presentación de libro 24

Remember Heartbleed? Well, this is probably worse. Here's a (somewhat simplified) explanation of what Shellshock actually is. Don't worry: I haven't included instructions on how to actually exploit it. The moral of the story is: keep your security patches up to date!

http://tomscott.com - http://twitter.com/tomscott - With many thanks to the South Street Seaport Museum! Visit them at http://southstreetseaportmuseum.org/ or at Pier 16 in New York.

These days, if you have dangerous, underwater shoals and you need a lighthouse, you build a big tower and anchor it to the seabed. But a hundred years ago, that technology wasn't there: and so you'd build a lightvessel: a floating lighthouse with a crew of twelve, who's stay out in the dangerous channel in all weathers. At the South Street Seaport Museum, Mike Weiss, the waterfront foreman, gave me a tour around the Lightship Ambrose.

(Apologies for the audio on this one: I was shooting quickly, and it turns out it's windy on the East River in New York!)

http://techdif.co.uk - This week, we start with Steve Irwin, discuss some shocking fish, and tell a tale of a penguin in the desert who just needed a hug.

BONUS MATERIAL - The Thunderbirds Crematorium: http://youtu.be/WJWT066UukM
THE FULL PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

TOM is @tomscott and at http://tomscott.com
GARY is @garybrannan
MATT is @unnamedculprit and at http://mattg.co.uk
CHRIS doesn't do this social media nonsense.

http://techdif.co.uk - Highbrow and lowbrow collide this week, as a giant brass arse meets Thomas Pynchon. And there's a barnstorming start from Matt as he connects "Livermore, California" with a rather famous bulb.

BONUS MATERIAL - 90 Seconds of Dick Jokes Removed From This Episode: http://youtu.be/sG158KRtCQg
THE FULL PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

TOM is @tomscott and at http://tomscott.com
GARY is @garybrannan
MATT is @unnamedculprit and at http://mattg.co.uk
CHRIS doesn't do this social media nonsense.

http://tomscott.com - @tomscott - Welcome to the Kelston Toll Road: Fed up with a 14-mile diversion caused by a landslip, businessman Mike Watts has taken a £300,000 risk and set up his own private toll road. It costs £2 for cars to travel the 400 metres -- which is slightly less than the cost of the petrol to take the detour. And the odd thing is this: despite the Kelston Toll Road not being approved by the local council, Mike is still on the right side of the law.

Many thanks to Mike Watts and the team at the Kelston Toll Road: they can be found on Twitter at @KelstonTollRoad and, obviously, between Bath and Kelston on the A431!

http://tomscott.com - @tomscott - Why don't we use mixer taps? I've talked about the British plug before, and how it's a wonderful design: British plumbing, on the other hand, still leaves a lot to be desired.