Interesting Links for 05-10-2018

[andrewducker]

"It's all Greek to me" around the world

(tags: language )

The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate Amazon and Apple

(tags: security hacking china amazing computers )

Russian spies attempted to hack into an international laboratory investigating the chemical weapons attack in Salisbury

At what point does Russia start to be considered a rogue nation?
(tags: assassination russia hacking security )

A thread of different magical systems.

(tags: magic )

The Tories have declared war on reality itself

(tags: conservatives OhForFucksSake )

Selfie deaths: 259 people reported dead seeking the perfect picture

(tags: photography death )

Twitter-inspired "You Might Be the Killer" is coming to Syfy this weekend

(tags: movies review )

Star Wars: Mandalorian TV Show Sets Taika Waititi & Others to Direct

(tags: StarWars tv )

The story behind Turkish Delight

(tags: food turkey history women )

Comments

[momentsmusicaux]

In French, I say 'It's Chinese to me'. Never heard of saying it's Hebrew!

[ninetydegrees]

I've heard both but I think the second one is outdated now. I haven't heard it in a long time. Maybe it's even something I've only read in old books on seen in old movies.

The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate Amazon and Apple

[doug]

I quite like Matt Blaze's take on this: he reckoned there's either a lot more to this, or a lot less.

Re: The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate Amazon and Apple

[andrewducker]

My general feeling matches one of the responses:
https://twitter.com/chey_cobb/status/1047977030241771520?s=09

[cmcmck]

'As someone who has to live in the country they govern, I'm very, very scared'

Me too!

[calimac]

Not only do we learn today what the Greeks say for "It's Greek to me," but we learn what the Turks call Turkish Delight. Thanks!

The phrase "You can't have your cake and eat it too" is really annoying. To have some cake means to eat it. What do you say when you're about to eat some cake? "Yes, I'll have some cake." Have. HAVE. It means to eat the cake, not to save it for later.

[cmcmck]

Apparently, the saying started out as 'you can't eat your cake and have it' which makes somewhat more sense!

[calimac]

No, I don't see that. "Eat some cake" and "Have some cake" are the same thing. The saying is like saying "You can't saunter and stroll" or "You can't converse and colloquy" or any other pair of synonyms. If you mean "Keep some cake for later" or "Hoard some cake against a famine" you have to say so.

[cmcmck]

I think the intention was to say that if you eat it now, you no longer have it for later.

How it came to change to its present form is more than I know.

[jack]

what point does Russia start to be considered a rogue nation?

When they don't have nukes any more?

It seems like the US, Russia and China all do a lot of very shady shit (and the uk does if it can), but it's hard to punish them. Iirc there were ALREADY sanctions against Russia, I can't even remember what for, just that trump was in favour of dropping them.

[andrewducker]

Crimea. Still ongoing.

[darjeeling]

RE: selfie death article - natural selection at its finest.

[emceeaich]

> "At what point does Russia start to be considered a rogue nation?"

When they are no longer useful to the rich.

[birguslatro]

Define 'rogue nation'. Some may consider what Russian has done of late qualifies, while others are obviously willing to look the other way...

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/10/05/asia/india-s400-deal-intl/index.html

Putin makes calculated moves, and so far they haven't been wrong moves. China will buy from Russia, never mind India, so even the EU not buying their gas probably wouldn't do them much harm. And Putin knows the West will do all it can to avoid war with Russia.

Given that, the West's only real alternative is to support those within Russia who're fighting against Putin's gang. For all we know, Putin may already be losing control, and what's been bubbling to the surface of late may be a sign of that. Make your spies go on TV to claim they're not your spies? Really? And how will your other spies view that?

Russians are thoughtful people...

https://exclaim.ca/music/article/read_and_riot_a_pussy_riot_guide_to_activism-by_nadya_tolokonnikova