Daily Archives: February 21, 2008

Report: Disk encryption security defeatable through DRAM vulnerability

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Joel Johnson

Ed Felten writes on Freedom-to-Tinker: Today eight colleagues and I are releasing a significant new research result. We show that disk encryption, the standard approach to protecting sensitive data on laptops, can be defeated by relatively simple methods. We demonstrate … Continue reading →

Video: Tex Avery’s Television of Tomorrow (1953)

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Joel Johnson

Cartoon genius Tex Avery produced this short in 1953, showing off TVs for smokers, water drinkers, and those afflicted by airplanes overhead. The integration of real footage with the cartoon is fantastic. (I love that the fishing set was actually … Continue reading →

Using Electric Fish to Calm the Human Brain

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Joel Johnson

Regine conducts a winding interview with Antony Hall, whose creations—if I can try to put his multifarious experiments under a single, details-occluding nut—tend to explore the intersection of electronics, music, and nature. Projects like the “iLog” are basically just electronics … Continue reading →

“Road Zombie” Custom LEGO Roadster

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Joel Johnson

Mister Zumbi’s “Road Zombie” hot rod model prompts just one question: who will be the first to make a LEGO Rat Fink? Actually, I’ve got an even greater challenge: Who can replicate George Barris’s Banacek AMX 400? All smooth swoops … Continue reading →

Roland Iten’s Ornate Belt Buckles

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Joel Johnson

Roland Iten makes these appealingly complicated belt buckles, able to be dialed in to what appears to be a tolerance of up to one-tenth of a sandwich. But because they’re made in Switzerland, each of these precision buckles cost $25,000—or … Continue reading →

Morning Tech Deals Highlights

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Joel Johnson

• Headphones – Various Sennheiser headphones from Amazon for 30% off normal price. [Slickdeals] • Point-and-Shoot – The lauded Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX55 8.1 megapixel camera is on sale for $218, shipped. [Dealhack] • iMac – Refurbished 20-inch iMac Core 2 … Continue reading →