Archive for the 'Life Resembles Shadowrun' Category

On the path to Black ICE?

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

A virus to fight viruses? Could this be the first big step towards Black ICE? http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120102002799.htm

Coffin motels at the airport?

Sunday, September 25th, 2011

Perhaps a little more expensive than coffin motels as we know them, but price will drop as adoption increases. a portable sleep pod that allows you and your gadgets to be recharged at a rate of about $10 per hour http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2011/09/25/sleep-pods-dream-come-true/?test=faces    

Social Media to Stop Undercover Police Work?

Friday, August 26th, 2011

If fake IDs areĀ  in jeopardy, then Shadowrunning in the the future is in jeopardy too… Perhaps they should just get a good fixer who can get them a high quality fake ID.. http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/08/26/0958209/Social-Media-a-Threat-To-Undercover-Cops

MIT researchers craft defense against wireless man-in-middle attacks

Friday, August 26th, 2011

Sound like something taken right out of the wireless matrix. Vulnerability discover: Hacker rejoice. Vulnerability mitigated: Hackers go back to work looking for new vulnerability. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/082411-mit-tep-250077.html?hpg1=bn

In yet another case of reality resembles fiction…

Friday, July 29th, 2011

Apple has more money than the US government. http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-has-more-cash-on-hand-than-the-us-government-2011-7 The saddest part? It’s #47… http://www.forbes.com/global2000/list

Unexplained Genetic Expression

Monday, January 10th, 2011

Or a case of UGE to the rest of us… “Huang Yuanfan, 84, of Ziyuan, China, is the latest person to report an unusual growth protruding from the head. His horn began growing two years ago and has reached a length of 3 inches” http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/10/chinas-huang-yuanfan-sprouts-3-inch-horn-from-head/?test=latestnews