February 2, 2012 – Facebook went down for about 15 minutes today, but it appears to be back up. It's bad timing, given that they just filed their IPO. Did Anonymous do it?
Yes, you're right. Thanks for the correction.
You'll get an official Gawker Segway.
I can't take down the quotes. I'm sorry you didn't realize you were
going to be quoted, but you knew you were speaking to a reporter--what
did you expect I was going to do with our conversation? Anyway, thanks
for helping me out. (And pointing me to the Vice link.)
going to be quoted, but you knew you were speaking to a reporter--what
did you expect I was going to do with our conversation? Anyway, thanks
for helping me out. (And pointing me to the Vice link.)
I Can’t Stop Looking At This Weird Chinese Girl Dancing In An Apple Store
January 31, 2012 – This whole video of teens dancing at a Hong Kong Apple store is entertaining. But go to around 1:06 and check out the moves of the girl in white. Her face is like the face someone would make while carving an ice block into a statue of a machine gun, with a chainsaw. Previously I can't stop looking... More »
I have to say, I'm enjoying traffic-whoring a little too much...
Google Resorts to Shamelessly Whoring Out Brad Pitt for Google Plus
January 27, 2012 – Google Plus is that Facebook thing Google made. It hasn't turned out to be the runaway success they wanted it to be, so Google has resorted to the Nuclear Option of uncool night clubs everywhere: More »
I'd love to hear about those, if you could email me: Adrian@gawker.com
could you send me an email? Would love to hear about it (anonymously, of course) adrian@gawker.com
These are good points, and I didn't do a very good job of explaining exactly what Marvin tells his clients the system is for. He says it's not supposed to offer 100% protection against an extended covert surveillance campaign. Instead, Marvin tells his clients it will give them "breathing space" in the event that one of their guys is busted, or screws up in a way that compromises the phone's security
Here's a scenario Marvin gave: If one of their guys is pulled over and discovered to have pot on him. The cop would probably quickly conduct forensics on his cell phone (a lot of cruisers have the necessary equipment right in the car: [www.popularmechanics.com]) If the guy hadn't been using Marvin's system and had just one phone, police would instantly have access to weeks or months of communications with his crew. Instead, they have just have individual days communications' separated by two weeks, because of the constant change-ups.
Since there's so little information, this gives the rest of the crew breathing room. They have a better chance to discover what happened to their guy before the police piece together exactly who they nabbed and start tracking down the others. (They're in constant communication.) The fact that they'll all have new numbers the next day helps, too.
But once the crew learns their guy was busted, they have to dump the whole system, get new phones and SIM cards because of the IMEI issue you pointed out.
Martin also pointed out that the peace of mind this gives his clients is as big as anything: The belief that they're not gonna go to bed and wake up with a SWAT team in their face or their stash house raided because one of their crew got busted the night before and they were able to get the whole story from his cell phone.
Rick Perry Is Out
January 19, 2012 – Escaped Frontierland animatronic cowboy Rick Perry is dropping out of the Republican primary at an 11 AM press conference today, reports Politico. He'll be endorsing Newt Gingrich. More »
Thanks for the links. Looks like they took down the signs.
ha, awesome!
Welcome to the new Gawker, Nick!
my thoughts exactly! [twitter.com]
my thoughts exactly! [twitter.com]
Can You Make It Through This Entire Vertigo-Inducing Mountain Biking Video?
December 22, 2011 – Mountain biking down a track barely as wide as your tire on the side of a towering cliff is "fun" to some people. It looks more like an elaborate failed suicide attempt to me.
Monstrous NYPD Eats Occupy Wall Street’s Pizza
December 2, 2011 – When a bunch of Occupy Wall Street protesters were arrested during a World AIDS Day protest, Thursday, NYPD ate all the pizza that was delivered to them by supporters, with a grin. The press release by the AIDS advocacy group Housing Works is an entertaining read. More »
