorgan breach, investigators reportedly found Meanwhile in IdM in RHEL 7.1 beta: one time passwordsMarriott petitions FCC to block personal WiFi to protect their $750/day conference WiFi
Computer solves the Erdős discrepancy problem. Punchline: the proof is 13GB long, larger than the entire Wikipedia.
SkipLagged is discrete math for travel nerds. Oh, and they’re getting sued. Of course.
Unmanagement and unleadership
New Year’s Resolution: Replace “I Have To” with “I Get To” To Be More Thankful and Mindful Sort of like saying “my wife”?I had the blues because I had no shoes until upon the street, I met a man who had no feet.3D-Printed Gun Folds and Shoots Paper AirplanesLorem Ipsum, but for Beyonce. (ht @leahbannon)Dinner ScrumAlmost related: The Dining Cryptograhers ProblemMatt Micene for our first Mailbag letter!