“Because we don't
like foreigners.”
A
court in Paris has opened a formal investigation into the PRISM
program of electronic surveillance run by the US National Security
Agency, and revealed by whistleblower Edward Snowden, it was revealed
on Wednesday.
[...]
The
court will investigate possible “fraudulent access and maintenance
of and automated data processing system,” the “illicit collection
of data of a personal nature,” an “attack on privacy,” and
“violations of the secrecy of correspondences,” according to
BFMTV.
Read more on The
Local (FR).
Not a large percentage of Facebook's 1.1 billion monthly users.
Hayley Tsukayama
reports:
Facebook
fielded requests from 74 countries for data on at least 38,000 users
in the first half of 2013, the company said in its first report
detailing the scale and scope of data requests it receives from
governments around the world.
The
report, released Tuesday, covers every request the company has
received from every government from January through June 30.
Facebook said the report includes requests made for security reasons
and for criminal cases.
Read more on Washington
Post.
Where will this
technology take us? For my Security students. If you can force a
connection to smartphones, you can identify people who carry them.
Honda
tech warns drivers of pedestrian presence
… Honda released
a video today demonstrating a vehicle-to-pedestrian communication
system, relying on the increasingly ubiquitous smartphone.
I am curious to see how
he will turn it around. This just seems to show how poorly the
industry is doing.
Pew
– What’s Behind The Washington Post Sale
By Amy Mitchell,
Mark Jurkowitz, and Emily Guskin: “The stunning announcement
[on August 5, 2013] of the sale of The Washington Post to Amazon
founder Jeff Bezos caught many off guard. The Post has been owned by
the Graham family for 80 years. But recent years brought steep
revenue and circulation declines and as chief executive Donald Graham
put it in a letter to the staff, “the newspaper business continued
to bring up questions to which we had no answers.” In Bezos, The
Post—and a handful of smaller papers owned by the company—get an
owner who is considered one of the most successful business and
technology entrepreneurs in the country. Bezos is considered to have
a strong understanding of audience needs and the financial
wherewithal to tolerate sluggish revenue numbers, at least for a
while. Still, the challenges are large and not unique to The Post.
Pew Research Center’s Journalism Project, which has been tracking
the industry for over a decade, puts
the sale in context.”
On the other hand, if my students tell me my instructions are
gibberish and I plop them into this tool and there is no simpler
language...
– is a free website that converts advanced written language into
less complex language. It’s perfect for assisting students with
understanding complex written language. Paste or type the text that
needs to be simplified into the box on the Rewordify web page, and
within seconds a simplified version will appear.
Also for my students. Always try the free Apps first.
… Everyone’s
favorite smartphones and tablets can be used for more than just
fueling your addiction to Candy Crush and Angry Birds.
Quick
Graph (Free)
Duolingo
(Free)
iTranslate
(Free)
This Quarter I have
been blessed with a student who speaks in T-shirt-ready phrases. He
should make a fortune selling shirts (and ensure his old professor
has an endless supply of catchy T-shirts)
… Merchandising is
a great way to express your artistry and make
money while doing it. Here are some of the best merchandising
sites where you can set up your
own storefront for your designs.
For my students who program...
For
Taking a Guided Tour: Codeacademy’s
JavaScript Track
For
Experimenting: Chrome’s Console and jsFiddle
For
Reference: Mozilla
Developer Network and jQuery
API Documentation
And
Finally, One Optional Book Code
Simplicity,
This is very interesting. Works well for “War and Peace” but not
yet ready for my Math textbooks (but I can see some serious
applications!)
Small Demons is an amazing tool that lets users enter the name of a
book and the site pulls out any references to people,
things, places, media, etc. that are mentioned in the book.
If a book mentions a song, the song is available for the user to
sample, along with the text that the reference was in. It is really
a great way to explore and enjoy the world of the written world
beyond the page.
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