Mapping America's Census

The internet is wonderful.  Here it is only 24 hours after release and anyone can drill down to the block level of every city in America.  What a country!

Mapping America: Every City, Every Block

200 Years of Economics in 4 Minutes

This is one of the most impressive demonstrations of the effects of industrialization I have ever seen :

200 Years of Economics in 4 Minutes

One VERY Impressive Piece of Malware - Stuxnet

It's hard to believe its development will stay secret forever, so someone will eventually take credit and maybe even write a book.  Whatever the case, and whom ever created and managed it, Stuxnet was one amazing malware campaign with it's zero-day exploits, subtle damage approach and peer to peer upgrade channel.  Don't worry if you're a technophobe, the article below reads like a Hollywood script and brings to mind how Churchill subtlety used Ultra (or didn't use it) to further his objectives.  The story even has a climax, with discovery day cleanup already prepared - very impressive.  Here's a link :

Mystery Surrounds Cyber Missile That Crippled Iran's Nuclear Weapons Ambitions

And the more technical Wiki version :

Wiki on Stuxnet

It makes one wonder what unknown code may be running on other computers...

Be prepared.

Rod Coleman, General Manager - Sierra Computer Group

04-10-12 Cybercrime has a template...

02-18-15 Stuxnet's Grandparents