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Government Seizes Bitcoin Trading Site’s Bank Account

Tom Wyrick — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:30:09 +0000

The United States Department of Homeland Security shut down Mt. Gox’s ability to accept or send transfers using mobile payment service Dwolla last night. According to the warrant, a Homeland Security special agent believes Mt. Gox is guilty of the crime of operating an “unlicensed money transmitting business.” After an undercover informant used the service […]

SXSW: Twitter Won’t Save You From A Natural Disaster, But It Might Help

Ben Masten — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 03:24:14 +0000

It’s fair to say that America has, at best, a mixed record responding to natural disasters. The high profile failures of Hurricane Katrina still loom large, and while the response to Hurricane Sandy wasn’t the same unmitigated fiasco, such a statement is damning with faint praise. The government – some of it anyway – knows […]

Kodak’s Secret Nuclear Reactor

Tom Wyrick — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:10:42 +0000

If a company in your town had their own nuclear reactor full of uranium, you’d think it would be under constant guard and well known by residents, right? It turns out the Eastman Kodak company kept just such a reactor a secret for over 30 years in Rochester, New York. Its existence was revealed only […]

Why Wouldn’t You Want To Live In A Subterranean Missile Bunker?

Ben Masten — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:18:03 +0000

Are you a cold war history buff? Do you have a few hundred thousand bucks lying around? Would you like a man cave that can withstand a one megaton nuclear blast? Then 20th Century Castles LLC would like to sell you a decommissioned U.S. nuclear missile silo, cheap. With just a little bit of elbow […]

President Obama Calls For Consumer Privacy Bill Of Rights

Tom Wyrick — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:53:28 +0000

With the proliferation of mobile gadgets connected to the internet, President Barack Obama declares it’s time the United States has a privacy Bill of Rights. Administration officials urged consumer groups and technology companies to craft and submit suggested privacy protections to add to guidelines they began crafting on Thursday. Initially, these rules will be voluntary […]

Segues: Social Networks’ Eyes Are Watching You

Justin Davis — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:41:36 +0000

Each Segues column starts with something tech-related before quickly branching out from there into a tangentially related thread. These articles are born from my thought and speech patterns that regularly contain quickfire transitions. For one of my birthdays, a friend made me a crown that said “King of the Segues”. Actually, it said “King of […]