Extenuating Circumstances

This is an auto-posted collection of public links I’ve either posted to, or favourites from Twitter, my Instapaper bookmarks and my public links posted to Pinboard.in for October 31st from 17:09 to 15:30:

• Lockheed Martin · Speed is the New Stealth – Lockheed Martin SR-72 TOTALLY ripped off the design of the Normandy SR-2. Why is Lockheed stealing?!
• NSA files decoded: Edward Snowden’s surveillance revelations explained | World news | theguardian.com – Good effort by The Guardian in terms of long-form, "interactive" journalism trying to explain and make clear a very complicated story
• Twitter / nickbilton: The Twitter correction in today’s … – The Twitter correction in today's NYT is truly priceless. (Thanks, @jilliancyork)
• Meet “badBIOS,” the mysterious Mac and PC malware that jumps airgaps –
• Twitter / voxkev: @waferbaby @hondanhon *chortle* … – @waferbaby @hondanhon *chortle*
• Twitter / MikePrysner: WTF undercover cops in Ninja … – Undercover cops dressed as Ninja Turtles arresting people in San Francisco: (via @MikePrysner)