Got Nuts?
It is now officially the day before Christmas and it appears someone has been rather naughty. Or would that be just plain dumb?
Apple Worm Infects Myspace
Some time ago, I became engaged in a rather interesting discussion with… lets just call them a neophyte where JavaScript is concerned. In any event, my contention at the time was, JavaScript can be used to deliver malicious code due to its tight coupling with the DOM.
Finders Keepers, Losers Sleepers
The Finders is another one of those new age cults whose history dates back to the late-1960s. Yes, starting cults was quite the “thang” back then. The thing is, there are a ton of them out there–more than most of you might realize. Of course, not every self-proclaimed group is necessarily a cult.
I Know What You Did Last Spring
Arrest @ Hope
Last weekend, the HOPE Number Six was held in the Big Apple. The HOPE convention–the east coast version of the Vegas hackers convention, defcon–was founded by Eric Gorden Corley, who goes by the nym, Emanuel Goldstein, after Orwell’s 1984 cult classic.
Sins of our Fathers
While the United States was introduced to ritual murders via cult dabblers, and basically, rather psychotically sociopathic individuals, beginning in the 1960s, it was not until the early 1980s that allegations of ritual murder began to evolve, indicating that a far more sinister plot might be afoot.
Morality for dummies…
Ruben Bolling may have been on to something…
The Sacred Executioner
In his book, “The Sacred Executioner,” Hyam Maccoby notes:
“A figure in mythology that has received little attention is that of the Sacred Executioner. […] By taking the blame for the slaying, he is performing a great service to society, for not only does he perform the deed, but he takes upon himself the blame for it, and thus absolves society as a whole completely from the guilt of a slaying for which they, in fact, are responsible and by which, in theory at least, they benefit.” (Maccoby, 1982, p 7-8)
Myspace Philes
Trench of MyCrimeSpace posted an interesting tidbit regarding Massachusetts AG Tom Reillys challenge to myspace. I say interesting simply because I do not have a great deal of faith in myspace’s alleged commitment to tighten up security in an attempt to make their venue safer for teens.
Scripting Aphrodites
On Wednesday, April 13, 2006, 10-year-old Jamie Rose Bolin was reported missing by her father. Investigators thought she may have been abducted by someone she met online. Oklahoma law enforcement suspected her abductor might be heading just across the border to Texas and requested Texas issue an Amber alert.
Myspace, Meatspace
I have other articles I planned to finish however in browsing tonights news, I was distracted by the recent flurry over myspace. Here are just a few headlines culled from the last two weeks:
Highway Hazards
Seventeen year old Kehaulani Omakalapua Roberts of Eureka, California disappeared on January 26th, 2006. Police found her in Fremont, California, with a man she met on myspace. She was safely returned home and no charges were pressed. Omakalapua was lucky.
Blogsphere Deathtrip
Blogging began as an online journal of sorts whose initial goal created a means for jotting down thoughts or memorable moments and sharing them with family and friends. There were always the lone blogger, of course.
Reclaiming the Innocents
Childhood is deemed by our society to be the age of innocence–free from the adult burdens of working to meet physical and psychological needs. Optimistically, a child need not worry about whether they will have shelter, where their next meal will come from, whether or not they are loved. Or safe, for that matter.