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Massive International BitTorrent Raid: Where Will We Download Mad Men Now? | Fast Company
One less source for bit ripping. The link in to Wikileaks is interesting and troubling.
What Are BP, Apple, Amazon, and Others Spending on Google Advertising? | Fast Company
This is the Problem – Exhibit 2
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Secret Plane Likely an Orbiting Spy | Wired.com
When the U.S. Air Force launched its secret space plane last month,speculation about the X-37B’s true purpose ran wild.
Alpine Access: A work-from-home call center revolt | money.cnn.com
When Jim Ball ran a traditional call center in Golden, Colo., in the late 1990s, employee turnover was rampant. Often, Ball was forced to hire just about anyone who walked in the door because few people were willing to commute to the call center and sit in a sterile cubicle for minimum wage.
When Ball and his partner Steve Rockwood sold the call center in 1997, they decided the next business would be radically different: Customer service agents would work from home.
7 Ways Real-Life Crime Fighting Mirrors “Minority Report” | Fast Company
Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report wowed audiences with its futuristic tech: flashy hand-gesture computers, flex-screen displays, holograms, and Lexus-designed auto-piloted vehicles. The sci-fi flick also showed the world a dystopian, draconian picture of a crime-free society: “precogs” predicting murders, eye-scanners dotting the streets and subways, a jet-pack-toting police force, and a public seemingly deprived of any right to privacy. Spielberg envisioned this for 2054, but advances in technology are bringing that future sooner and sooner. Here’s a look at some of our own sci-fi crime fighting tools.
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Hacker Spoofs Cell Phone Tower to Intercept Calls | Wired.com
Just turning on the antennas caused two dozen phones in the room to connect to Paget’s tower. He then set it to spoof an AT&T tower to capture calls from customers of that carrier.“As far as your cell phones are concerned, I am now indistinguishable from AT&T,” he said. “Every AT&T cell phone in the room will gradually start handing over to my network.” Read More.
2010’s Best Designed Products | Fast Company
The winners of the 2010 International Design Excellence Awards can help you ride the waves, grill a burger, catch varmints, and save the earth.
