ReHacked vol. 298: Colour in the Middle Ages, Troy Hunt: "Pwned", The Book, Is Now Available for Free and more
Colour in the Middle Ages - Medievalists.net #art #history #longread
The color code was recurrent and meaningful. A black knight was almost a character of primary importance (Tristan, Lancelot, Gawain) who wanted to hide his identity; he was generally motivated by good intentions and prepared to demonstrate his valor, especially by jousting or tournament. A red knight, on the other hand, was often hostile to the hero; this was a perfidious or evil knight, sometimes the devil’s envoy or a mysterious being from the Other World. Less prominent, a white knight was generally viewed as good; this was an older figure, a friend of protector or the hero, to who he gave wise council. Conversely, a green knight was a young knight, recently dubbed, whose audacious or insolent behavior was going to cause great disorder; he could be good or bad. Finally, yellow or gold knights were rare and blue knights nonexistent.
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Troy Hunt: "Pwned", The Book, Is Now Available for Free #book
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How to Think About Time #geek #interesting #longread
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The International Library of Youth Writing opens in San Francisco #culture
Dave Eggers didn’t know what to do with all the books gathering dust in his garage. These weren’t copies of the bestselling author’s award-winning books — though surely some of those were lying around too. These were books written by 6- to 18-year-olds from San Francisco and around the world, and Eggers felt pretty strongly that someone should be reading them.
So in September, he soft-launched the International Library of Youth Writing, which sits at the front of the headquarters of his publishing house McSweeney’s on Valencia Street, across from 826 Valencia, the youth writing center he founded 22 years ago. The library features the works of children and children only. No grown-ups allowed.
He Investigates the Internet’s Most Vicious Hackers—From a Secret Location - WSJ #security #longread
In the increasingly dangerous world of cybercrime, Brian Krebs faces threats, manipulation and the odd chess challenge
One morning in September, a hacker known as Waifu sent a message to Brian Krebs, a cybersecurity researcher investigating him. Waifu wanted to play a game.“Here is the deal,” Waifu wrote. “Beat me 2 out of 3 in chess, and if your demand is reasonable, I would answer questions without trolling u.”Krebs didn’t reply, but the messages kept coming in. “I would rate you FBI range in terms of HUMINT skill and capability,” Waifu wrote, using a military term for gathering intelligence from human sources. “But I really want to play you in chess.”
Roman-era Barbarians snorted stimulants in battle, tiny spoons suggest | Popular Science #history
Archeologists have recovered over 200 small, spoonlike objects next to warfare-related artifacts at Roman era dig sites across Europe. And while the accessories probably didn’t directly help defend against enemy combatants, the researchers have a theory about their purpose: According to the team, “barbarian” warriors across central Europe may have battled the Roman Empire with a little help from stimulants.
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