“Earlier this month the US Army published an article warning its soldiers that the ubiquitousness of geotagged photographs these days can present a serious security risk, citing a real-world example of something that happened back in 2007:”

When a new fleet of helicopters arrived with an aviation unit at a base in Iraq, some Soldiers took pictures on the flightline, he said. From the photos that were uploaded to the Internet, the enemy was able to determine the exact location of the helicopters inside the compound and conduct a mortar attack, destroying four of the AH-64 Apaches.

US Army Warns Soldiers That Geotagged Photos Can Kill, submitted by Sally H.

anarchotranshuman: A Cyborg Manifesto by Donna Haraway, republished by AnarchoTranshuman. Click image for imposed-PDF ready for printing.

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Notes on the Tribe Of The Strange: Pop (Culture) Has Eaten Itself

tribeofthestrange:

Top rant from Chris Knowles, on rationalism’s gutting of the best of geek culture and so much more. Main take-away for the Tribe is this bit:

All of the skeptics and atheists talk tough now when the Religious Right are in relative decline, but spent their time worrying about palm readers…