av Mikael Winterkvist | sep 28, 2018 | Ted
Twitter is full of porn. Automated accounts, some of whoch are designed to drag you off to a web of dodgy dating sites, overwhelm the social network, constantly clogging up mentions with insincere likes and retweets. But what actually sits behind Brianne’s, Helen’s, or Christina’s account? Thanks to an apparently misconfigured bot, now we can see.
On Thursday, an account using the name Barbara Hughes tweeted out the usual seductive message and picture of a woman, but, presumably accidentally, also an IP address of a server the bot appears to be linked to.
Källa: A Porn Bot Sprung a Leak and We Got to See What Was Behind It
av Mikael Winterkvist | sep 27, 2018 | Ted
During the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Clarence Thomas in 1991, Senate Democrats chose not to call Angela Wright, a former colleague of Judge Thomas’s who was prepared to accuse him of sexual misconduct. Only Anita Hill testified about experiencing harassment by Judge Thomas. He consistently denied her allegations and was ultimately confirmed.
Ms. Wright, in a recent interview from her home in Charlotte, N.C., reflected on both the Hill-Thomas hearings and the Judiciary Committee session scheduled for Thursday featuring Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused him of sexual assault when they were teenagers. Like Ms. Hill, Dr. Blasey will not be joined by other witnesses who have made accusations against the nominee.
Källa: ‘Nothing Has Changed’: Angela Wright Reflects on the Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas Hearings
av Mikael Winterkvist | sep 27, 2018 | Ted
Why do women who experience sexual assault rarely speak up about it? ”Because they fear they won’t be believed,” says Inés Hercovoch. ”Because when a woman tells what happened to her, she tells us things we can’t imagine, things that disturb us, things we don’t expect to hear, things that shock us.” In this moving talk, she takes us inside an encounter with sexual assault to give us a clearer idea of what these situations really look like — and the difficult choices women make to survive. (In Spanish with English subtitles)
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av Mikael Winterkvist | sep 26, 2018 | Ted
In a talk that’s part history lesson, part love letter to graphics, information designer Tommy McCall traces the centuries-long evolution of charts and diagrams — and shows how complex data can be sculpted into beautiful shapes. ”Graphics that help us think faster, or see a book’s worth of information on a single page, are the key to unlocking new discoveries,” McCall says.
av Mikael Winterkvist | sep 25, 2018 | Ted
THE UNITED NATIONS accidentally published passwords, internal documents, and technical details about websites when it misconfigured popular project management service Trello, issue tracking app Jira, and office suite Google Docs.
The mistakes made sensitive material available online to anyone with the proper link, rather than only to specific users who should have access. Affected data included credentials for a U.N. file server, the video conferencing system at the U.N.’s language school, and a web development environment for the U.N.’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Security researcher Kushagra Pathak discovered the accidental leak and notified the U.N. about what he found a little over a month ago. As of today, much of the material appears to have been taken down.
Källa: United Nations Accidentally Exposed Passwords and Sensitive Information to the Whole Internet
av Mikael Winterkvist | sep 25, 2018 | Ted
Our fingerprints are what make us unique — but they’re also home to a world of information hidden in molecules that reveal our actions, lifestyles and routines. In this riveting talk, chemist Simona Francese shows how she studies these microscopic traces using mass spectrometry, a technology that analyzes fingerprints in previously impossible detail, and demonstrates how this cutting-edge forensic science can help police catch criminals.
