Why Dianne Feinstein, like many before her, refuses to let go
Giving up the power, perks and prestige of serving in Congress, while confronting the reality that everyone is ultimately replaceable, isn’t always so easy.
Day: May 20, 2023
Apple Publishes First-Ever App Store Transparency Report
Apple has released (PDF) its first App Store Transparency Report, as mandated by a lawsuit settlement in 2021. In 2022, the report reveals that over 1.6 million apps were rejected, 186,195 apps were removed for violating App Store rules, and China topp…
Haryana: India’s grandmother-granddaughter karate champs
The unlikely duo train together and even won medals at an international competition recently.
Reactions to the death of Jim Brown, NFL star, social activist and actor
The sports world reacts to the announcement that Jim Brown, an NFL star, social activist and actor, has died at the age of 87.
Password Cracking
I am working on cracking a list of hashes (MD5-Unix) using hashcat or jtr. I have tried several attacks that have succeeded with about half the hashes, but am struggling to figure out custom approaches to get the rest. There are a combination of dictio…
Jimmy Buffett cancels South Carolina show after hospitalization
Buffett had traveled to Boston for a medical checkup and was hospitalized for unspecified health “issues that needed immediate attention,” he wrote Thursday in a statement.
Syria: Dismay and fear as Bashar al-Assad returns to Arab fold
Syrian’s President Bashar al-Assad is coming out of diplomatic isolation – to the terror of refugees.
Week in pictures: 13-19 May 2023
A selection of striking images from around the world, taken over the past seven days.
Wild footage shows Iowa police officer clinging to suspect’s car during high speed chase
Officer Patrick McCarty suffered broken back after traffic stop escalated
Andy Rourke, bass guitarist of The Smiths, dies at 59
After The Smiths, Andy Rourke played alongside The Pretenders and Sinead O’Connor, as well as with the supergroup Freebass.