What the Attack on Abu Ghraib Means. As I mentioned earlier, the attack on Abu Ghraib is proof that al Qaeda is now officially in Iraq. The execution followed a classic al Qaeda pattern. Here are some things that the press missed in the little coverage they provided: The level of sophistication. Swarming and feints.… Continue reading What the Attack on Abu Ghraib Means
Skype tipping point?
Skype tipping point?. James Enck: “[M]ore than 1% of the world's broadband population is running Skype at any given time.” Sounds like a killer app to me. [Werblog]
World bids farewell
World bids farewell. VATICAN CITY — Pope John Paul II, his face veiled with white silk and his body resting in a simple cypress casket, was mourned by millions yesterday in one of the biggest funerals the world has ever known and was buried beneath the grand Renaissance basilica where he oversaw the Roman Catholic… Continue reading World bids farewell
Will the Next Version of Windows Be Worth the Wait?
Will the Next Version of Windows Be Worth the Wait?. When Windows 95 was introduced ten years ago, customers readily upgraded their operating systems, but will they acquiesce so easily this time? By RANDALL STROSS. [NYT > Technology]
Goodbye to Privacy
Goodbye to Privacy. In the past five years, what most of us only recently thought of as “nobody's business” has become the big business of everybody's business. By WILLIAM SAFIRE. [NYT > Technology]
04/07 tinysofa 2.0-classic
04/07 tinysofa 2.0-classic [DistroWatch.com: Distributions]
The Feds can own your WLAN too : TomsNetworking :
The Feds can own your WLAN too : TomsNetworking :. At a recent ISSA (Information Systems Security Association) meeting in Los Angeles, a team of FBI agents demonstrated current WEP-cracking techniques and broke a 128 bit WEP key in about three minutes. Special Agent Geoff Bickers ran the Powerpoint presentation and explained the attack, while… Continue reading The Feds can own your WLAN too : TomsNetworking :
Snippets meets tagging
Snippets meets tagging. Peter Cooper has just launched Snippets. It’s a paste site that injects the wonderful idea of tagging into the mix. Peter announced it with: Less than two days ago I had an idea. I come across lots of useful snippets of code for the command line, Perl, Ruby, HTML, CSS, whatever, and… Continue reading Snippets meets tagging
Now it's war as Blair begins fight of his life
Now it's war as Blair begins fight of his life. Tony Blair began an immediate drive to mobilise Labour's crucial grassroots support yesterday after the Queen consented to a 5 May general election which polls are showing will be the closest fought contest since 1992. [The Scotsman]
Debris rains on vehicles in tunnel
Debris rains on vehicles in tunnel. One day after federal officials declared the Big Dig's tunnels safe, rocks and other debris rained down from an overhead vent in the Interstate 93 southbound tunnel yesterday and damaged at least five vehicles, including an ambulance transporting a patient from Massachusetts General Hospital. [Boston Globe — Front Page]