The CIA’s Most Highly-Trained Spies Weren’t Even Human

This Device Might 'Change The Internet' But Could Also Ruin It, The CIA's Most Highly-Trained Spies Weren't Even Human, The 9 Least Competent Jedi, Meet The Real Heisenberg, Your Future Ultra-Fast Internet Connection Just Launched Into Space The Daily Digg Monday, September 30, 2013 ARE ADS A NECESSARY EVIL? This Device Might 'Change The Internet' But Could Also Ruin It dailydot.com To solve what is apparently a huge problem — people getting paid for producing content that others enjoy for free — Chad Russell and Charles Butkus have invented a device called "AdTrap." It's a white box that hooks up between your modem and wireless router and blocks data from ad networks before it can even reach your computer. NOTHING TO SEE HERE, JUST A BUNNY WITH A CAMERA The CIA's Most Highly-Trained Spies Weren't Even Human smithsonianmag.com As a former trainer reveals, the U.S. government deployed nonhuman operatives — ravens, pigeons, even cats — to spy on cold war adversaries. SHOULD'VE BEEN HELD BACK IN THE ACADEMY The 9 Least Competent Jedi io9.com For over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. But they weren't necessarily very bright. WERNER, NOT WALTER Meet The Real Heisenberg mentalfloss.com Out of all of the famous scientists out there, why did Walt choose this German physicist? More importantly, why did series creator Vince Gilligan choose this specific name? He hasn't said, but there are definitely a couple of parallels between the two men. DIGITAL DHL Your Future Ultra-Fast Internet Connection Just Launched Into Space qz.com Elon Musk's commercial space company, SpaceX, has just launched a Falcon 9 rocket into orbit carrying a Canadian Space Agency satellite, CASSIOPE. Part of the satellite's payload is Cascade, a prototype for a super-fast space-borne file-transfer system—a kind of digital courier service. Read more on Digg.com → OCEAN SPRAY Landing craft air cushions from Assault Craft Unit Four conduct operations while attached to the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge. Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. Credit: Official U.S. Navy Imagery Digg for iPhone & iPad   •   Twitter   •   Facebook digg.com   •   Unsubscribe © 2013 News.me Inc. 416 West 13th Street #203, NY, NY 10014