5 Intriguing Things: Fritz Kahn, Stuxnet, McLuhan's Son, Hard Ware, The Drop
"It turns out that it was far more dangerous than the cyberweapon that is now lodged in the public's imagination."

1. Fritz Kahn's remarkable 20th-century infographics.
"In 1933, the Nazis chased Kahn out of Germany. His books were burned, banned, and put on the “list of damaging and undesirable writing.” Fortunately, enough of his illustrations survived to show us, among other things, how the human heart could move an elevator up five floors in 40 minutes, how dessert cleans the tongue, and how Mercury is so small that it could plunge into the Atlantic Ocean without touching the continents."
"Stuxnet's actual impact on the Iranian nuclear program is unclear, if only for the fact that no information is available on how many controllers were actually infected. Nevertheless, forensic analysis can tell us what the attackers intended to achieve, and how. I've spent the last three years conducting that analysis -- not just of the computer code, but of the physical characteristics of the plant environment that was attacked and of the process that this nuclear plant operates. What I've found is that the full picture, which includes the first and lesser-known Stuxnet variant, invites a re-evaluation of the attack. It turns out that it was far more dangerous than the cyberweapon that is now lodged in the public's imagination."
"Mention of “total involvement”: 15% for the first [film] group; 64% for the second [TV] group.
5. The 10 heaviest dubstep drops, according to someone.
"For all of us, though, the drop possesses a unique power. It's a marker for the precise moment in a huge tune when you can lose your head and be transported to a place where bundled energy and pure release meet."
Bonus music coverage: This Bob Dylan music video(?) is a gift. Can't tell you more without spoiling the fun.
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