Linked List: January 11, 2016

Monday, 11 January 2016

David Bowie’s New Album Was a ‘Parting Gift’ for Fans ★

Hannah Furness, reporting for The Telegraph:

David Bowie’s final record was a carefully-orchestrated farewell to his fans, his producer has confirmed. Lazarus, released on the Bowie’s 69th birthday just two days before his death, opens with the lyrics: “Look up here, I’m in Heaven!”

Forbes Forces Readers to Turn Off Ad Blockers, Promptly Serves Malware ★

Joel Hruska, writing for ExtremeTech:

For the past few weeks, Forbes.com has been forcing visitors to disable ad blockers if they want to read its content. Visitors to the site with Adblock or uBlock enabled are told they must disable it if they wish to see any Forbes content. Thanks to Forbes’ interstitial ad and quote of the day, Google caching doesn’t capture data properly, either.

What sets Forbes apart, in this case, is that it didn’t just force visitors to disable ad blocking — it actively served them malware as soon as they did. Details were captured by security researcher Brian Baskin, who screenshotted the process.

Shocker.

David Bowie Dead at 69 ★

It’s the terror of knowing
What this world is about
Watching some good friends
Screaming, “Let me out!”