watching it rise

Here’s an interesting gallery interface: TiltViewer

How Much Power Does the Internet Consume?

Thus, the 868 billion kilowatt hours consumed by the global internet equals about 5.3% of the total electrical consumption of the world. This One Machine eats 5% of our electricity. Now.

Strange Maps gives us a way of finding where all those odd TLDs are coming from (though I have to squint a bit).

Computer crime is slicker than you think

Today, few malware developers use their own code. They write it for the same reason commercial software developers do: to sell it for a healthy profit. If you’ve ever bought anything online, buying from them may be disconcertingly familiar. If you want to break into a computer or steal credit card numbers, you can buy the necessary software online, just like almost anything else. More than that, you can find user friendly, point-and-click attack applications that have been pre-tested and reviewed by experts, and read through customer feedback before making your purchase.
– David Raikow

See also: Peter Gutmann’s presentation on The Commercial Malware Industry (pdf)