Austin-based hombre who delights himself in advertising, politics, and the arts.
Today I learned that benches built like this, intentionally or unintentionally by city governments, do not bode well for the homeless.
Honestly, who builds benches with a barrier in the middle? The barrier is meant for more privy situations, such as a seat on an airplane or at the theater, not for an open public space.
Honestly cannot wait to read this book.
Kevin Mitnick was the most elusive computer break-in artist in history. He accessed computers and networks at the world’s biggest companies—and however fast the authorities were, Mitnick was faster, sprinting through phone switches, computer systems, and cellular networks. He spent years skipping through cyberspace, always three steps ahead and labeled unstoppable. But for Kevin, hacking wasn’t just about technological feats-it was an old fashioned confidence game that required guile and deception to trick the unwitting out of valuable information.
Description of Ghost in the Wires by Kevin Mitnick
According to the latest daily statement from the U.S. Treasury, the government had an operating cash balance of $73.8 billion at the end of the day yesterday.
Apple’s last earnings report (PDF here) showed that the company had $76.2 billion in cash and marketable securities at the end of June.
Now, if the government could just release a product as good as the iPhone, then we’d all have better applications. See what I did there?
(Source: businessinsuder.com)
City of Austin’s attempt at crowdsourcing a new name for its Solid Waste Services Department.
