#OccupyYourCamera: policing the police through your len(s)

My talk at ToorCamp Aug 2012 about my experiences videotaping arrests at #OccupySeattle in Oct 2011. Advice on how to photograph the police at demonstrations and protests.

George Carlin & #Occupy

As true today, as it was when George Carlin did this bit.

Now Putin Is Supporting Pussy Riot

Putin calls for no jail time for Pussy Riot.

Sounds like the international campaign to Free Our Sisters got him.

Sushi, Bluefin Tuna & Sustainability

Eat with sustainability in mind. That includes the bluefin tuna you're about to eat.

Why settle for average food?

How about a little fire scarecrow?

INPI: those stupid enough to fuck with #Anonymous

Why pick a fight you can't win?

CiZL the Engine Performing at Hoodstock 2012

Full disclosure: CiZL is my son

So Now the NSA Wants to Hire Hackers!

Keith Alexander tries to recruit hackers at DefCon. Good luck with that buddy.

I love the last sentence in this article.

8bit Video Game Post-it Note Animation

Super Mario, Tetras, et al. With Post-It notes no less! Clever.

'Meditation For Those With No Time To Meditate' Online Course Offered Through Udemy

This is the press release about my Udemy.com class on meditation.

Pole Dancing Like You've Never Seen Before

Anonymous in Tampa @ RNC

Star Trek TNG Tricorder movie prop listed on eBay

Authentic Star Trek The Next Generation Tricorder movie prop listed on eBay. I won this in a contest from ThinkGeek. Honestly, I'm no Trekkie and was more interested in the rest of the prize, not this.

It comes with a Certificate of Authenticity from PropStore.

Mahdi, the latest cyberweapon targeting the Middle East

Now it's Mahdi. This malware also targets the Middle East. What, the rest of the world is being ignored? The Chinese are so good we don't fit their stuff? Media bias?

Cryptocat: secure messaging

Secure messaging, the cloud, and hacktivism. What's not to like? And tell me why this isn't going to be one of my next "projects"?

Cryptocat et al., in the cloud no less!

When will Obama do the right thing re: marijuana?

So we have yet-another-president who's smoked pot. Yet, none have the chutzpah to push for an end to the war on drugs. Come on now, legalize marijuana at the federal level and be done with it!

Read what Salon has to say. Sounds about right to me!

Today is Friday the 13th

July 13, 2012 is the third and last Friday the 13th this year.

Jane Fonda, former activist

Don't ya miss Jane Fonda, the activist? Now she's some muddled old lady without cause or passion.

Here are photos of Jane the Younger, the Jane Fonda of antiwar fame.

Come back Jane, we miss you. You're still cute and the Forces of Darkness are swirling around us. Come back. We have cookies!!!

DIY Particle Accelerator

Patrick Stevenson-Keating. You know, the guy who built his own particle accelerator. Yeah, that Patrick Stevenson-Keating.

Particle. Accelerator.

100 Guitar Riffs in Under 13 Minutes!

Google says "Support internet freedeom!"

Breakdancing & Arthritis

I used to breakdance back in the day. Now I creak and groan when I get out of bed. I guess that means this commercial is targeting me.

Hitler & Cloud Computing

Nerd humor at its finest.

The History of #Anonymous (maybe)

Wired has a longish piece about the history of Anonymous. Whether completely true or even complete, it's an interesting read about our pals who aren't going anywhere. That's right: Anonymous is a fact of life. Deal with it!

Bike Music

Use Tor to Protect All of Us

Using Tor when you surf, if even for an hour at a time, strengthens the it for everyone. The more traffic in the Tor network, the harder it is to monitor and censor any one person. So try to use Tor at least some of the time when you surf.

His Holiness the Karmapa

The Karmapa, Orgyen Trinley Dorje.

Cool Hawaii Video

Don't let the title fool you. This is not what you think.

The Beach from Cory King on Vimeo.

Warsaw, here I come!

I wanna be on my back, in the middle of the room, staring up.

LED See Saw

a tilt of light from ENESS on Vimeo.

"Inception" Done Using Legos

Courtesy of Team Hourglass.

Surf Anonymously From a Flash Drive

Configure a flash drive for secure, anonymous surfing that protects your privacy. Download this ZIP file and install Tor, hardened versions of Chrome & Firefox, HTTPS Everywhere, and other tools on a flash drive.

8bit Culture & Art Video

8-bit? I love chiptunes myself. And no, I never played the games that spawned 8bit culture.

Anti Monkey Butt Powder

Anti Monkey Butt powder. Who knew it came in His & Hers?

Stuxnet = DuQu = Flame as in 'same authors'

Looks like Kaspersky Labs found proof the same group or related groups wrote Stuxnet, DuQu, and Flame. Given their common target and level of sophistication is it any surprise? This story isn't going to go away.

Zipline Anyone?

Nepal here I come!

How Strong Is Your Password? Find Out!

We all think we're so smart when we choose a password.

Then you get hacked. Or more accurately, one or more sites you visit gets hacked. And nowadays this isn't a theoretical threat, it's yesterdays' headlines.

Don't fool yourself: your password probably sucks. How badly does it suck? Use this online password strength calculator to learn just how weak (or strong) your password is.

The best part is that the venerable Steve Gibson not only lays out the math nicely he tutors us all on how to make really, really strong passwords.

I confess: I found out my set of passwords needs hardening. Lesson learned!

Buddhist Shrines in Altoids Tins @ Seattle Mini Maker Faire

I displayed my Buddhist shrines in Altoids tins at Seattle Mini Maker Faire last weekend. Scott Lydon of Woot! was sufficiently impressed to take photos & write it up in the Woot! blog.

You'd think I would have taken photos but noooo...


My Altoids BBQ grill was a big hit too.

Raise Your Hand If You're Ready For IPv6

Today is IPv6 Day. 6/6, get it?

IPv4 addresses are in limited supply. IPv6 is coming but are you ready? Check now.

Confused? Then read this.

Car Alarm Symphony

Yes, a car alarm symphony.

Didgeridoo on the International Space Station

Watch an astronaut Don Pettit play the ISS like a musical instrument1

Americans, it's time to protect your computers

Apparently Americans don't know how to protect their computers. Either that or they're ignorant of the risks. Don't believe me? Look at the numbers.

If you leave your machine wide open, bad guys will abuse it. They install malware, viruses, and worse on your machine. Your computer will be part of their botnet. Evil things will happen on your computer without your knowledge.

Stop it.

Stuxnet, Duqu, now Flame

If you're anything like me news of Stuxnet and Duqu sent shivers up your spine. These two pieces of malware can only be called "cyber weapons". Sophisticated cyber weapons.

Now comes news of Flame, which a.) is centered in the Middle East especially Iran and b.) appears to be the work of the Stuxnet/Duqu crowd. Here are some of the first reports: #1   #2   #3

This is not good news. Life will never be the same again.

Udemy Course Press Release

There's a new course at Udemy, "Introduction to Tor" that covers The Onion Router, how Tor preserves privacy online, and an overview of the Tor network topology.

Here's the press release announcing this free Udemy course on Tor.

"An Introduction to Tor", a video talk

This is a talk I gave about Tor, The Onion Router. I discuss how Tor works, the topology, servers (bridges, relays, & exits), and just what Tor does and doesn't do.

I cover some of Tor's weaknesses and vulnerabilities and best practices.

JetCityOrange.com/tor/

Tor & Your Online Privacy

JetCityOrange.com/tor/

Making Music With Condoms!

Condoms as musical instruments! No, really.

Use Tor

JetCityOrange.com/tor/

Privacy, protect yours!

JetCityOrange.com/computer-security/

Wuala Offers Free Encrypted Cloud Storage

OK. Click here and get 6GB for free, instead of the usual 5GB, by signing up for Wuala. Safe, secure cloud storage. 256 bit AES secure.

Now read this to see what Alice & Bob can do with Wuala. An encrypted channel. Shared resources in the cloud. Auto-synchronizing computers. Friends and private groups.



Tell me, what would you do with Wuala...

Search Engines That Respect Your Privacy

Unlike Google there really are search engines that respect your privacy. Search engines that don't track, store, and sell your every move online. Try some of the search engines that respect your right to privacy online.

How Common is Your Birthday?

Where does your particular birthday fall in the list of common birthdays?

#Anonymous Leader Speaks Out

Read what Anonymous leader Christopher Doyon (Commander X) has to say about Anonymous and the fight for internet freedom.

The more I learn about #Anonymous the more I respect us, errr, "them".

Volunteer to Run a Tor Relay

Tor, The Onion Router, is an anonymizing network that protects your identity and guards your privacy. Use it, or better yet, volunteer to run a Tor relay.

Geolocation Is Ratting You Out

Social media + your cell phone = no privacy

Post to Facebook, tweet, or do any one of number of seemingly innocent things and you give yourself up. Online services that use geolocation pinpoint you, probably more than you realize. How? Here's how.

Eve is Always Among Us: The Threat of Persistant Monitoring Online

SEATTLE 03may12 - JetCityOrange published a new white paper challenging us to admit that no digital conversation is private and we're being monitored more often than not. "Eve is Always Among Us, persistant montoring of our online traffic" outlines why we have little or no privacy online and why our threat models need to be thrown out.

As more of our life is shared, communicated, published and stored online we all need to take a hard look at how has access to what and why. Just because it's your phone in your pocket full of your data don't think you're the only one with access to all that personal data. On your phone or across wireless networks, nothing about your phone is private and only a knave thinks otherwise. Don't trust your phone.

Before 9/11 only bad guys were deemed worthy of wiretaps and electronic surveillance. The FBI handle domestic affairs, the NSA international, they did't like each other and certainly didn't cooperate. Now it's all about homeland security, the war on terror, and sacrificing privacy for security. In many ways fighting the war on terror makes all of us, American or not, suspects.

The National Security Agency has grown in mission, scope, and influence. Construction of a huge new data center is underway in Bluffdale UT (described by Wired.com ). "Eve is Always Among Us, persistant montoring of our online traffic" discusses what the expanded NSA mission means for all of us, why they're buidling such a large data center in the middle of nowhere, and speculates what they'll do with all the data they're sweeping up.

"Until quite recently, two people assumed they enjoyed a large degree of privacy by default. As our lives have moved online we've given up our privacy. It's time for us to adjust our thinking and behavior in response to our phone calls, email, tweets, and browsing being monitored, analyzed, and stuffed into databases. Databases we don't know about or have control over." says Jerry Whiting, JetCityOrange's publisher. "If you're not vigilant, if you don't act now to protect yourself, you'll forfeit control over your digital life. Learn and adapt."

"Eve is Always Among Us, persistant montoring of our online traffic" is available online: www.JetCityOrange.com/computer-security/eve-among-us.html This is one of several computer security related white papers covering topics like Tor and hiding computers from others.

JetCityOrange is a Seattle-based website. It features a number of resources including updates about computer security, hacking'n'cracking, encryption, cryptography, etc.: www.JetCityOrange.com/computer-security/ & www.JetCityOrange.com/computer-security/feed.xml

=30=

The NSA Comes to Bluffdale, Utah That Is.

After the recent article in Wired, it's now an open secret that the NSA is building a huge data center in Bluffdale UT.

Why? I think one of its main goals is to crack AES. My two cents worth...

Louie Schwartzberg @ TEDxSF

Louie Schwartzberg at TEDxSF.

How to reuse that old computer of yours...W

What about that old computer you have in the closet? Still works, too slow, tiny hard drive. But you just can't bring yourself to throw it out or put it on craigslist.

Here are some ideas for how you can put it to good use. JetCityOrange.com/recycle-old-computers

Beijing, where is the Panchen Lama?

China kidnapped the Panchen Lama years ago. For those of you who don't know about him, he's one of the three leaders of Tibetan Buddhism along with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and His Holiness the Karmapa.

Please take a minute and support the campaign to wrestle the truth out of Beijing: http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5380/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=10436

Google Drive Rocks

Google Drive is a game changer and I say that as a Dropbox fanboy. There are already apps in Chrom Web Store and I'm keeping track of Google Drive hacks & plugins: www.JetCityOrange.com/google-drive/

Google Drive is a consumer front end to Google's plumbing. For free! 24/7 five 9's and free as in beer.

Google+ means nothing to me but sticking stuff in Google's cloud? OK! I'm assuming given how tightly it's tied to Gmail that it'll use HTTPS. Please oh please tell me I can grab a public URL for anything I stick up there. HTML & XML/RSS included. PLEEZE!

NSA = Big Brother

Read all 4 sections of this article about the NSA spying on us. If you're not pissed and terrified when you’re done, yer not wired right.

Nicara, network virtualiation startup

Please oh please oh please tell me you’re going to make a flexible, elegant secure network, fully configurable independent of the hardware it runs on.

http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/04/nicira/

Homemade Flavored Vodka Recipe Ideas

Infused vodkas are a.) easy to make b.) unique, one-of-a-kind bar ingredients c.) the key to kick ass cocktails d.) a reason to buy exotic fruit e.) a tasty way to get your drink on f.) all of the above.



Here's how I make infused vodka. Try it yourself and then tell me what you think.

Stuxnet, How It Got Inside Iran

The Stuxnet saga continues to unfold. Here's what some say is the way it infected Iran's centrifuges. How Stuxnet got inside.

Boobstagram Rules!

Look out Instagram, you've got competition. And from where I'm sitting Boobstagram wins hands down!

Bike as Turntable as in "Turntablism"

Turntablism on two wheels!

#Anonymous Is Now In China Too!

#Anonymous is now active in China too! This is excellent!

If there’s anyplace that needs a little hacktivism it’s the People’s Republic of China. Someone needs to stand up to the PLA and hand them the ass whoopin’ they deserve.

We are Anonymous.
We are Legion.
We do not forgive.
We do not forget.
Expect us.

Computer Security, Hacks, & Crypto News Updates

Follow the latest news & updates about computer security, hacks'n'attacks, encryption, botnets, the NSA, and protecting your damn cell phone from Eve & Mallory. Set a bookmark: www.JetCityOrange.com/computer-security This page is continually updated.

8-bit Map of Seattle

Just like Google's 8bit maps for April Fool's Day, try an 8-bit map of Seattle.

The NY Times claims Gu Kaiyuan is behind hack attacks targeting Tibetan activists among others.

Oh those silly Chinese...

Stuxnet

Richard Clarke on Stuxnet

Who do you think was behind Stuxnet? Israel, the U.S., both??

Seattle Home to Uber-Geeks & Ultra Nerds

This may come as a surprise to some (not) but Seattle is home to many a geek. Even the Seattle Times caught on (duh).



Read all about it.

Vupen, Cyber Arms Merchants

Vupen are nothing more than cyber arms merchants, selling tools of evil to govts around the world. Selling to those with big bucks.

Don't worry: the NSA doesn't spy on American citizens, remember...

What's It Like Behind China's Great Firewall?

Just how bad is China's internet censorship? Read a Westerner's observations. Interesting read.

The NSA is Listening to Us

We all have reason to fear the NSA. They've long overstepped their bounds with no end in sight.

If reading this doesn't drive you to encryption I don't know what will.

Today is Pi Day!

Why is today Pi Day? Because it's 3/14, as in 3.14159265...

More pi?

Smartphohnes & Privacy

Your smartphone may be ratting you out. Giving you up. Dropping a dime on yer ass.

You better read up and get wise. Then take the appropriate action(s).

Bar Code Tattoo Photo Gallery

Bar code tattoos are always popular. Given that I've worked with barcodes for 20+ years you'd think I'd have gotten a barcode tattoo by now.

But no. The closest I get is enjoying photos of other people's barcode tattoos.

Oh, and I'm not a tattoo stalker. I'm inked. It's just not a barcode tat.

Tajikistan Blocks Facebook So I've Mirrored the Article

Tajikistan is censoring the web including blocking Facebook because of an unflattering article about government. So I've taken it upon myself to mirror that page on JetCityOrange. Remind me to do sh*t like this more often.

If you know anyone in Tajikistan or thereabouts please pass this link on.

JetCityOrange.com/tajikistan/

African Hacker Resources

Here's a map of tech hubs in Africa. Things like hackerspaces, incubators, university technology centers, and more.

I hope this is not only a beacon to what's going on now but inspiration for others as well.

Buddhist Tattoo Photo Gallery

Looking for tattoos with a Buddhist theme? Ink on Buddhists? I have a collection of photographs of different types of tattoos with Buddhist themes.

These are pictures of people's tattoos gleaned from Flickr. Things like Om, Om mani padme hum, Buddha's, etc.

Bryan Whiting Talks About Tim Schafer on Kickstarter

Hear Bryan Whiting talk about Double Fine Adventure, Tim Schafer's Kickstarter project.

Game developer Tim Schafer is breaking all kinds of records on Kickstarter and Bryan discusses who he is and why the big bucks.

JetCityOrange is now on Pinterest (finally)

I've been reading about Pinterest for some time now. I realized it's something you have to do to get. Standing on the sidelines isn't playing the game.

If nothing else, Pinterest seems to be different not yet-another me too wanna be. So, I joined. Now JetCityOrange is on Pinterest.

Let the games begin!

Seattle Police Dept. & #OccupySeattle

As many of you know, I'm deep into the #Occupy movement. My early involvement with #OccupySeattle including but was not limited to videotaping arrests as a witness. Long story short, I edited out one instance of police action that was a.) not representative of the Seattle Police Department and b.) outside of acceptable behavior by a police officer IMHO. I filed a formal complaint through OPA even though the action wasn't directed at me. Today I have the opportunity to sit down with the officer in question along with a mediator. The happy conclusion? The officer and I shared openly and honestly. We watched the video I shot. Officer JL was honest, forthright, and professional, and for that, I thank him from the bottom of my heart.

Om mani padme hum!

Twitter Boycott Alternative: foneFrame

If you're concerned about Twitter (#TwitterBlackout, #TwitterCensored, #J28) try using foneFrame as an alternative. Your own and control your own site, files are stored on your machine, and it includes a digital fingerprint (SHA-256 HMAC) for authentication.

Best of all? Your site's files are uploaded to Dropbox where they're hosted for free! That's right: your files on your machine under your control hosted for free.

Try foneFrame for free.

How Techies Helped Win Libyan Revolution

The nerd who helped win the Libyan revolution speaks: Listen & learn sisters & brothers: http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/01/25/238259/revolutionary-wants-technology-to-transform-libya

10 Myths You Should Drop

Dropbox + foneFrame = free mobile web site hosting!

Use foneFrame.com to make your mobile web pages and Dropbox to host them for free!

foneFrame Kickstarter project video

Here's the video for the foneFrame Kickstarter project.

foneFrame is now a Kickstarter project!

foneFrame, the mobile web framework, is now a Kickstarter project. foneFrame is a suite of tools that makes creating making web pages easy.

foneFrame is a set of templates, two web apps, and a even a skin for Twitter. Find out more about foneFrame & Kickstarter.

The Chinese Attack Tor

I'm a big fan of Tor and run both a bridge & a relay. Here's bad news but it sounds like a fix is in the works. More evidence why we need to keep our eyes on the Chinese. https://blog.torproject.org/blog/knock-knock-knockin-bridges-doors

Simple key & password techniques

Learn about salts and nonces, used to strengthen weak keys with a simple key lengthening technique using a dollar bill, or three.

Avoid Facial Recognition Software

Wary of CCTV cameras coupled with facial recognition software? You should be.

Wondering how you can obscure your face in public to thwart such efforts? Here's how.

New Year's Eve Fireworks at Seattle Space Needle (video)

The Space Needle hosts a fireworks display on New Year’s Eve and the 4th of July every year.

Here’s video the fireworks New Year’s Eve 2011, welcoming in 2012. Video by Carter Films in Seattle WA.

RSS Feeds Double As Mobile Web Pages Too With foneFrame

SEATTLE - foneFrame creates RSS feeds that are also mobile web pages for smartphones. Read foneFrame RSS feeds on your Android device or iPhone using your favorite web browser, not a feed reader. Make feeds that double as mobile web pages too. [ www.foneFrame.com/RSS/ ]

Millions read feeds and follow podcasts but most people switch to a dedicated feed reader. Your phone's browser is your best friend and goes with you everywhere, so why not use it to access your favorite feeds too? With foneFrame you can!

Link an RSS 2.0 file to a foneFrame stylesheet and convert simple feeds into fully customizable mobile web pages. foneFrame uses CSS3 stylesheets to format feeds; edit the stylesheet to quickly modify your mobile page.

- foneFrame feeds are mobile pages on smartphones

- compatible with Android, iPhone, and Windows Phone, as well as computers & tablets

- Create & maintain your feed on your computer, under your own control

- Fully customizable because foneFrame uses CSS3 stylesheets

- The basic foneFrame framework is free, released under Creative Commons

- The basic foneFrame framework is hosted in the cloud for decreased latency

- Support for PubSubHubBub & message authentication codes

- And it's free!

RSS files are often machine-generated, exported from applications or generated dynamically. Feeds lend themselves to timely alerts and updates pushed out to smartphones, as well as syndication.

foneFrame is a mobile web framework from Azalea Software, Inc. built using HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. It's free, open source, and licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0). This means you're encouraged to edit, change, modify, and mashup foneFrame

foneFrame is available as a template for those who build their own pages, as a web front end that generates mobile web sites, a hack to 'skin' Twitter feeds, and now an RSS wrapper as well. The basic foneFrame framework is stored in the cloud for speed and ease of use. Your web files are kept on your computer, under your control, using HTML5's local storage. foneFrame is a decentralized tool, free from the constraints of a third party site.

"foneFrame is like a lucky penny: it turns up everywhere! Our HTML5 template was first. Then we turned our attention to the web. Using your browser you can write and maintain feeds stored on your computer, not some possibly non-secure third party site." says Jerry Whiting, Azalea Software's founder & president. "We call these 'feeds with style'. Yes, they're feeds but they're also mobile pages. One file, two mediums."

Every feed entry includes a digital fingerprint that provides author and message authentication using an HMAC (Hash-based Message Authentication Code) based on SHA-256.

foneFrame is a project sparked by the use of social media during the Arab Spring and the American Occupy movement. Governments can block access to sites like Twitter and Facebook. What if you could create mobile web pages through your browser? What if cryptography provided authentication automatically? What if foneFrame was hosted for free in the cloud? Would you try it? What would you do with it? How can we make it better?

Azalea Software, Inc., founded in 1992, publishes barcode printing software [ www.azalea.com ], an Android QR scanning app [ www.QRdvark.com ], and mobile dev tools [ www.foneFrame.com ]. Located in Seattle WA, we enjoy writing good software almost as much as we love The Three Jewels.

Media contact: Jerry Whiting, Azalea Software, Inc. jerry@azalea.com +1.206.341.9500

#foneFrame #RSS #feeds #podcast #CSS3 #smartphone #Android #iPhone #PubSubHubBub #mobileframework #mobilewebsite

Social Media Revolutions

An article about the role of Facebook and Twitter in social revolutions like the Arab Spring and #OccupyWallStreet. http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/12/gladwell-vs-shirky/

Web Cookies (sic)

Grandpa Jerry made cookies with Audrey today. My 8 yr old granddaughter kept asking me to explain what the abbreviations stood for.

The seed has been planted...

HackADay.com Has A Story About ME!

I read HackADay.com each and every day. Imagine my surprise when I saw the video of my "Computer Security 101" talk for #OccupySeattle and the Tibetan community show up as a story.

"Hey, that's me!"

I may not be in Wikipedia or IMDB, haven't been slashdot'ed yet but I've been in hackaday!