Boondoggles
2011-02-22 22:48:21.612221+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
New York Times reports on a con man who's made millions selling software that purports to be able to find hidden messages predicting terrorist attacks in Al Jazeera news reports. Via Tech Dirt: US Paid Millions For Bogus (Patented) Intelligence Software; Now Trying To Cover It Up Claiming 'National Security'. (Via SE)
In unrelated news, testers have repeatedly shown that they can get handguns undetected through the TSA full body scanners.