This week, Dave and Gunnar talk about the new mail bag, joke kit, two-factor auth, and unmanagement.



Lauren unleashes her software and hardware hacking skills: Best of open hardware in 2014
Raspberry Pi B+ and camera module
SimCity: It’s as bad as Civilization
Amex Chip-and-Signature: What’s the point?
D&G Joke Kit of the Week: An Automated Cat Litter Box With DRM

CatGenie community custom firmware and cartridge emulator!


NYPD Cop Killer Used App to Track Police Movements Since Early December
He sees you when you’re sleeping: Santa Claus and the Surveillance State
You no longer need to check your tuba: U.S. Department of Transportation Issues Final Rule Regarding Air Travel with Musical Instruments

Don’t be this guy


Help Wanted (must be proficient at barn door closing): Director of Vulnerability Management at Sony

Let’s Talk Calmly About Security and Privacy


Two-factor authentication oversight led to JPMorgan breach, investigators reportedly found

Meanwhile in IdM in RHEL 7.1 beta: one time passwords


Marriott petitions FCC to block personal WiFi to protect their $750/day conference WiFi
Computer solves the Erdős discrepancy problem. Punchline: the proof is 13GB long, larger than the entire Wikipedia.
SkipLagged is discrete math for travel nerds. Oh, and they’re getting sued. Of course.
Unmanagement and unleadership
New Year’s Resolution: Replace “I Have To” with “I Get To” To Be More Thankful and Mindful

Sort of like saying “my wife”?
I had the blues because I had no shoes until upon the street, I met a man who had no feet.



Cutting Room Floor

3D-Printed Gun Folds and Shoots Paper Airplanes
Lorem Ipsum, but for Beyonce. (ht @leahbannon)
Dinner Scrum

Almost related: The Dining Cryptograhers Problem



We Give Thanks

Matt Micene for our first Mailbag letter!

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