The British Library has digitized a collection of loose pages of notes written and drawn by Leonard da Vinci to make a notebook which is known as The Codex Arundel. The loose thoughts and ideas from a master. Remember his habit of writing in left mirror (the wrong way). Also all in Latin, but even without knowing the language it is a fascinating thing to explore.
Bitcoin ICO’s to be considered as securities
An interesting article on Business Insider quotes the American Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC for short) on Tuesday : “ICOs” (Initial Coin Offerings) can sometimes be considered securities – and as such are subject to strict laws and regulations”.
Are the hay days of digital currencies over and will the world follow the Chinese approach of semi-regulating?
The Netsuke Hybrid Vessel Bead (Western tech meets Eastern Design)
Kris Bathgate has made a modern take on an ancient Japanese carpentry tradition Netsuke into the 21st century by designing and making a fully functional Steel version. Satisfactory steam punk approach, wonderful outcome. Limited edition sale of 50 pieces starts on Kris’s blog from 28 July.
How the Citadel Banking Trojan Authors really got caught
Brian Krebs has posted an interesting and moderately detailed rundown on how the FBI managed to track and capture the creators of the Citadel Trojans. The fact that the authors decided to crowd source the support of the Trojans to it’s customers and the subsequent fallout speaks volumes about the issues related with the commercial distribution and support of Dark Net services.
Another White Hat is arrested after reporting flaws
Another example of the perils of trying to help companies keep their website safe. The 18 year old Hungarian found a gaping hole in the security for Budapest’s Transport Authority. The resulting arrest enraged the Hungarian public, and the way the company handled the issues is a 101 course on how not to respond to public outrage. For those that want an English summary, here is an article on The Register.
Bye bye Flash (in 2020)
Adobe has finally decided on an end date for Flash as 2020. Facebook has decided to follow the same timeline. It is rather amusing how long this format has been around, and the endless grief it has given us over the years and the risks we had to take to use. Good riddance I say!
AT&T Q2 2017: Continues to bleed customers
AT&T continues to lose customers in Q2 of 2017 according to their quarterly report, a reported decline of 351.000 video customers, despite the acquisition of DirecTV . The planned purchase of TimeWarner is still on track and is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
LA Times reported earlier this month that AT&T are planning to form a media division that includes the acquired TimeWarner to be headed by John Stankley (current CEO AT&T entertainment)