Discover magazine has just published a review of the 1980s phenom known as the 414s (Milwaukee area code, adopted by teenage hackers) While the 414s’ antics didn’t spark a nuclear conflict, they did ignite a national conversation on computer security… They get called pioneers, which I suppose is reasonable when compared to those today who … Continue reading Have You Discovered Yet the 414s?
The US National Park Service calls it… 8 Hours that changed the Great Plains forever The Smithsonian calls it… …one of the worst atrocities ever perpetrated on Native Americans… Sand Creek was the My Lai of its day, a war crime exposed by soldiers and condemned by the U.S. government. It fueled decades of war … Continue reading This Day in History: 1864 Sand Creek Massacre
In 2018 a very important and very large dry dock facility in Roslyakovo was in the news for a horrible tragedy. There were about 60 people on the dock when it started to sink. Five of them did not manage to get in safety. One is reported dead and four injured, one with a serious … Continue reading Who Caused 2018 Power Outages in Russia?
The post title comes from a 1946 “Paper Bullets” booklet that was “DEDICATED to the men and women of the Overseas Branch, United States Office of War Information… to serve their country as propagandists in time of war….” …like mustard gas, which clings to the ground for months after battle, psychological warfare and its poison … Continue reading “Like mustard gas… psychological warfare and its poison… linger on for years.”