This year, as every year, the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco will be crammed to the rafters with press and Apple well-wishers waiting for the pomp, circumstance and technical revelations of another iPhone launch.
Technical revelations related to the dynamic effects of the flow induced vibrations on engineering systems in fluidic environment have been gleaned from numerous research studies and presented.
Technical revelations regarding the integration and performance evaluation of heat storage materials in building fabric elements as well as using separate heat storage facility to satisfy the space thermal load demand have been gleaned from numerous research contributions and presented.
Let us be very clear about what was being talked of here – not disclosing interception techniques, not the technical aspect, not the revelation of source or operatives – clearly a major cause of concern if that were to happen.
The Times reports that in the wake of Shane Sutton's departure as technical director and the revelation that cyclist Simon Yates had tested positive for a banned substance, Sutton's replacement emailed all riders.
The trend has been particularly visible in Australia, where newspapers gleefully prefaced the launch of the government's inaugural annual aid effectiveness review with the revelation that technical consultants employed by AusAid to assist Papua New Guinea (PNG) in areas including agriculture, economics, and education were earning more than Julia Gillard, the country's prime minister.
The second own goal (or unintended consequence, to give it its technical name) came from the revelation that the NSA had cracked or circumvented the encryption systems used by internet companies, banks and other organisations to persuade consumers that online transactions could be confidential and secure.
Tabor and Arnold made a tape — a long, technical discussion of an alternative reading of Revelation — aired it on the radio, and sent it to Koresh.
This story alone is a revelation, if only in terms of technical detective work, and dedication.
The US has been under intense pressure on surveillance in the wake of revelations by Ed Snowden, the fugitive former technical worker for the CIA.
