Linked List: August 27, 2013

Tuesday, 27 August 2013

Syrian Electronic Army Hacks DNS and Whois Entries of Twitter and the New York Times ★: Ken Yeung, reporting for The Next Web:

At approximately 3pm PST, the Syrian Electronic Army seemingly hacked into Twitter, Huffington Post UK and NY Times’ registry accounts and altered contact details, and more significantly, DNS records. Modifying DNS records of a domain will allow SEA to redirect visitors to any site of their choosing.
Ask Ayn Rand ★: John Hodgman, writing for The New Yorker:

After a couple of appearances on the interview program “Donahue,” in 1979 and 1980, the author and philosopher Ayn Rand enjoyed something of a renaissance in popular culture, including a week as a panelist on “Match Game” and a guest appearance on “Fantasy Island” as the Spirit of Capitalism. In 1980, two years before her death, she was offered a short column in “Parade.” Here are some excerpts.