Apple bitten...
"At the upcoming Black Hat security conference in late July, three researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology plan to show off a proof-of-concept charger that they say can be used to invisibly install malware on a device running the latest version of Apple's iOS. A description of their talk posted to the conference website describes how they were able to install whatever malware they wished on an Apple device within a minute of the user plugging it into their malicious charger, which they're calling 'Mactans' after the scientific name of a Black Widow spider. The malware-loaded USB plug is built around an open-source single-board computer known as a BeagleBoard, sold by Texas Instruments for a retail price of around $45. The researchers have contacted Apple about their exploit but haven't heard back from the company and aren't sharing more details of their hack until they do."
"Technology giant Apple is to begin its defence against charges by the US government that it tried to fix the prices of e-books. The iPad-maker is accused of working with publishers in 2009 to set prices in an effort to compete in the e-book market dominated by Amazon. Quotes from Steve Jobs' official biography have been cited as evidence in the case."
And he loudly shouted, "Freedom!"
The established regime in Turkey (not to mention many other countries: take your pick) may not like any-to-many communications, but luckily established regimes don't always get the final word. An anonymous reader writes "Lahana is my little side project to help people access the Internet and Tor via Amazon EC2 free tier-based VPNs. It's a couple of scripts that set up a new VPN in a couple of minutes that automatically tunnels everything through Tor. It's easy to share credentials with groups of people and for most people is free to set up and use. I built it with Turkey in mind, but it no doubt has other uses."
"Turkey's prime minister on Sunday rejected claims that he is a 'dictator,' dismissing protesters as an extremist fringe even as thousands returned to the landmark Istanbul square that has become the site of the fiercest anti-government outburst in years. With Turkish media otherwise giving scant reports about the protests, many turned to social media outlets for information on the unrest. 'There is now a menace which is called Twitter,' Erdogan said. 'The best examples of lies can be found there. To me, social media is the worst menace to society.' 'The people are finally standing up, speaking up and fighting for their rights,' said Hakan Tas, a deputy for the Left Party in Berlin's local assembly, who took part in the protest."
Politicians love this stuff as proven in American electronic elections:
"A French primary election is made the stuff of farce after journalists defeat the 'secure' election system." From the article: An 'online-primary,' claimed as 'fraud-proof' and 'ultra secure,' has turned out to be vulnerable to multiple and fake voting. The four-day election has also the exposed the poisonous divisions created within the centre-right Union Pour un Mouvement Populaire (UMP) by the law permitting gay marriage which took effect last week. ... What was already shaping up as a tense and close election was thrown into utter confusion at the weekend. Journalists from the news site Metronews proved that it was easy to breach the allegedly strict security of the election and vote several times using different names."
Good ol' boys
Recovery from embarrassment
And now full disclosure of the Starbucks drink codes on the side of your hot steamy cup revealed:
Decaf Box | |
Code | Meaning |
X | Decaf |
1/2 | Half Decaf |
Shots Box | |
Code | Meaning |
1 | 1 Shot |
2 | 2 Shots |
etc… | etc… |
Syrup Box | |
Code | Meaning |
A | Almond |
C | Caramel Syrup |
CH | Chai |
CL | Classic Syrup |
CN | Cinnamon |
H | Hazelnut |
I | Irish Cream |
MO | Mocha Syrup |
P | Peppermint |
R | Raspberry |
SFH | Sugar Free Hazelnut |
SFV | Sugar Free Vanilla |
V | Vanilla |
VA | Valencia |
WM | White Chocolate Mocha Syrup |
Milk Box | |
Code | Meaning |
B | Breve (half-and-half) |
E | Eggnog (seasonal) |
% | 50% whole, 50% non-fat |
N | Nonfat |
S | Soy |
O | Organic Milk |
Custom Box | |
Code | Meaning |
CHIP | Add chips |
CR | Caramel Sauce |
D | Dry |
DB|2xB | Double Blended |
F | Foamy |
H | Hot |
HANDOFF | Deliver to customer’s table |
K | Kid’s Beverage (tiny size, cooler temperature) |
LT | Light (used before another code) |
NW | No Water |
SL | Sweet’n Low |
SP | Splenda |
STRAB | Strawberry Fruit Sauce |
SR | Sugar in the raw |
VBEAN | Vanilla Bean Powder |
W | Wet |
WC | Whipped Cream |
X | Extra |
= | Equal |
/ | Placed over a code to indicate deletion |
Drink Box – Hot and Cold Beverages | |
Code | Meaning |
A | Caffe Americano |
AL | Cafe au Lait |
BC | Brewed Coffee |
C | Cappuccino |
CAC | Caramel Apple Cider |
CB | Caramel Brule Latte |
CH | Tazo Chai Tea Latte |
CHEG | Tazo Chai Eggnog Tea Latte |
CM | Caramel Macchiato |
E | Espresso |
ECP | Espresso Con Panna |
EGTL | Earl Grey Tea Latte (aka “London Fog”) |
EM | Espresso Macchiato |
EL | Eggnog Latte |
GL | Gingerbread Latte |
HC | Hot Chocolate |
L | Caffe Latte |
LM | Latte Macchiato |
M | Caffe Mocha |
MIS | Caffe Misto |
MV | Mocha Valencia |
PM | Peppermint Mocha |
PSL | Pumpkin Spice Latte |
PWM | Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha |
SCID | Steamed Cider |
SCR | Syrup Creme |
SKM | Skinny Mocha |
SM | Steamed Milk |
T | Tazo Tea |
VCR | Vanilla Cream |
WHC | White Hot Chocolate |
WM | White Chocolate Mocha |
CHA | Chantico |
Drink Box – Blended Beverages | |
Code | Meaning |
CBF | Caramel Brule Frappuccino |
CF | Coffee |
CVF | Caffe Vanilla |
CRF | Caramel |
E | Espresso |
EF | Eggnog Frappuccino |
GF | Gingerbread Frappuccino |
JCF | Java Chip |
MF | Mocha |
PMF | Peppermint Mocha Frappuccino |
PSF | Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino |
PWMF | Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha Frappuccino |
WMF | White Chocolate Mocha Frappuccino |
CHCF | Tazo Chai Creme |
DCCF | Double Chocolate Chip |
STCF | Strawberries & Creme |
SF | Syrup Creme |
VBF | Vanilla Bean |
Drink Box – Iced Shaken Beverages | |
Code | Meaning |
IC | Iced Coffee |
BT/PT | Iced Black Tea / Iced Passion Tea |
BTL | Iced Black Tea Lemonade |
PTL | Iced Passion Tea Lemonade |
So now you know what the finest coffee in the world codes are and you too can be fluent in coffeeology.
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