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  A sucker surfs the ‘net every minute

  05.19.07 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  A colleague forwarded this along to me from eWeek: People will click on anything. That was evidenced by the 409 people who clicked on an ad that offers infection for those with virus-free PCs. The ad, run by a person who identifies himself as security professional Didier Stevens, reads like this: Drive-By Download Is your […]

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  Photo of the day: Great Lakes Region in ultra-high definition

  05.17.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Photo of the day: Great Lakes Region in ultra-high definition

  Click the image to retrieve a full-sized file (3.7Mb) There is an amazing amount of detail in this photo taken April 10, 2003 with a 250m resolution. Very cool stuff. With the large image (not the thumbnail presented above) you can zoom in pretty aggressively to see detail. Satellite photos are unbelievable now in their […]

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  Forget Spiderman, Spiderboy!

  05.08.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Forget Spiderman, Spiderboy!

  With all the fuss about the new Spiderman movie, a spider story from the real world caught my attention: ALBANY, Ore. – These guys weren’t exactly Snap, Crackle and Pop. What began as a faint popping in a 9-year-old boy’s ear — “like Rice Krispies” — ended up as an earache, and the doctor’s diagnosis […]

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  Interesting Video, from a security standpoint

  05.02.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Interesting Video, from a security standpoint

  You might consider turning the volume down before watching this video (you have been warned.) In the pantheon of Jackass inspired hijinx, this one isn’t so bad until you realize this is happening after 5 years of effort and untold billions of dollars to make our country “safe from terrorism.” I’m guessing the Virginia DMV […]

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  The other radio scandal

  04.20.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on The other radio scandal

  While all of the mainstream media attention has been focused on Imus and his asinine comments, another radio talk show scandal which includes the actual commission of a crime has skated by largely unnoticed. Colin Cowherd, an ESPN Radio host, has had a long running beef with sports bloggers. Enough so I would characterize it […]

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