Symantec's Confusing Anti-Virus Alerts. My company notebook apparently has Symantec AntiVirus installed, 'cause it just popped up an odd dialog box. (Yes, I really ran across this at nearly 4am.) Notice the “Action taken” part? It says “Quarantine succeeded” followed by “Access denied.” I'm left wondering what really happened. Did it succeed or not? Who… Continue reading Symantec's Confusing Anti-Virus Alerts
Boston high-tech law giant dissolves
Boston high-tech law giant dissolves. In just 10 minutes, the remaining partners of the Boston law firm of Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, which thrived as Boston's high-tech and venture capital industries were soaring, voted to dissolve their partnership. [Boston Globe — Front Page]
GOP seeks exemption to bias law
GOP seeks exemption to bias law. WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders want to exempt members of Congress from laws against discrimination that apply to private employers, despite the Republicans' Contract With America pledge that ''all laws that apply to the rest of the country also apply equally to the Congress” and a decade-old law that… Continue reading GOP seeks exemption to bias law
First look at icy, mysterious Titan
First look at icy, mysterious Titan. A space probe landed successfully on Saturn's giant moon Titan yesterday after a seven-year journey, and immediately began transmitting images of its mysterious surface. A landscape emerged of canyons carved by liquid, a possible shoreline, and ice blocks, parts of a world that scientists believe resembles the early Earth.… Continue reading First look at icy, mysterious Titan
'Blink': Hunch Power
'Blink': Hunch Power. “Decisions made very quickly,” Malcolm Gladwell says in his book about first impressions, “can be every bit as good as decisions made cautiously and deliberately.” By DAVID BROOKS. [NYT > Books]
Monster Fueled by Caffeine
Monster Fueled by Caffeine. Delicious Monster's cataloging software is a big hit, but the company works out of a coffee house. Not only is it cheap, but the collegiate atmosphere is an inspiration for turning obsessive catalogers into personal lending libraries. Leander Kahney reports from San Francisco. [Wired News]
Planners Ferret Out Urban Risks
Planners Ferret Out Urban Risks. After last month's tsunami, many disaster planners are focusing on weather warning systems. But other dangers lurk in the world's sprawling cities, including flood-prone underground areas and poorly constructed housing. By Stephen Leahy. [Wired News]
A little tiny baby information calamity
A little tiny baby information calamity. I was also glad to see Jamie Lewis blogging about the security breach at George Mason University… The full story is on News.com. Basically, George Mason University confirmed on Monday that the personal information of more than 30,000 students, faculty and staff had been nabbed by online intruders. The… Continue reading A little tiny baby information calamity
Trustworthy Computing Curriculum
Trustworthy Computing Curriculum. One of the things that I worry about related to trustworthy computing is the state of education on TWC topics in computer science programs today. When I go around and talk to professors, I ask them whether their students are taught even simple stuff, like how to avoid buffer overflows and the… Continue reading Trustworthy Computing Curriculum
A pretty decent…
A pretty decent…. A pretty decent account of the dishonesty of President Bush's Social Security 'crisis' fear-mongering from MSNBC. If you're up on the subject, the details may not surprise you. But the source may. [Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall]