Ramblings & ephemera
From Bruce Schneier’s “Hollywood Sign Security” (Crypto-Gram: 15 January 2005):
In Los Angeles, the “HOLLYWOOD” sign is protected by a fence and a locked gate. Because several different agencies need access to the sign for various purposes, the chain locking the gate is formed by several locks linked together. Each of the agencies has the key [...]
Posted on August 2nd, 2006 by Scott Granneman
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From Adam Goodheart’s “10 Days That Changed History” (The New York Times: 2 July 2006):
APRIL 16, 1902: The Movies
Motion pictures seemed destined to become a passing fad. Only a few years after Edison’s first crude newsreels were screened  mostly in penny arcades, alongside carnival games and other cheap attractions, the novelty had worn off, [...]
Posted on July 30th, 2006 by Scott Granneman
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From Adam Goodheart’s “10 Days That Changed History” (The New York Times: 2 July 2006):
SEPT. 18, 1957: Revolt of the Nerds
Fed up with their boss, eight lab workers walked off the job on this day in Mountain View, Calif. Their employer, William Shockley, had decided not to continue research into silicon-based semiconductors; frustrated, they decided [...]
Posted on July 29th, 2006 by Scott Granneman
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From Nanette Asimov’s “Software glitch reveals private data for thousands of state’s students” (San Francisco Chronicle: 21 October 2005):
The personal information of tens of thousands of California children — including their names, state achievement test scores, identification numbers and status in gifted or special-needs programs — is open to public view through a security loophole [...]
Posted on July 13th, 2006 by Scott Granneman
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