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Now that Batman has proposed to Catwoman, will Spiderman and Black Widow get together?

Batman asks Catwoman to marry him in new comic

Can DC Comics Stop Batman And Catwoman Getting Married Again?

Black Widow

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Via: Japan’s Earthquake-Resistant Dome Houses Are Made of Styrofoam

The Japanese-invented "Dohm" House. Nifty idea.
Website: http://www.i-domehouse.com/movie.html

They have 4 linked (watch one after the other, in sequence) promo videos which are interesting and quaintly Japanese:
Video 1: http://jdh.sakura.ne.jp/video/dh_prom_1.wmv
Video 2. http://jdh.sakura.ne.jp/video/dh_prom_2.wmv
Video 3: http://jdh.sakura.ne.jp/video/dh_prom_3.wmv
Video 4: http://jdh.sakura.ne.jp/video/dh_prom_4.wmv

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How to protect your Windows computer from the Petya ransomware attack

I have Windows 10 with Windows Defender. You know that is up-to-date. I have ESET NOD32 Pro and Malwarebytes 3.06 Premium with anti-ransomware on. Do you think I will have any problems with this threat?

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Qualcomm's New Fingerprint Sensors Go Through Metal, Glass And Displays

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ExPetr-Petya-NotPetya is a Wiper, Not Ransomware

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Yep, Avocado Oreos Are Here

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ExPetr-Petya-NotPetya is a Wiper, Not Ransomware
-Arizona Hot (June 30, 2017, 02:23 PM)
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via the comments:
http://www.securityweek.com/latest-wannacry-theory-currency-manipulation
Thycotic's cyber security and digital forensics expert, Joseph Carson, has an alternative theory: the motive behind Wannacry was effectively insider trading following currency manipulation. Bitcoin was the real target.

If he is right, it explains the efficiency of the attack (the primary motive) and the inefficiency of the ransom collection (which was neither part of nor important to the plan).

Talking to SecurityWeek, Carson explained that one common theory on the value of Bitcoin is an application of Metcalfe's Law. Metcalfe's law states that the value of a telecommunications network is proportional to the square of the number of connected users of the system (n2) (Wikipedia). Giovanni Santostasi, chief scientific officer at DeepWave and Fountain Health Technologies, has applied this to Bitcoin: "The exponential growth is driven by one factor only, not millions. The rate of adoption. Period. In fact there is a strong correlation (R2 = 0.82) between number of users and price."

This is Carson's starting point. If you want to manipulate Bitcoin value, he told SecurityWeek, you cause a sudden increase in the number of users. This is most easily measured by the number of Bitcoin wallets in existence. A global ransomware outbreak, demanding payment by Bitcoin, would certainly have such an effect: both direct victims and judicious organizations are likely to obtain wallets.
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