infovore + surveillance 6
Decades later, a Cold War secret is revealed
december 2011 by infovore
"The film was shot back through the earth's atmosphere in buckets that parachuted over the Pacific Ocean, where C-130 Air Force planes snagged them with grappling hooks." You cannot make this stuff up. Hexagon sounds phenomenal.
coldwar
hexagon
spysatellites
america
surveillance
espionage
december 2011 by infovore
Rhizome | Drone Ethnography
july 2011 by infovore
"You are obsessed with drones. We all are. We live in a drone culture, just as we once lived in a car culture. The Northrop-Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk is your '55 Chevorlet. You just might not know it yet." This is all brilliant, word-for-word.
drones
technology
surveillance
newaesthetic
swarm
extelligence
july 2011 by infovore
Op-Ed Contributor - Flying with the Dragon Lady - NYTimes.com
may 2010 by infovore
"I’ll never forget the adrenaline surge of landing what was basically a multimillion-dollar jet-powered glider on its 12-inch tail wheel from a full stall while wearing a space suit. And I’ll always remember the peace of sitting alone on the quiet edge of space, out of radio contact for hours."
u2
flight
history
surveillance
writing
may 2010 by infovore
All your workouts are belong to Nikeplus - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
may 2008 by infovore
"There is no way to remove workout data from the nikeplus website". Be thankful they only have cadence, and not location/geo...
data
ipod
nike
nikeplus
security
surveillance
protection
may 2008 by infovore
Google Maps: A Drug Deal Caught From Every Angle
march 2008 by infovore
"For the "streetview" feature of Google Maps, the search engine's agents tour around city neighborhoods in a discreet van. Sometimes they catch more than just identifiable landmarks." In this case, they catch a drug deal in progress.
google
photography
maps
surveillance
streetview
chicago
march 2008 by infovore
You Can⊘t Picture This // Current TV UK
march 2008 by infovore
"Rajesh [Thind] investigates the way we view the lens and the way it views us." Gosh, this made me very uncomfortable and somewhat angry.
photography
uk
law
surveillance
security
paranoia
march 2008 by infovore
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