Podcast Episode 126: But the Beating Grew Louder

XKCD explains Heartbleed, Dropbox makes a strange addition to its board, Windows XP is officially dead, Zombies come to life in a real course, and a special-ed student gets in trouble for being bullied and recording it.

Related Links:

Heartbleed Explanation
http://xkcd.com/1354/
http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/04/critical-crypto-bug-in-openssl-opens-two-thirds-of-the-web-to-eavesdropping/
http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/04/critical-crypto-bug-exposes-yahoo-mail-passwords-russian-roulette-style/
 
Growing our leadership team (Dropbox)
https://blog.dropbox.com/2014/04/growing-our-leadership-team/
http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/11/5605734/dropbox-ceo-defends-adding-condoleezza-rice-to-board
 
The XPocalypse is upon us: Windows XP support has ended
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/04/xpocalypse-now-windows-xp-support-has-ended/
 
Michigan State Offers a Course on How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse
http://mentalfloss.com/article/56052/michigan-state-offers-course-how-survive-zombie-apocalypse
Related: http://www.11bitstudios.com/games/16/this-war-of-mine
 
Special-Ed Student Records Bully, Gets Charged With Disorderly Conduct (Credit: Cygnus)
http://www.vocativ.com/culture/society/special-ed-student-recorded-bullies-accused-felony-wiretapping/

Featured Image Courtesy of derÄsthet (Flickr)

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