It's that time again. What time? Time for crazy awesome stuff from around the internet! This is the post where I share with you three ultra interesting things I've come across online in the past month
The Links!
First up I give you a reminder of why the internet and technology is ultra scary.
Meltdown and Spectre, the big PC security flaws hidden in your devices, explained
Your super fast and new devices could be easy targets for nefarious cyber folks
Next I give you the dystopian future of big brother watching your every move and grading you on your level of good citizenship. Say good things about the government and your 'citizenship score' goes up and you may have access to better loans and government programs. But if you say disparaging things your score goes down. This could affect your ability to buy cars and even sway the decisions of possible suitors. No self respecting citizen in good standing would want to risk dating someone with a lower 'citizenship' score.
This sounds like something right out of Brave New World by Aldous Huxley or 1984 by George Orwell; but it is the very near future for China:
Big data meets Big Brother as China moves to rate its citizens
And finally, here is a fun article on the intelligence of dolphins: