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1. The end of the Internet as we know it?
Depending on the outcome of an important conference taking place now in Dubai, a lot of things could happen in 2013, says Sean Sullivan, Security Advisor at F-Secure Labs. That event, the World Conference on International Telecommunications, could have a major impact on the Internet as we know it. The Internet could break up into a series of smaller Internets, Sullivan says. Or it may start to be funded differently, with big content providers like Facebook and Google/YouTube having to pay taxes for the content they deliver.
The WCIT event is a meeting convened by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to finalize changes to the International Telecommunications Regulations treaty. In attendance are regulators representing governments from around the world, not all of whom are interested in Internet freedom. There is concern that some regimes would want to shift control of the Internet from the geeks, and give it to governments, as Sullivan puts it. New measures are also being proposed in the name of Internet security that privacy advocates suggest would mean the end of anonymity on the Internet.
2. Leaks will reveal more government-sponsored espionage tools
Its clear from past leaks about Stuxnet, Flame, and Gauss that the cyber arms race is well underway, says Mikko Hypponen, Chief Research Officer at F-Secure Labs. While we may not always be aware of nation-states covert cyber operations, we can expect that governments are more and more involved in such activity. In 2013, well most likely see more leaks that definitively demonstrate this, and from countries who havent previously been seen as a source of attacks. As the arms race heats up, the odds of leaks increase.
3. Commoditization of mobile malware will increase
The Android operating system has solidified in a way that previous mobile operating systems havent, extending from phones to tablets to TVs to specialized versions of tablets. The more ubitiquous it becomes, the easier to build malware on top of it and the more opportunities for criminals to innovate businesswise, Sullivan says. Mobile malware will become more commoditized, with cybercriminals building toolkits that can be purchased and used by other criminals without real hacking skills. In other words, malware as a service, for Android.
4. Another malware outbreak will hit the Mac world
2011 saw scareware called Mac Defender, and in 2012 Flashback took advantage of flaws in Java. The Labs predict 2013 will bring another Mac malware outbreak that will have some success within the Mac community.
The author of the Flashback Trojan is still at large and is rumored to be working on something else, Sullivan says. And while there have been smart security changes to the Mac OS, theres a segment of the Mac-using population who are basically oblivious to the threats facing Macs, making them vulnerable to a new malware outbreak.
5. Smart TVs will become a hacker target
Smart TVs are plugged into the Internet, theyve got processing power, and since they typically arent equipped with security, theyre wide open to attacks. Adding to their vulnerability is that unlike home computers, many smart TVs are directly connected to the Internet without the buffer of a router, which deflects unsolicited traffic. Also, consumers often dont change the factory default username and password that have been set for web administration, giving easy access to hackers.
Its very easy for hackers to scan for smart TVs on the Internet, says Sullivan. When found, they only need to use the default username and password, and theyre in. 2012 already witnessed LightAidra, a breed of malware that infected set top boxes. 2013 could see smart TVs being used for such purposes as click fraud, Bitcoin mining, and DDoS attacks.
6. Mobile spy software will go mainstream
2013 may see a rise in popularity of tracking software, and not just for parental control purposes. There has already been growth in child safety apps that monitor kids activities, for example, their Facebook behavior. Of course this kind of software can also be used to spy on anyone, not just kids, Sullivan says. The more smartphones there are, the more people will be seeking out software like this to find out what their ex is up to, for example.
7. Free tablets will be offered to prime content customers
Tablets and e-readers are all the rage, and more and more often in closed ecosystems such as the iPad with iTunes or the Kindle with Amazon. As the Kindle price keeps dropping, the Labs predict that 2013 may bring a free e-reader or tablet for prime customers of companies who charge for content, like Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Closed ecosystems are more secure, but you have to trust the provider to protect your privacy, says Sullivan.
The DDoS debate: Multi-layered versus single solution
Posted on 9 December 2013. | There is a DDoS debate in the cybersecurity industry about which solution is more effective multi-layer or single. However, the argument is really more complex.
Cloud security in 2014: Automation and consolidation
Posted on 9 December 2013. | Organizations will discover the importance of BYOS for public cloud, and cloud security automation will ramp up.
What CIOs can expect in 2014
Posted on 6 December 2013. | While the 3rd platform of mobile, social, big data, and cloud services is just beginning to mature, it will require an entirely different set of IT skills and roles many of which are yet to be invented.
Rogue apps can remove Android device locks
Posted on 3 December 2013. | Researchers from German IT consultancy Curesec have uncovered the existence of an Android flaw that could allow hackers to remove all existing device locks activated by users.
Researchers prove malware can communicate via computer speakers and microphones
Posted on 3 December 2013. | With the advent of Stuxnet, the air gap measure has proven to be inadequate when motivated attackers are involved.
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Existing sportsplex opposes Niagara Falls Soccer Clubs plans
New sports facility faces challenge before Ontario Municipal Board
A Hamilton-based businessman who is one of the owners of the already-existing Niagara Falls Sportsplex indoor soccer field filed an appeal with the OMB over the city's zoning change that opened the way for the new field.
The Niagara Falls Soccer Club wants to build a 64,000-square-foot building with indoor fields for soccer and other sports on Swayze Dr. between Stanley and Sinnicks aves. The Niagara Falls Sportsplex, a 48,000-square-foot sports dome opened in 2005, is located on Sinnicks Ave., about one kilometre from the proposed site.
In a 1,200-word email in response to The Niagara Falls Review's request for comment about the OMB appeal, businessman Joe Futlesa blasted the project and council's decision to allow it to move forward.
"I'm not against the soccer club having their own facility," Futlesa wrote. "What I am against is that the application does not meet so many of the good pieces of municipal regulation that control good, responsible development in a community.
"Haphazard planning causes municipal infrastructure problems which in the end cost taxpayers needless additional dollars. As an investor and ratepayer, I can not support this rezoning application."
The Niagara Falls Soccer Club first presented its proposal to build a $4-million indoor sports complex to city council in March and asked for financial assistance for the development and construction costs.
In June, council committed $1 million to the project on the understanding it would be paid back if the club received funding from the federal government. Earlier this month, soccer club president Tim Chamberlain found out the federal funding had fallen through, leaving the city on the hook for the $1-million contribution.
But Chamberlain said the project could never have made it this far without that commitment.
"Without their support, this wouldn't have been a reality. City council should be commended and congratulated," he said. "We're a not-for-profit community group. We're not a private business. We're a local sports group and what we're doing is trying to fill the mission of the soccer club that was created many years ago to provide as many opportunities for kids as possible."
Futlesa says he opposes the project because it doesn't fit the recreational requirements of Niagara Falls.
His OMB appeal is based on that belief, and council's zoning bylaw approval in October that allowed the project to move forward.
"The need to provide variances and adjustments to almost every aspect of the zoning bylaw speaks for itself as to why this is not a good project for the proposed location," he said. "Our expert planners and engineers will demonstrate during their submissions to the OMB why this is an example of poor planning.
"On top of this, the proposal . does not even meet the city's Recreational Master Plan."
The deadline for the OMB appeal was Dec. 22 and Futlesa's application was received by city clerk Dean Iorfida at 3:55 p.m. that day.
Iorfida confirmed it was the only appeal filed on the project.
"Usually, it takes a good six to nine months before an OMB hearing is scheduled, so it puts some delays into the matter," he said. "It's interesting. Usually an OMB appeal is based on more of your typical planning matters. This one is more looking the broader recreational needs."
Chamberlain didn't seem too surprised by the appeal.
"I understand there has been an appeal by the other soccer field and I'm a little bit disappointed, but I'm still very confident the project will go through," he said.
The Niagara Falls Soccer Club has also been criticized for not yet submitting a complete business plan to the city, but Chamberlain said everything but the financial aspect of the plan was submitted in November. The financial "module" will be delivered in about a month, he said.
"There were quite a few things I had to have in place first before getting the commitment from a bank," he said.
The soccer club has a commitment of $750,000 from Niagara Olympia Homes for the naming rights and Chamberlain said the club is close to meeting its goal of fundraising another $250,000 toward the project. The rest of the funding for the facility would come from the city's $1 million commitment and from $2 million in bank financing.
Chamberlain said he feels the development is needed in Niagara Falls and believes there's more support for it than it appears.
"I don't think there has been a lot of controversy with the majority of people. It's basically a small group of people that have scrutinized this and probably have a lot of misinformation," he said.
"We have bits and pieces of it and we're still waiting for other pieces of information," city CAO Ken Todd told council this week. "One of the proponents was away and, I think, they're back now, so we're hoping to get that in front of council if not at the December meeting, hopefully early January."
On Monday night, city councillors approved zoning changes, which moves a proposal to construct a roughly 64,000-square-foot building with indoor soccer fields and amenities for other sports on Swayze Dr., west of the CN Railway, between Stanley Ave. and Sinnicks Ave., through the ongoing development process.
The project has been under scrutiny since June, when council committed $1 million to the facility.
Some councillors criticized the decision to grant the club that much public money before studying the club's finances and business plan.
Supporters of the project say the $1 million would be paid back to the city should the club receive the entire $1 million it has applied for in federal funding. If Ottawa does not provide the soccer club with any money, the club would keep the $1 million given by the city.
Some councillors have also questioned why a business plan has yet to be presented to them, and asked where a federal funding grant application stands.
"That is the only one that we haven't received information about," Todd said about the grant application.
"Even though the bylaw is here tonight, building permits, or nothing like that, will be issued until we have a full report."
Coun. Vince Kerrio said there's some public confusion about the agreement between the city and the soccer club.
"Some people don't know what the criteria and the conditions are. I know what they are ... (the soccer club would) have to put their money in first and our money is last. But I just want to make sure that everybody else understands the criteria and the conditions for the city to participate financially."
Todd said that information will be included in the next report council receives.
"It will outline, in detail, what those conditions are, how any money would be advanced, at which stage," he said.
Coun. Wayne Thomson said the soccer club is a private-sector volunteer group which has been running soccer programs for many years.
"I have a lot of confidence in the people behind the effort to do this," he said.
"I think the city CAO made it clear that no money will be going out until such time that the business plan has been finalized. We will scrutinize and examine the business proposal before any money is expended."
Council's commitment to soccer facility not 'set in stone': Diodati
"No money will be going out until all of the I's are dotted and T's are crossed," said Diodati. "That has always been the situation."
But the way the club's president sees things, the $1-million commitment has been made and it's time to move forward.
"From what I've been told by senior staff, the money is set in stone," said Tim Chamberlain.
Council has come under criticism from some quarters, including from the owner of the city's only existing indoor soccer facility, for granting the NFSC that much public money before studying financial details and a business plan.
Diodati said councillors will receive a "very comprehensive" staff report in the near future outlining such information.
"There are a lot of strings attached before any money is sent out. No final decision has been made. The final decision will be made after all of the necessary information is studied and understood."
When council committed the $1 million to the club during a June 13 meeting, Coun. Carolynn Ioannoni, along with Coun. Janice Wing, voted against the decision.
At a meeting July 18, Ioannoni questioned whether council was putting the cart before the horse by granting the $1 million before reviewing financial details and a business plan.
"When does all that come to the city?" said Ioannoni. "I understand council approved $1 million, but those would be stipulations (NFSC has) to follow."
At that same meeting, Chamberlain said he has a detailed financial and business plan, as well as particulars on the club's banking and financing history, and will submit that information to staff members during an upcoming meeting.
"I never expected the city to hand us the $1 million until we broke ground and we met all the expectations and obligations that were required on our end, so it's not just a handout," said Chamberlain.
Ken Todd, the city's chief administrative officer, said council can expect to receive a report in time for its Aug. 15 meeting.
During an interview with The Niagara Falls Review, Diodati said he took the approved June motion from Coun. Victor Pietrangelo as an indication council is "interested in going in this direction, but there remains questions to be answered.
The $1 million, if council maintains its financial commitment, would be paid back to the city should the NFSC receive the entire $1 million that it has applied for in federal P3 funding. If Ottawa does not provide the soccer club with any money, the club would then keep the $1 million given by the city.
Niagara Falls is currently facing a $75-million debt.
Staff had initially recommended council support the NFSC's proposal in principle, but that it limit its contribution to in-kind services and technical support, as well as investigating other possible grant and revenue opportunities.
Council, however, decided to grant Chamberlain's request for the city to commit $1 million, pending a decision on the P3 funding application. The idea was to help the club move ahead with the project while the P3 funding application makes its way through the approval process.
Henry Muller, the owner of the city's only indoor field, has called the NFSC's plan "ill advised" and said the city's support should be given a "second look."
Muller is a long-time Niagara Falls property developer who owns the Niagara Falls Sportsplex on Sinnicks Ave. The owner of the former Muller's Meats now lives in Ancaster.
"You have a situation where the council rushed into something without some substantial information in front of them, just promises," he said.
He said the city cannot sustain two indoor facilities and that both will suffer because of the NFSC project.
"If it was necessary to build another indoor facility, I'd be on their side," he said. "But it's not. We have space."
Muller said he's not going to predict what council will ultimately do, but cautions them to be "very careful" in its final decision.
"I don't think Tim can come up with an answer to all of the questions because No. 1, he hasn't got a business plan, which he should have had before he walked in and No. 2, the naming rights and seller of the property and builder is all the same person. If you put that together, show me the $750,000 in cash?"
Chamberlain said the newly named Niagara Olympia Homes Recreation and Education Centre is on pace to be built by the end of the year or early 2012. He said Niagara Olympia Homes purchased the naming rights of the facility.
"There is a demand for this facility," said Chamberlain, noting the club's increased membership and hours rented by travel coaches.
"We are to promote soccer, children, healthy environment, social skills within the city of Niagara Falls."
Chamberlain said he is disappointed by the controversy created because of the $1-million commitment to a non-profit organization.
"Here I am seven years as a volunteer ... my job as president is to move this club in the best possible direction as I can. This new indoor facility would accomplish that goal.
"All I'm doing is trying to provide an indoor facility with an educational component, free to every one of our members, boys and girls.
"This is probably one of the best deals the city can get involved in. When this project is done, everyone will be proud of it."
Niagara Falls Soccer Club would pay back $1 million from city if it receives federal grant
Indoor soccer facility gets a big boost
The funding was approved for the privately-run club on the condition that if it receives the $1 million in federal grant money it will be applying for, it would have to pay the city back.
If that federal money doesn't come through, however, the club would keep the money put up by the city.
The soccer club plans to build a 4,287-square-metre year-round indoor soccer facility on Swayze Dr. between Stanley Ave. and Heritage Dr. by the end of 2011.
"I'm very pleased, very pleased," NFSC president Tim Chamberlain said after Monday's meeting. "It's a huge turning point not only for the city but the association. Number one, kids in the community. We definitely now have an opportunity to train year-round. It's a win-win situation for the club and the city."
The NFSC has been operating since 1959 and is an independent, not-for-profit organization and is run primarily by volunteers. The club has two paid administrators, Chamberlain said.
A majority of council supported councillor Victor Pietrangelo's motion to have the city commit to providing financial aid to the 2,000-member club, yet Carolyn Ioannoni and Janice Wing questioned the merit of putting up so much cash when the city can't even afford to upkeep its own parks.
"The bottom line is, we don't have $1 million," Ioannoni said. "We can't afford to fix our own parks en masse right now - I don't know why we'd get involved in this."
At a council meeting last month, councillor Wayne Gates pointed out the shoddy condition of Preakness Neighbourhood Park, which prompted city staff to look into the condition of all park playgrounds across the city to determine which ones need repair.
Wing and Iaonnoni said the city needs to focus on its own parks and recreation facilities instead of helping to fund outside organizations no matter how worthwhile their causes.
"We just can't afford to take anything like this on right now," Wing said.
Council also voted to give the club an estimated $100,000 worth of so-called 'in-kind services' which would waive development charges, building permit fees, and site-plan processing fees.
After the council meeting, Mayor Jim Diodati, who as mayor did not vote on the motion, said he would've supported it had he been called upon to be a tie-breaker.
Diodati said the city is essentially getting a $4-million facility for $1 million, money which he stressed would only be kept by the club if it doesn't receive federal funding in the form of a P3 Canada grant. He said the city's financial commitment amounts to 25-cent dollars because the community would be getting a new facility for a quarter of the estimated price.
"This isn't for elite athletes, this is for 2,000 kids and the community," Diodati said. "So I think if you can get 25-cent dollars to build a year-round facility, that's a good return on your investment."
Diodati said the longterm value of the facility will make the city's potential $1-million price-tag worth it.
"Kids who are busy and active don't get into trouble," Diodati said. "Anytime we can encourage physical activity, teamwork, team play, I'm all supportive of it."
Chamberlain, who said he is retired and does not get paid a cent for the 60 hours he devotes to the club each week, was hugged and cheered on by supporters who accompanied him to the meeting, where he made a deputation to council.
He said the club has begun the process of becoming a charitable organization that would make it exempt from paying property taxes.
As well, he said the club has potentially secured $750,000 in naming rights for the facility. He would not elaborate, saying that deal was contingent on Monday's council decision and that he was planning to call that potential buyer of the naming rights after the meeting.
In addition to Pietrangelo, councillors Wayne Thomson, Vince Kerrio, Bart Maves, Wayne Gates and Joyce Morocco voted in favour of the motion.
Wing and Iaonnoni did not support it.
A report prepared by city staff for Monday's meeting stated that if the city council was to approve funding for the soccer club, it would have to "defer an approved 2011 capital project or commit funding from the 2012 Capital Budget."
The report also said that "financial stability is a strategic priority that directs staff to ensure resources are focused on core city programs and services."
Pietrangelo told council that the city's commitment was a reasonable one.
"We're only asking to fund 25% (of the indoor facility) and that's a maybe - that's only if their application for the P3 Canada Fund grant is unsuccessful," he said.
The federal government's $1.2-billion P3 Canada Fund - the Ps refer to public-private partnerships - offers funding for public-use infrastructure projects that involve the private sector.
The program offers to cover up to 25% of cost of the construction of eligible projects.
"We meet all the criteria," Chamberlain said. "The mission of our soccer club and our constitution meets all of the criteria that the P3 Canada Fund is looking for."
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Niagara Falls Soccer Club presents plan at City Hall
Author: Niagara This Week
Forget hockey - the beautiful game of "footy" is quickly becoming the most popular sport in the city.
That's at least according to the Niagara Falls Soccer Club, whose membership has grown from 650 to 1,800 players over the past four years, and could rise even higher this season.
"We turned away 32 teams last year due to a lack of field space", said President Tim Chamberlain.
"It's the most affordable and fastest growing sport in Canada, especially with the economy the way it is".
Chamberlain and Vice President Nick Montanaro were at City Hall on Monday evening to unveil plans for a new indoor training facility on Swayze Drive.
The NFSC has already purchased a plot of land for the proposed $3.5 million training and education complex, and is eager to take the next step in the developmental stage. "We could definitely use some support, but if there's no money available, we understand" said Chamberlain.
The league president doesn't want to burden taxpayers, but appealed to council on Monday for any available finances.
Montanaro noted that a 50/50 split with the city would be "ideal" but the duo are open to any number of cost-sharing strategies proposed by staff - including help with taxes and development fees.
On a broad level, the club simply wants to keep its top-flite players in Niagara Falls year-round, rather than lose them to neighbouring communities.
"My job is to get as many kids as possible playing the game" said Chamberlain. "We need an indoor facility for elite training".
The club currently runs its fall and winter program at the 48,000 square-foot Niagara Falls Sportsplex, but a lack of available space and rising fees are forcing many teams to practice elsewhere.
The brand-new Players Paradise Sports Complex in Stoney Creek is becoming more of a regional draw, with soccer coaches from Saltfleet District High School in Hamilton offering elite year-round training.
Vice President Tony Falasca said most of his players are from Stoney Creek, but a few are starting to trickle in from Niagara.
The NFSC wants to change all of that with their new facility, and offer advanced training in all walks of life for local players.
"We want to have free tutoring available so the kids don't fall behind in their studies" said Chamberlain.
League executives are currently in talks with the District School Board of Niagara, and want to offer free lessons from university teaching assistants on the second floor of the building.
Coun. Wayne Thomson likes the project, but said council can offer "nothing specific" until more details emerge. He wants senior staff to explore the matter, and report back with more information.
The 51-year-old club has a lengthy history of community involvement, including a recent $2,500 donation to the Mitchelson Park splashpad, and a $2,000 donation to Project SHARE.
Chamberlain is hoping his long-standing partnership with the city will help make the complex a reality.


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By Dane Carlson on March 2, 2013 in History
On this date in 1976, I was born on a rainy day in Modesto, California. Some other, slightly more important things happened on this date, too:
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Happy birthday to you, good merchant of business opporunities :) Thank you for your time spent on this awesome spot on the web for cool links for small businesses.
Awesome fun fact about the New York City hotel. It will go in my notes. Perfect ice breaker to pick up tourists with :P
I now consider you the purveyor of news I can use. Happy Belated Birthday! On this date in History I was ensconced in my Holography Studio in the Land of MACONGA. As southern cities go Macon was just close enough to Atlanta to get my urban living fix and just far enough away to soak in the culture of the south.
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Day 17 - Flowers And Butterflies
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Last night Wendi and I decided that we would take the ferry back to Vancouver Island for a visit to Butchart Gardens. We had been to the Gardens about 26 years ago and enjoyed it so much then that it beckoned us to come back again. Since we missed our usual ferry to Vancouver Island we decided to take the one from Vesuvius with is located just a little north of Bill's place. We parked in the waiting area and picked up a coffee and breakfast munchies in a nearby caf�. This ferry trip was much shorter than our regular one and we arrived just outside the town of Duncan. After getting slightly lost we eventually found our way to the Trans Canada Highway and proceeded south toward Victoria. After a lovely drive along the coast of the Georgia Strait we came eventually to the the Gardens. We were a little miffed along the way because there were a number of lookout areas along the way that had great views but they were all geared up for people who were traveling north. Because of the winding roads it would have been unsafe for us south bound travelers to turn into these spots. Oh well, the view was still really enjoyable along the way.
Bill had warned us the the price to get into the Gardens was quite expensive but we were just a little shocked when they wanted $25.00 each from us. After our visit though we agreed that the money was well spent. I'll spare you the details but I will tell you that it is a beautiful location and is a must visit for anybody in the region. I will let the pictures posted with this entry do the talking . . .
After spending several hours at the Gardens we headed back to the ferry and since we had some time to spare before our ferry departed we decided to visit the nearby Victoria Butterfly Gardens. We spent about an hour there and then headed over to pick up the ferry back to Saltspring.
While we were gone Bill had the house to himself and he spent the day getting various chores done and clearing up some business matters. We had burgers for dinner and then headed out to The Treehouse Caf� for coffee and dessert. There was a very good female singer (sorry, I forgot her name) and we sat in on two of her sets. Another great ending to a great day. We told Bill that we are really going to miss being in Saltspring and thanked him for his hospitality. Tomorrow we are heading to our friend, Lyndia Terre's place in Nanoose Bay on Vancouver Island.


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Fri, Dec 10, 2010 | 16:07 GMT
Gameplay clips and screens pop up for Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll
Koei Tecmo has released quite a bit of media for Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll in the way of new screens and six gameplay clips.
Thu, Nov 11, 2010 | 12:17 GMT
AMD confirms quad-core laptop and octo-core desktop CPUs for 2012
AMD said today it's to take both its laptop and desktop products to a grand new level in the next two years, showing plans to release CPUs based on the Bulldozer and Bobcat chips.
Thu, Nov 06, 2008 | 19:40 GMT
EVE's Premium graphics only "half done"
CCP's told attendees at the EVE fanfest in Iceland that the graphics of the MMO's Premium version are only half complete.
The Premium version was introduced with the Trinity expansion late last year.
"EVE in a a state where, if you run the Premium graphics edition, half of it is done, you could say," said CCP's chief technologist Halldor Fannar.
"The particle system really shows its age now if you're flying a Premium ship," he added. "The effects are like from another era."
There's much more on Eurogamer.


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Friends and allies of Aaron Swartz charge that overzealous prosecutors and draconian intellectual property laws drove the promising young hacker to take his own life on Friday.
Swartz, 26, was arrested in 2011 for scraping articles from the academic archive JSTOR. The charges could have put Swartz in prison for decades, according to Ars Technica.
Aaron accomplished more in his 26 years than most of us will accomplish in our lifetimes. At the age of 14, he helped develop the RSS standard. He was an early member of the team that created reddit, which was sold to Condé Nast before Aaron turned 20. Now independently wealthy, Aaron threw himself into political activism.
Swartz took up the flame of copyright reform and became a leader in the fight against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) last year.
He turned hacker, and that's what led to his downfall. After breaking the paywall on PACER, the website the US judiciary uses to distribute public court records, Swartz focused on JSTOR, an electronic library of academic papers. He downloaded massive quantities of papers from the JSTOR database by accessing the MIT network using a laptop hidden in a network closet.
The action was "inconsiderate," equivalent to paying by check at the grocery store while other people are waiting behind you in line, according to Alex Stamos, CTO of Artemis Internet, who had planned to testify as an expert witness in Swartz's defense at the trial. But federal prosecutors disagreed. They charged him with multiple counts of computer hacking, wire fraud, and other crimes. If convicted on all charges, Swartz could have spent decades in prison.
Depression and suicide are complex problems. Blogger Charlie Lloyd cautioned against fitting the suicide into a narrative, such as, "It's the compassionate genius who was a little too good, or the activist hounded down by the government, or why would such a promising and beloved young person do something like this, or gosh there seems to be a link between creativity and mental illness, or some other well-meaning script."
But Swartz's family and partner blame the prosecution.
Aaron's death is not simply a personal tragedy. It is the product of a criminal justice system rife with intimidation and prosecutorial overreach. Decisions made by officials in the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney's office and at MIT contributed to his death. The US Attorney's office pursued an exceptionally harsh array of charges, carrying potentially over 30 years in prison, to punish an alleged crime that had no victims. Meanwhile, unlike JSTOR, MIT refused to stand up for Aaron and its own communitys most cherished principles.
I don't have a lot to add to the outpouring of grief and outrage sweeping the Internet. I agree that depression and suicide are complex problems, and we don't know whether prosecutors drove Swartz to suicide.
On the other hand, the prospect of occupying a prison cell into middle age certainly would not have improved Swartz's mental state.
And intellectual property laws in the US are a national shame. From their original, beneficial roots as a means of encouraging creative work, intellectual property law has become a machine designed to allow businesses to continue making money long past the point of reasonableness, while hounding people with punishments disproportionate to the actual damage they committed. Hopefully, heightened awareness brought on by Swartz's suicide will drive necessary legal reforms.
Our hearts go out to Swartz's family and friends.
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...there should be a massive exodus from the copyright-locked journals to more open publishers, but for some reason the business models for open journals haven't caught on the right mix yet.
The problem, which lies at the heart of this racket, is not that researchers can't publish in "open journals," on websites, or wherever they like. Some do. But colleges only recognize publications in certain, designated journals as counting towards tenure.
I understand that peer review is vital, but it's not a sufficient excuse for the status quo.
I think that's a tradegy of a person who lives " out of the system". Though on the first sight it looks, that it's easier to be different now, but it's doubtful. It's easier to be different in the frames that goverment defines- for those whose behavior is dangerous from the "system's point of view"- the punishment is too severe.The Matrix has no mercy.
@mhhfive - not sure that any healthcare system can make depression disappear. Drugs can take the edge off, but they don't eradicate depression. If you take the right antibiotics, you can clear up an infection. Not so with depression.
If someone is looking at decades in a federal pen, enormous fines and legal fees, I don't think there are any medical treatments that could make them feel good about their future.
Aaron Swartz will be accuately missed on the internet. Hopefully, our healthcare system will be able to better address the needs of depression and avert more cases where people can be pushed over the edge.
The academic journal publishing industry is really crazy -- what other industry has its main product subsidized by the government and then also protected by copyright? Disney would LOVE to be able to sit on these knowledge archives that are largely paid-for by NIH/DOE/etc research grants and academic insitutions.
It's a wonder that PLOS journals aren't more popular with academics... there should be a massive exodus from the copyright-locked journals to more open publishers, but for some reason the business models for open journals haven't caught on the right mix yet.
Not to digress too far from the subject of Swartz's loss, but this academic publishing racket really is scandalous.
I was reminded of an article I found a few months ago on JSTOR. It was published in 1965. The author, who almost certainly made no money from it in the first place (academic journal), is dead. The journal in which it appeared has ceased publication. JSTOR would like to charge me $10 to download it.
Why not let this information go?
Innovation requires a free exchange of ideas. Systems like academic publishing and JSTOR that attempt to firewall that information stifle innovation and progress.
There are many things to be sad and disappointed about in this case. The saddest is obviously the loss of Aaron Swartz, a brilliant mind who could have contributed so much to society. I forgot where I saw the headline, but apparently, hackers are getting sentences that are harsher than what rapists are slapped with. That's already alarming as it is; and if you look at the situation and the system of scientific publications that Kim outlined, you'd agree that they were way too hard (and unnecessarily so) on Aaron.
May he rest in peace.
I'd like to add a little bit about academic journals, which I've criticized here before as an absurdly anachronistic bastion of the publishing industry. I called it a "racket."
Academic researchers do not publish papers for commercial gain (for research funding, sure, but that's not the same thing). They do so to increase the store of human knowledge. Many -- perhaps most -- researchers would be happy to share results freely, especially now that the Internet provides such a convenient forum.
However, in order to secure or maintain tenure, academics are expected to publish regularly in designated journals. Nobody buys these journals except the libraries of the colleges granting tenure. The journals are hugely expensive. Since libraries started running out of room to store this landfill, JSTOR has become the go-to repository.
In order to maintain the revenue for publishes, JSTOR--itself a non-profit--charges for access to these journals.
It's tragic that anyone should be persecuted for undermining this ridiculous system.
Thanks, xianrenaud.
70 years ago, Richard Feynman habitually picked locks at Los Alamos while part of the nuclear research program there. Like Swartz, he was trying to point out institutional failures; unlike Swartz, Feyman was tolerated and later went on to become one of the most brlliant scientists of the 20th Century. I fear we're losing that spirit of innovation and our humanity too.


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I was wrong about Martha Coakley's push for tougher human trafficking laws in this state.
When her office sent out regular press releases about the subject, I thought it was an attempt to look tough on an issue that really wasn't much of a problem in Massachusetts. We're not a border state and we're not New York.
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Posted by Scott Monty at 10:03 AMCongratulations, Scott! sounds like great fit.
Congratulations, Scott. Crayon will undoubtedly benefit from your expertise in and passion for social media.
Good hire, Juice Man.
Great to have you on board Scott and I of course can't wait to see what color you picked! *grin*
Congratulations Scott. It's a great time to be engaged in this industry, even better to be going to the team leading the pack.
Congratulations, Scott! I am sure you'll have great fun working with the other Crayonistas and will be able to contribute in a great way.
And P.S., I, too, enjoy the use of fountain pens!
Dan York (who didn't realize his Blogger name would show up with no real link when he left his congrats message)
This is terrific news. I'm always overjoyed to hear about someone who is following their passions (and dreams)
Best wishes to you and your success. Jaffe and company are luck to have you. Not only are you bright. But you're nice as heck to boot.
You'll do awesome! congrats.
Great news, Scott! Congratulations!
Scott this is great news, and sounds like a perfect fit for both you and Crayon! Congrats!
A dream job indeed! Congratulations!
Congrats on landing the job! It sounds like an awesome opportunity.
Congratulation Scott - Jaffe and gang are lucky to have you. And you will make a fine "periwinkle." I'm assuming that's the color you'll represent - don't know why; just a hunch. (Seriously, I don't even know what periwinkle looks like.) G
Nice, Greg. Very nice. You seem like a chartreuse yourself.
I know it's hard to believe, but I will be picking something that's part of the blue family...
I think I'm more of a puce or a more subtle winter white. :-) Seriously though, dude - congrats on the new position. You'll be a great addition to the crayon team - and blue suits you just fine. G
Ok you guys...enough with the colors...congrats again Scott...I can't wait to hear all about it...nothing better than being able to use social media for all it worth for great clients!
Good luck,
Scott - didn't you get the memo about embargoing the announcement of your hire?
Oh wait a second, we don't kill trees at crayon...so we don't have memos...and we don't embargo anything either....that's soooooo April 2007.
Welcome aboard!
Hey -- congrats! No doubt you will help them continue to color outside the lines and entice others to join in the fun!
Congrats Scott... I'm so happy for you. It's great that you get to work on what excites you the most. I'm looking forward to hear more about the work you do for Crayons. God bless!
Life is too short to drink bad wine or to work at something you don't love. Cheers, Scott.
Apologies if I'm posting this for a second time - I didn't see the first one appear.
Congratulations are in order mate. You'll fit well, you'll work well, you'll do well.
Looking forward to a beer in Yankee territory some time soon.
Congratulations, Scott! You are joining a great team in Joseph and C.C.! Wish we could have had you over here, but I am sure our paths will cross again in the future.
At Ford, Scott heads up the social media function and holds the title Global Digital & Multimedia Communications Manager. He is a strategic advisor on all social media activities across the company, from blogger relations to marketing support, customer service to internal communications and more, as social media is being integrated into many facets of Ford business.
Prior to joining Ford, Scott served as Consigliere for crayon and spent a number of years with PJA Advertising + Marketing, a boutique BtoB agency specializing in health sciences & high tech.
In addition to his professional responsibilities, Scott is an active blogger and podcaster. He writes about the intersection of advertising, marketing and PR at ScottMonty.com and also writes The Baker Street Blog and cohosts I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere, two literary undertakings. Scott has been featured in hundreds of news and business publications in print and on the web, in nearly dozens of books, and on a variety of mainstream media, including NBC, NPR, CNN and The Wall Street Journal. Scott is a recognized thought leader in the social media industry and frequently speaks at industry events.
Scott received his Master's in Medical Science from Boston University's School of Medicine concurrently with his MBA from BU's Graduate School of Management. He lives in the greater Detroit area with his wife and two young sons, golfs all too infrequently, and has a hidden talent for voice over work.
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Hanagan 14s fall in Babe Ruth World Series opener
Nick Salcito's RBI double scoring Jon Robinson in the sixth inning was the only scoring the Hanagans could muster in the game.
Starting pitcher Pat Swanson went the distance for Manchester, giving up four runs (1 earned) while scattering six hits, walking three and striking out five.
Longwood starter Brandon Tague went six innings, allowing four hits and four walks while striking out eight. Robbie Scott closed out the seventh for Longwood, which got two hits and three RBIs off the bat of third baseman Jared Tummins.
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GTA 5: Achievements & Trophies Guide
Grand Theft Auto 5 Achievement & Trophies Guide
Grand Theft Auto 5 will arrive on Xbox 360 and PS3 on September 17.
A Lot of Cheddar Spend a total of $200 million across all three characters. | ||
A Friendship Ressurrected WIth friends like this who need s enemies? | ||
A Mystery, Solved Solve the mystery of Leonora Johnson. | ||
Above the Law GTA Online: Reach Rank 100. | ||
All's Fare in Love and War Purchase Downtown Cab Co. and complete a private fare. | ||
Altruist Acolyte Deliver an unsuspecting victim to the Altruist Cult. | ||
American Dream GTA Online: Own an Apartment, Garage and an Insured Vehicle. | ||
Backseat Driver GTA Online: Direct a driver to 1st place as co-driver in Rally Mode. | ||
Blitzed You performed a classic blitz play. | ||
Career Criminal Attain 100% Game Completion. | ||
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Close Shave Complete all Under the Bridge and Knife Flight challenges. | ||
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Decorated GTA Online: Earn 30 Platinum Awards. | ||
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Hydrogen generation by biorenewable fuels depolarized water electrolysis
The generation of hydrogen is a basic challenge to establish a hydrogen economy with all of its
benefits of low emissions and its potential of being free of fossil fuels. Commercially produced
hydrogen comes mostly from fossil sources like natural gas by using a steam reforming process.
This process has three major disadvantages; it consumes limited natural fossil fuels, has high
energy needs, and emits CO or CO2 respectively. The aim of this work is to ascertain a process,
using an ecologically sustainable basis for the synthesis of hydrogen.
This work will investigate an electrochemical approach by using a water based electrolytically
process. The well known electrolytically splitting of water is very energy intense. The basic
idea is to reduce the energy needs by depolarizing the anodic half of an electrolyzer. Two promising types of feeds are considered, which can be gained from biomass and are available in industrial amounts and reasonable priced. Methanol can be produced by biomass gasification and glycerol is a by-product of biodiesel production. Both substances have a theoretical high depolarizing potential. Since methanol and glycerol are appended to the hemical group of alcohols, splitting and oxidizing these hydrocarbons by electrolysis will emit only CO or
CO2, if completely oxidized. In fact, the CO2 would be already separated during the splitting
progress and therefore storage ready. But even without storing the CO2 this way of generating
hydrogen would be a CO2 neutral process, as these hydrocarbons are obtained from biomass.
Glycerol and methanol are promising as a sustainable and energy efficiency alternative to the conventional process of steam reforming natural gas or water electrolysis.
Although the energy needs could be significantly lowered, the promising energy reduction of the
anodic reaction by splitting an alcohol water solution could not tap its full depolarizing potential.
The energetic efficiency rates of methanol were about 8% and of glycerol between 6% and 7%
depending on the working conditions.
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Axel Nation (01-06-2012)
I want to know which kind of software and equipment professional djs use when they record their radioshows or compilations: Armin Van Buuren in "A State of Trance", Paul van Dyk "Vonyc Sessions", Above & Beyond "Trance Around the World"... just to mention some famous examples
I have a dj equipment consisting of 2Pioneer CDJ 2000 and one DJM 700. I record my sets in my laptop using a Sound Blaster external soundcard X-Fi Extreme and the Audacity software. I just want to improve the sound quality in the recordings and I feel that my soundcard is not good. I really don't care the money, I want something really professional, something like professional djs mentioned above use when they record their radio shows.
Useful information will be very welcomed. Thank you a lot
While I haven't heard your mixes I'm sure the main difference lies within the compression they use when they do these shows - it makes them sound more fat, sparkling and juicy. I'm sure there is freeware out there to help you do this.
Axel Nation (01-06-2012)
Here you can find a couple of sets I made:
How can I improve the compression, which is the best sofware/hardware to record?
I'm pretty sure that someone knows something about what software and equipment famous djs use for their radios shows
I think all those radioshows and compilations are mixed on computer software, not 'hardware'.
ASOT and GDJB were compiled and mixed in Ableton Live some time ago.
Nowadays I think they are still using it but not sure.
I think the same. I read that Armin uses Ableton to record his ASOT, both annual compilation and radishow and also the yearmix.
I would like to know which kind of sound card he or other top djs use to record their sets.
I've found this video in which Armin presents his new "Universal Religion". Could ayone identify in this video if there is any sound card?


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Peach pie on a retro tablecloth. I'm not sure if it gets much more summery than this. It kinda makes me feel like the blonde mom on the Wonder Years.
If I'm giving an honest holiday recap, the weather did not show up in So Cal this year. I think the high temperature of the day may have reached a blistering 65 degrees, and our Malibu-soaked watermelon, while delicious, was not exactly needed to beat the heat. Instead of packing the car and heading for the beach, we had a good old fashioned backyard party with family. Jill, Nicole, and I were secretly a little bit happy with this outcome, as it gave us a chance to get down to business and do what we do best: cook one handed (while the other hand holds a margarita). Our missions: Nicole went to town on breakfast, salsas, carnitas, and side dishes. Jill threw down some killer guac and a big stack of homemade tortillas. I took it upon myself to make pie happen. And oh did pie happen.
While the boys watched the hot dog eating competition, Nicole fried up breakfast sausages and bacon. I blanched two pounds of peaches and whipped up my favorite pie crust. I know that part of the pie spectacular should be trying out new crust recipes, but I'm kinda smitten with the savory flaky crust from Tartine. I want to settle down with it, I think I might be done playing the field.
After leaving the dough in the fridge to chill, I put together the filling. It's a simple and delicious filling I found in Martha Stewart this month. The crust wasn't ready for prime time, so I just put some plastic wrap over the bowl of peaches and let it hang out in the fridge. When it was time to bake pie, I had an audience, and nothing makes you feel like more of a legitimate baker than to roll out pie crust in front of people. Now I get why Ina Garten is so happy all the time.
I opted for a double crust because I knew the scrumptious peach filling could handle it. Then this beauty just baked and baked and baked, while ate my weight in tortilla chips and cheesy beans from the block party down the street. Cheesy beans, I'm glad I didn't get your recipe. I'd be on the bullet train out of bikini-ville before you could say "saturated fats".
The verdict: my future father-in-law loved it, and I'll take that feedback any day.
Summer Peach Pie
Crust from Tartine, filling adapted from Martha Stewart Living
For the crust:
1 tsp salt
2/3 cup very cold water
3 cups + 2 Tb all-purpose flour
1 cup + 5 Tb very cold unsalted butter
In a small bowl, add the salt to the water and stir to dissolve. Keep very cold until ready to use.
Put the flour in the work bowl of a food processor. Cut the butter into 1-inch pieces and scatter the pieces over the flour. Pulse briefly until the mixture forms large crumbs and some of the butter is still in pieces the size of peas. Add the water/salt mixture and pulse for several seconds until the dough begins to come together in a ball but is not completely smooth. You should still be able to see some butter chunks.
On a lightly floured work surface, divide the dough into 2 equal balls and shape each ball into a disk 1 inch thick. Wrap well in plastic wrap and chill for at least 2 hours or up to overnight.
For the filling:
3 pounds peaches (I only used 2 pounds, but could have used more), peeled and cut into wedges
3 Tablespoons plus 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
Juice of 1 lemon
3/4 teaspoons coarse salt
2/3 cup packed golden brown sugar
1/2 vanilla bean, split and scraped, pod reserved for another use
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
To prep the peaches, slice an X on each piece. Boil for one minute, then submerge in a bowl of ice water until cooled. The skins will slide right off. Cut them into wedges, discarding the pits.
Combine peaches, corstarch, lemon juice, and 3/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Mix together brown sugar and vanilla seeds, and stir into peach mixture.
To assemble:
All-purpose flour for dusting
1 Tablespoon milk
Preheat oven to 375F.
Dust a flat surface with flourand roll out one disk of pie dough. Line a pie dish with the flour, and fill with the peach mixture. Roll out the second disk of pie dough, and place it gently over the top of the dish. Use a pizza cutter or a sharp knife to cut off the excess pie crust that hangs over the side of the dish. Use your fingers to crimp along the edges of the pie to make a decorative crust. Cut slits in a star pattern over the top crust to allow steam to escape. Brush the top of the pie crust with milk.
Bake until juices are bubbling through vents and top is golden brown, about 1 hour. Let cool on a wire rack for at least 1 hour before serving. Top with some homemade vanilla ice cream. It's what the Butter + Cream girls would do.
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Hoist the mainsail and sail through Sydney Harbour on a small group yachting tour. Onboard your luxury yacht, with your experienced skipper at the helm, you'll cruise under the Sydney Harbour Bridge and along the harbor to enjoy a delicious seafood lunch by a quiet beach. Your yacht accommodates a maximum of 8 passengers, ensuring you'll receive individual attention on your yachting trip on Sydney Harbour.
Your yachting cruise departs from Darling Harbour and takes you under the famous Sydney Harbour Bridge. You'll be able to take photographs of the Sydney Opera House and the Rocks, the birthplace of British settlement. You'll pass Farm Cove and Mrs. Macquaries Chair on the right, and Fort Denison on your left, where newly arrived prisoners were left to survive on only bread and water.
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While your delicious lunch of prawns, sushi, chicken, ham, salad, pasta and bread is being prepared, toss a fishing line over the side of the yacht and maybe catch bream or flathead. Relax with a glass of Australian wine or beer, plus dessert of fruit and cheese.
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