Leandro Oliva
Is It Finally Game Over for Ethanol?
The oil price slump plus rising congressional distaste for corn subsidies portends doom.
Videos from Syrian Army Tanks Show the Toll of Urban Warfare
The POV videos offer a remarkable view into the ongoing violence that has swept through the entire country.
Piracy as a Kind of Freedom: A Review of a Pirated Copy of the Pirate Bay Movie
The film is a rallying cry for a freer internet, but it shies away from the obvious question: is piracy more than glorified stealing?
Is DDoS the New 'Sit-In'?
In response to the harsh sentences recently levied against DDoS action organizers, online activists are trying to make the case that disrupting online should be regarded as a legal form of protest.
Whitehat Researchers Have Uncovered Serious GPS Vulnerabilities
With the world's economy so reliant on GPS, it's time to beef up security.
The Syrian Revolution Will Still Be Tweeted: An Activist Talks About Coping With Assad's Web Blackout
The regime can't stop the rebel onslaught -- or satellite Internet.
How a Teenage Girl Rebelled Against Her School's RFID Tagging Scheme and Got Expelled
We live in uncertain times, as it were, and the need for identification and security has become especially aggressive in schools.
Noted Anonymous Fameball Barrett Brown Arrested, Charges Pending
He doesn’t appear to be in Fed custody for the moment, but this mugshot via Dallas County records confirms that Barrett Brown, better known as @BarrettBrownLOL on Twitter, is at the very least sitting in county jail awaiting possible charges on...
Mobile Trojans Rear Their Head, Repressive Governments Go For Their Checkbooks
FinFisher is a powerful piece of spyware long admired within cybersecurity circles. It’s capable of logging keystrokes, accessing and exporting a compromised computer’s files, and intercepting encrypted data such as Skype calls.
Orbit Ain't Easy: Encounters with the Kerbal Space Program
Imagine, the freedom to design your own space launch vehicle without the hassles of "budgetary constraints and bureaucratic wrangling":http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2012/0811/Rover-Curiosity-is-a-star-but-can-it-help-fund-future-of-Mars-exploration...
Behold the Noodlebot Army Now Assembling in China
A potential worker’s dystopia is brewing in China’s hospitality sector as a restaurateur by the name of CuiRunquan has been hawking thousands of his robotic Chef Cui noodle slicers, much to the delight of patrons.