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Vista vs Mac OS X Security: Why George Ou's ZDNet Vulnerability Numerology is Absurd
Seeded on Fri Dec 21, 2007 11:23 AM EST (roughlydrafted.com)
(Article Moved Here) The article claimed that vulnerability tracking is "significant because it shows a trend that can give us a good estimate for how many flaws we can expect to find in the coming months." But that's not true, for a number of uncontroversial reasons.
Bush Administration Blocks California From Further Limiting Auto Emissions
Seeded on Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:51 AM EST (Wall Street Journal)
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson blocked California from going further than the federal government does in curbing auto emissions that contribute to global warming.
Eco-boat powered by human fat attempts round the world speed record
Seeded on Wed Dec 19, 2007 5:52 PM EST (the Mail online)
The fastest eco boat on the planet will attempt to break the round the world speed record using fuel made from human fat.
School Detention For Using Firefox Story a Hoax
Seeded on Mon Dec 17, 2007 3:37 PM EST (bigspring.k12.pa.us)
Recently, a file was uploaded to the Internet purporting to be a copy of a letter from Big Spring High School to a student regarding a two hour detention. The uploaded letter was an altered version of a detention letter sent to a student.
Military Leaders: Ignore Bush Veto Threat, Ban Waterboarding
Seeded on Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:33 AM EST (The Huffington Post)
Thirty retired admirals and generals have penned a letter to key Democrats, urging them to defy President Bush's veto threats and pass legislation requiring U.S intelligence agents to follow strict standards for detainee treatment.
Rudy Giuliani Wanted to Deport All 400,000 Illegal Immigrants From NYC
Seeded on Tue Dec 11, 2007 10:49 AM EST (Examiner)
Rudy Giuliani says he wanted to deport all 400,000 illegal immigrants from New York City when he was mayor, but ended up welcoming most of those who were "causing me no trouble."
Bush loses ground with military families
Seeded on Fri Dec 7, 2007 11:04 AM EST (The L.A. Times)
Families with ties to the military, long a reliable source of support for wartime presidents, disapprove of President Bush and his handling of the war in Iraq, with a majority concluding the invasion was not worth it, a Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll has found.
Post Office surcharge could slash Netflix profit
Seeded on Thu Dec 6, 2007 1:19 PM EST (The Boston Globe)
Netflix Inc., the largest US mail-order movie-rental service, may suufer a cut in profit if the US Postal Service starts charging extra to manually sort the envelopes that carry its DVDs, a Citigroup Inc. analyst said.
Former CIA Officials: Bush Iran Claims "Preposterous"
Seeded on Thu Dec 6, 2007 10:18 AM EST (The Huffington Post)
Four former CIA officials who provided intelligence information to past presidents described as preposterous President Bush's claim that he was unaware until very recently that Iran had stopped its nuclear weapons program in 2003.
Documents Expose Huckabee's Role In Serial Rapist's Release
Seeded on Wed Dec 5, 2007 11:09 AM EST (The Huffington Post)
As governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee aggressively pushed for the early release of a convicted rapist despite being warned by numerous women that the convict had sexually assaulted them or their family members, and would likely strike again.
Secret mailing list rocks Wikipedia
Seeded on Tue Dec 4, 2007 10:28 AM EST (The Register (UK))
A rogue editor revealed that [Wikipedia's] top administrators are using a secret insider mailing list to crackdown on perceived threats to their power.
NIE Report: Iran Halted Nuclear Weapons Program Years Ago
Seeded on Mon Dec 3, 2007 3:08 PM EST (ABC News Blogs)
A new assessment by US intelligence agencies concludes Iran shelved it's nuclear weapons program over four years ago.
The World's Biggest Botnets
Seeded on Fri Nov 9, 2007 11:01 AM EST (darkreading.com)
There's now a new peer-to-peer based botnet emerging that could blow Storm away.
Bush Administration Forbids Marine to Testify About Torture
Seeded on Thu Nov 8, 2007 1:27 PM EST (Wall Street Journal)
The Bush administration blocked a Marine Corps lawyer from testifying before Congress today that severe techniques employed by U.S. interrogators derailed his prosecution of a suspected al Qaeda terrorist.
Iraq Authorizes Raids By Security Forces On Blackwater, Other War Contractors
Seeded on Thu Nov 8, 2007 1:21 PM EST (The New York Times)
The Iraqi interior minister said Wednesday that he would authorize raids by his security forces on Western security firms to ensure that they were complying with tightened licensing requirements on guns and other weaponry, setting up the possibility of violent confrontations betw …
Fox Attacks...Decency: Network Preaches 'Moral Values' In Between Clips Of Soft Porn
Seeded on Thu Nov 8, 2007 1:12 PM EST (The Huffington Post)
If [O'Reilly] spent a little time policing his own house, he'd discover that the Fox News Channel has a long history of peddling smut. The old playground taunt turns out to be a truism: He who smelt it, apparently dealt it.
How Silicon Valley could become the Detroit of electric cars
Seeded on Thu Nov 8, 2007 10:42 AM EST (The San Jose Mercury News)
Agassi, who spent months studying his venture, makes an interesting observation about the valley and the Motor City. "Detroit is a car manufacturing center. I think what we're looking at is not something that can be done in a normal way. . . .
Former CIA expert on Pakistan's Nuclear Secrets Ruined for Knowing too much about US Complicity in Up-Nuking Pakistan
Seeded on Mon Nov 5, 2007 11:28 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
He was the CIA's expert on Pakistan's nuclear secrets, but Rich Barlow was thrown out and disgraced when he blew the whistle on a US cover-up. Now he's to have his day in court. Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-Clark report. ...
Experts: No evidence of Iranian nuclear weapons program
Seeded on Mon Nov 5, 2007 12:49 PM EST (mcclatchydc.com)
"I don't think that anyone right today thinks they're working on a bomb," said another U.S. official, who requested anonymity because of the issue's sensitivity.
Stephen Colbert's Presidential Bid Denied by South Carolina Democratic Party
Seeded on Thu Nov 1, 2007 7:41 PM EDT (mtv.com)
Despite polling ahead of at least three of the candidates who've been stumping hard in South Carolina, Comedy Central faux conservative Stephen Colbert's bid to get on the ballot for the upcoming Democratic primary in his home state was shot down on Thursday (November 1) by the e …
The War on the Unexpected
Seeded on Thu Nov 1, 2007 11:04 AM EDT (schneier.com)
Watch how it happens. Someone sees something, so he says something. The person he says it to -- a policeman, a security guard, a flight attendant -- now faces a choice: ignore or escalate.
Best Buy Sells A Box Of Bathroom Tiles Instead Of Hard Drive, Won't Issue Refund
Seeded on Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:15 PM EDT (Consumerist)
Sam says that he went to BestBuy.com and bought a hard drive for in-store pick up. What he got was a box of bathroom tiles. Now Best Buy is saying he'd better take it up with manufacturer and that they're not going to issue a refund and that Sam should just take his loss.
Giuliani Foreign Policy Adviser Speaks of World War IV, Pushing for War With Iran
Seeded on Thu Oct 25, 2007 1:25 PM EDT (observer.com)
Norman Podhoretz believes that America needs to go to war soon with Iran. As far as he knows, Rudy Giuliani thinks the same thing.
Jailed terror student 'hid' files in the wrong Windows folder
Seeded on Tue Oct 23, 2007 12:26 PM EDT (The Register (UK))
Careless use of Windows folders cost a Scottish student a lengthy prison stretch today, as an Edinburgh High Court Judge sentenced Mohammed Atif Siddique to eight years for possession of terrorism-related items. During his trial the jury had been told...
A tale of two decisions (or, how the FBI gets you to confess)
Seeded on Mon Oct 22, 2007 3:20 PM EDT (psychsound.com)
As I read the opinion I realized it was a 44 page epic, too long for me to print out. I blogged about the opinion while I read it online and then posted the blog as I ate lunch.
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Vista vs Mac OS X Security: Why George Ou's ZDNet Vulnerability Numerology is Absurd
Mac versus Windows vulnerability stats for 2007
Vista vs Mac OS X Security: Why George Ou's ZDNet Vulnerability Numerology is Absurd
Bush Administration Blocks California From Further Limiting Auto Emissions
Willing To Listen: The American Obession With News That Offends
Bush Administration Blocks California From Further Limiting Auto Emissions
Woman kills husband, found guilty of first degree premeditated murder, gets 2 days in jail
Mac versus Windows vulnerability stats for 2007
School Detention For Using Firefox Story a Hoax
School Detention For Using Firefox Story a Hoax