Judges Question Whether National Security Letters Need To Come With Gag Orders (2)
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The Patriot Act allows the FBI to issue "National Security Letters" to ISPs and other organizations, seeking information on users of those service providers -- with an automatic gag order forbidding the service provider from telling anyone that they have received an NSL. Not surprisingly, this resulted in the NSLs being widely abused, with the FBI issuing them in many, many cases when they were not appropriate. But, of course, since no one could complain, ...
Teach Your Children Mandarin … They’re Going to Need It (5)
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Thomas Friedman’s latest opinion piece in the New York Times starts like this: After attending the spectacular closing ceremony at the Beijing Olympics and feeling the vibrations from hundreds of Chinese drummers pulsating in my own chest, I was tempted to conclude two things: “Holy mackerel, the energy coming out of this country is unrivaled.” And, two: “We are so cooked. Start teaching your kids Mandarin.” There’s probably a good deal of truth to his ...
The Power of Red (13)
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The Pope dons red Prada kicks, politicians break out red ties in election season and that darn Netflix package always seems to stand out in a crowd of manilla and ivory mail. Why red? Do humans have a penchant for the rainbow’s most fiery color? This study released in 2005 discovered that red-clad athletes out-performed competitors donning blue uniforms and suggested that the win discrepancy occurred because of an innate association of red with dominance ...
Embed FriendFeed in your blog (58)
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We just launched a new set of customizable FriendFeed widgets for spicing up your blog or web site. There are several ways to embed FriendFeed, and you can pick as many of them as you want. FriendFeed Badge Create a customized FriendFeed badge to show off the services you use and your recent FriendFeed activity. FriendFeed Feed Widget Embed your feed or a room's feed on your blog or website with the feed widget. "Share ...
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Carl said:
May be useful, I'll have to try it and see
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Robert Safuto said:
Nice adds. I've been waiting for more types of widgets with more customization options.
August Late-Breaking Computer Attack Vectors (1)
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All: The August Late-Breaking Computer Attack Vectors webcast this month will be held on: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 2:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00, New York) Register Here For This Webcast This month we I will discuss some of the latest attacks, including: Post-exploitation techniques & defense Fyoder scans the Internet, finds TELNET! Attack between the client and the server Social Networks - A tool for all attackers Web Application Testing Tips FAIL Of The Month ...
Doctoring Photographs without Photoshop (17)
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It's all about the captions: ...doctored photographs are the least of our worries. If you want to trick someone with a photograph, there are lots of easy ways to do it. You don't need Photoshop. You don't need sophisticated digital photo-manipulation. You don't need a computer. All you need to do is change the caption. The photographs presented by Colin...
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Bryn said:
This is a photo of Osama Bin Laden sun bathing in Nice. Really.
Active attacks using stolen SSH keys, (Tue, Aug 26th) (2)
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Here’s What I Think Of Your Pictures (10)
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I was looking at a photographers pictures recently trying to figure out what kind of advice I should give and having a difficult time of it, because I felt like they had perfectly decent pictures and they were a perfectly decent photographer, but I felt nothing for the images. I recently re-watched the Johnny Cash movie, Walk The Line and even though it’s such a cliché for artists, it still sent tingles up my spine ...
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gocrawford said:
I want to make images that make you feel something...
Still Fighting the Plague (2)
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[The following is an exact transcript of this podcast.] The plague is most famous for killing tens of millions of people all over Europe in the 1300s. Plague is caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis. And the disease still exists in pockets around the world. In fact, because it can be transmitted through the air, the government considers the plague a Category A bioterrorism agent and a serious potential threat. [More]
Laptop boot passwords vulnerable to attack (1)
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Because current hard disk encryption tools don't delete entered passwords from memory, attackers can retrieve the passwords in plain text. However, physical access to a computer is required to do so - unless a trojan does the work.
Chase Jarvis Blog: Chase Jarvis RAW: Advance Testing the Nikon D90 (30)
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Woot! Today I get to be among the very first to share with you the planet’s newest camera: the much-anticipated Nikon D90. You may have been attuned to all the recent leaks, buzz and rumors of a new Nikon camera coming soon, but I can assure you, this here ain’t no rumor. It’s the real deal and I know so because my crew and I spent several weeks testing and experimenting with this gem months ...
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David said:
ROCK!
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Troy said:
Wow... maybe its time to trade in the D80.
Mozilla gives the passionates one with Ubiquity (57)
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Mozilla just ensured I won’t use IE8 because it released Ubiquity. What is it? It’s a box that lets you ask different questions and get answers. It’s sort of like search. But far more powerful. It’s not for non-passionate Internet users. They won’t get it. It takes some time to learn how to use this feature. (To get what I’m talking about when I use the term “passionate” you should see my previous rant about ...
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Peter said:
Watch the Vimeo video. Interesting.
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Jean-Baptiste said:
Checkez la video dont il parle
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Matt said:
Already been using this. Already think it's useful, and it will become more so as the community grows and new search operators are developed. I guess I'm "passionate".
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erbianchi said:
Beuhhh... je crois que je vais abandonner Safari
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Ricky said:
Whoa. That looks sweet.
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Jefferson Kim said:
Awesome.
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justin said:
ubiquity is going to change the world. and by "the" i mean "my". and by "is going to" i mean "has already started to". this is hot.
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Luís said:
Brutal... Aconselho o vídeo!
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blogan said:
I installed Ubiquity. Looks cool. Now I just need to figure out how to use it. :-)
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Jason Nielubowicz said:
If you use Firefox, and you should, you must try out Ubiquity!
Why Entrepreneurs Love a Downturn (4)
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During our interviews with 55 successful business and social entrepreneurs worldwide, we were struck by the fact that many had started their enterprises during a recession or in the wake of one. Prominent examples include Clif Bar, Chipotle, and Hanna Andersson. Several others started their companies (including Cranium and Honest Tea) just before a recession. Many people assume that entrepreneurs are allergic to recessions. It turns out that downturns can be times of tremendous opportunity--and, ...
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Lorraine said:
The reality is in their rush to hire a spokesperson, any spokesperson, they lost sight of the 3M's (no, I don't mean they forgot their post it notes) but the 3M's which may very well be replacing the 4P's * Market * Message * MediaFor any campaign, now more then ever these three elements must be in alignment.
'Autistic' mice offer hope of genetic clues (2)
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PCI-DSS Version 1.2 - Changes Forthcoming (1)
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The PCI Security Standards Council has released a summary of changes and clarifications for version 1.2 of the PCI-DSS standard, which is scheduled for release on October 1, 2008. In an effort to combat the growing problem of card theft, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard has been established to ensure that through the use of imposed regulations, compromises of customer card data will not be easily possible.
More on the Canon 50D - TWIP (5)
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Canon sent me a news release at Midnight, EST to announce several new products. Among these were the 50D and a new lens. (More on that later.) I have to admit I was totally surprised by this news, especially since people who had been good sources before, denied this camera even existed. Good job keeping a secret Canon - you sort of actually kept this one under wraps. More about the camera. The EOS 50D ...
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Ben said:
Love the last sentence in the Editor's Note. ;-)
