Topic: DRUGS - on July 30, 2016 at 5:00:00 PM CEST
Who Buys Legal Weed?
Marijuana pop culture has traditionally centered around the young male smoker and his high times. But the legalization movement has made marijuana more accessible than ever been before, and cannabis’s application as a painkiller is particularly appealing to senior citizens. So what does the typical, recreational marijuana user look like today? And how do the preferences and spending habits of groups like young men and senior citizens differ?
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: DRUGS - on July 29, 2016 at 5:26:00 PM CEST
The FDA says it’s ok to drink weed
First marijuana pills, now a drink: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have approved the liquid version of dronabinol, which is essentially a man-made version of the substance's main ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). And now that THC is available in pill and liquid form, some are hoping that we're finally on our way toward universal medical marijuana use.
Per the FDA's approval earlier this month, Syndros is classified under the Controlled Substances Act as Schedule III, indicating accepted medical use and low to moderate potential for abuse, likely because it won’t give users the same high as the plant form. Still, it could help people suffering from a variety of chronic ailments, like cancer and multiple sclerosis, to experience some (legal) relief.
rawstory.com Achtung Canvas-Fingerprinting
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: History - on July 29, 2016 at 5:23:00 PM CEST
15 Todestag Wau Hollands: Holt Euch die Informationen
Vor 15 Jahren starb Wau Holland, Mitgründer des Chaos Computer Clubs und erster Redakteur der "Datenschleuder", im Alter von 49 Jahren. Sein Begriff der Informationsfreiheit ist noch heute aktuell. Als Wau Holland 2001 starb, war es für viele Hacker so, als würden sie ihren Vater verlieren. Beim Camp Hacking at Large liefen die Tränen und auch die Foren von heise online waren voll der Trauer. Denkt man von heute aus an den CCC-Mitgründer zurück, so kommt unweigerlich ein weiterer historischer Gedenktag hinzu: Vor 30 Jahren, im Herbst 1986, übergab eine "Beratungsteam Hamburger GbR" benannte Firma der jungen Bundestagsfraktion der Grünen ein Strategiepapier mit dem "Entwurf einer sozialverträglichen Gestaltungsaltemative für den geplanten Computereinsatz". Dieser Text des jungen Chaos Computer Clubs zur "Wühl-Periode" der Grünen wimmelt von Formulierungen, für die Wau Holland verantwortlich war.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: AUSTRIA - on July 29, 2016 at 5:22:00 PM CEST
FBI's Mass Hack Hit 50 Computers in Austria
In early 2015, the FBI embarked on a massive hacking campaign, delivering malware to thousands of criminal suspects who visited a dark web child porn site. The operation was known to affect over a thousand computers in the US, and to reach as far afield as Chile and Greece. Now, it has emerged that the FBI also compromised 50 computers based in Austria, with activists warning of the FBI’s expanding extraterritorial reach when it comes to hacking. The FBI’s “Operation Pacifier” campaign centred around a dark web site called Playpen. The FBI briefly took over the site, and sent a network investigative technique (NIT)—the agency's general term for a piece of malware—to visitors of certain child pornography-related threads. That malware grabbed suspects’ IP addresses, MAC addresses, and other technical information.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: PHOTO - on July 29, 2016 at 5:20:00 PM CEST
Disney Wants to Track Park Visitors By Secretly Photographing Their Shoes Like a Creep
With millions of tourists visiting its theme parks around the world each year, it makes sense that Disney would want to track how visitors move about its attractions to help minimize lines and crowds and also to provide a unique experience for each guest. But does it have to sound so incredibly creepy?
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: War and Peace - on July 29, 2016 at 5:18:00 PM CEST
Wikileaks' dump of "Erdogan emails" turn out to be public mailing list archives
Earlier this month, Wikileaks published a database of six years' of email from APK, Turkey's ruling party -- but as outside experts have plumbed that database, all they can find is archives from public mailing lists, old spam, and some sensitive personal information from private citizens. This was just one of Wikileaks' recent missteps on Turkey. The organization also tweeted links to spreadsheets uploaded by national security blogger Michael Best, purported to contain further inside information on APK, but which were actually voter information on all of the women registered to vote in 78 out of Turkey's 81 provinces. (Best acquired these spreadsheets from Phineas Fisher, a well-known hacker whose accomplishments include raiding and dumping the private files and email of cyber-arms-dealer Hacking Team).
boingboing.net Achtung Canvas-Fingerprinting
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: POLICE REPORT - on July 28, 2016 at 5:28:00 PM CEST
Lautstarker Igel-Sex führte zu Polizeieinsatz in Erlangen
Besorgter Anrufer hörte lautes Schnaufen Die Geräusche von zwei Igeln bei der Paarung haben am Mittwochabend einen Mann im mittelfränkischen Erlangen derart irritiert, dass er die Polizei rief. "Er hörte ein lautes Schnaufen unter der Treppe am Hauseingang", sagte ein Polizeisprecher am Donnerstag. Die alarmierte Streife durchsuchte das Anwesen und entdeckte schließlich die zwei Igel.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: SCIENCE - on July 28, 2016 at 4:43:00 PM CEST
Found: Mysterious Bright Purple Blob, Floating in the Deep Sea
This is one of the best sounds you can hear when eavesdropping on scientists: “Oh, what is that?” The research team of the E/V Nautilus, a vessel of the Ocean Exploration Trust, was using their remotely operated underwater vehicle to check out the deep sea around the Channel Islands when they saw something they never had before: a small, glowing purple blob.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: MUSIK - on July 28, 2016 at 4:38:00 PM CEST
Pink Floyd to release rarity-packed 27-disc set of their early years
Thought that 18-CD set of everything Bob Dylan recorded in 1965 and 1966 was the last word in period-specific artist box sets? Think again. Pink Floyd have announced a new box set, The Early Years 1965-1972, which will comprise 27 discs – both CDs and DVD/Blu-ray discs. It will contain seven hours of previously unreleased live audio, and more than 15 hours of video. The Early Years 1965-1972 is released on 11 November.
theguardian.com Achtung Canvas-Fingerprinting
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: DRUGS - on July 28, 2016 at 4:36:00 PM CEST
Doctors make easy money from medical marijuana. What happens when it's legal?
Frank Lucido, a California physician, received a phone call in 2012 from a doctor in Colorado.
Like Lucido – one of California’s best-known cannabis-friendly physicians – the Colorado doctor had been writing recommendations for medical marijuana, the paperwork required for patients to access cannabis at medical marijuana retail outlets in his state.
Unlike Lucido, the Colorado doctor was worried about the future of his practice.
theguardian.com Achtung Canvas-Fingerprinting
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: DRUGS - on July 28, 2016 at 4:34:00 PM CEST
Cops mistook Krispy Kreme doughnut glaze for meth, Orlando man says
Daniel Rushing treats himself to a Krispy Kreme doughnut every other Wednesday. He used to eat them in his car. Not anymore. Not since a pair of Orlando police officers pulled him over, spotted four tiny flakes of glaze on his floorboard and arrested him, saying they were pieces of crystal methamphetamine.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
Topic: ART - on July 28, 2016 at 11:53:00 AM CEST
Greg 'CRAOLA' Simkins
ARTIST STATEMENT I haven’t always liked stretching canvas and never thought I would be doing it on a regular basis but these days, it has become more of an adventure than a chore. It is the sponge that soaks up all the thoughts going on in my head. Having an overactive imagination since a very young age, it has always made sense to me that any artwork I develop should be composed of these vivid thoughts. What used to take form in crayons and pencil, evolved into pen and ink drawings, spray painted murals and computer graphics, and has further morphed into the acrylic paintings I create these days. My childhood obsessions with Disney cartoons, Lorne Greens’ New Wilderness and books such as Watership Down and The Phantom Tollbooth have become fodder for my work as it develops today.
... Link (0 comments) ... Comment
