Inside North Korea: Vodka, child soldiers, and ultimate frisbee
Joseph Ferris is the chief mate on an oceanographic research ship. When he’s not at sea, he gives tours of North Korea and writes the blog American in North Korea.
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Here’s the list of terms the government uses to monitor Twitter for disease outbreaks
Want to avoid finding yourself in a real-life version of “Contagion”? Now you too can use the government’s keyword list to monitor signs of disease in social media.
SpexSec: A solemn exit or just bluffing? (interview)
“The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist…. And like that he was gone.” The Usual Suspects (1995)
SpexSec hack was retaliation for ignoring security warnings, targeted FBI agent
An exclusive interview with the new hacking collective SpexSec, which launched a high-profile leak yesterday in Tennessee.
Photos from Occupy Congress
All photos by Carlton Purvis, taken with Instagram.
East Carolinian Editor-in-Chief speaks on the firing of school’s media adviser (exclusive)
The Editor-in-Chief of a college newspaper at the heart of a First Amendment scandal discusses the case for the first time.
D.C.’s first snow doesn’t phase the remaining Occupy protesters
Occupy D.C. is put to the test after an unexpected snowfall.
Occupy D.C. digs in for the winter
A faithful few plan to keep occupying throughout the winter—we explore the encampment in Federal Triangle.
North Korea Begins its 12 Days of Mourning
Twelve days of this.
Why Is a UT Professor Collecting Donations for an Animal Rights Group that Targets College Professors?
Negotiation is Over uses donations to a bounty program for launching harassment campaigns against students and professors who do animal testing. Its donation account is registered to University of Texas El Paso philosophy professor Steven Best.
Verizon’s Ominous New Jersey Text Most Likely a Test of the Government’s New Terror Alert System
Verizon’s errant text message of a civil disturbance warning was most likely an accidental test of new mobile alert system.
