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A Boston state of mind

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The night after the ‘liquid bombings’ of UK airports, we were looking to find a guest to join us on Talk 107 in Edinburgh, and I managed to get security expert and cryptologist Bruce Schneier to call in from the US. He’s spoken in the aftermath of the Boston marathon bombing, and is as sensible now as he was then. As the details about the bombings in Boston unfold, it’d be easy to be scared. It’d be easy to feel powerless and demand that our elected leaders do something — anything — to keep us safe.  It’d be easy, but

Crime Never pays, but makes Great Blog Copy

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Wired have rounded up their top seven criminal capers from 2008, and what fun reading it is as well. From the man who ‘earned’ $58,000 in nickels and dimes that the likes of Paypal send out to verify accounts; to the crook who dressed up like the construction worker in the Village People to rob a bank that disappeared in a crowd of construction workers thanks to a Craig’s List “be here in costume if you want to be a star” advert; they’re all deserving of time. And our giggles. Voting is open for the best entry, to be declared