Microsoft was forced to yank a magazine ad by the Advertising Standards Authority. In the ad they claim that their security is so tough they’ll make the hacker extinct
French oil giant TotalFinaElf has closed its oil production facilities in Nigeria’s western delta and evacuated workers, due to spiraling violence that has left dozens of people dead
Caltech computer scientists announced the protocol, capable of delivering 8,609 Mbps over the Internet, using 10 simultaneous flows of data — via Slashdot
The Not In Our Name
register will act as an historical record of those Australians who do not support an attack on IRAQ by Australia without UN approval
Galvanised by the Anglo-American attack on Iraq, thousands of anti-war activists around the world have taken to the streets, with more than 1,000 people arrested while demonstrating in San Francisco
If you’re tired of having to manually deliver documents or other items within your office building, and if your building has high ceilings, good lighting, and minimal air currents, then you will inevitably reach the same conclusion Joshua Tyler of HP Labs has: An automatic helium blimp delivery service
Singapore’s Internet registry has withdrawn its trademark application for the Internet domain name of .sg, following a hostile public reaction to the unprecedented move
Microsoft warned today about a serious flaw in almost every version of its Windows software that could allow hackers to seize control of a person’s computer when victims read e-mails or visit web sites
The retarded monkey boy and his allies are unlikely to face trial for war crimes although many nations and legal experts say a strike on Iraq without an explicit UN mandate breaches international law
US citizens have turned on French fries and toast to vent their frustration at France’s anti-war stance on Iraq. Now the French have joined in the food war by urging people to send pretzels to the retarded monkey boy
A new federal rule — classifying grey wolves in most of the US as merely threatened rather than endangered — has just been announced by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. It’s the first step by Interior Secretary Norton toward putting wolves under the control of states where politicians want to eradicate these magnificent animals
Al Gore has been chosen to be on Apple’s board of directors. The inventor of the internet should be a valuable asset to Apple
Melbourne IT is in the news again. Customers who have registered domains with the company are receiving fake e-mails asking them to renew domains which still have a long time to go before renewal
What do you get if you give a delicate thread of spider’s silk a glassy coating — and then remove the silk by baking? The answer is ultra-thin, hollow optical fibres, which are narrow enough to carry light beams around the fastest nanoscale optical circuits
Critics charge that it is the De Beers of the Internet: an organisation that, like the diamond cartel, has created an artificial scarcity to protect a few established players. This faceless power centre is ICANN. And its actions may jeopardise the future of the Internet
Kiwi Richard Mander was one of the few who liked Clippy the Windows office assistant, and he wants to abolish the Web browser back button. If you’re an enemy of the first and a fan of the second, you should be worried: Mander advises vendors on interface design
Peace activists girding for a possible US-led war against Iraq are increasingly turning to the Web to voice their opposition and organise meetings and demonstrations against military action
The American Academy of Diplomacy web site has been hit by attackers who posted a page stating no war
, as the crisis over Iraq heads toward military confrontation
Ipsos-Reid has released its latest research on file trading. Bottom line, the great majority of users do not believe they are breaking the law. Only 9% feel there is anything wrong with their actions. With 40 million Americans identified as active file traders this is indeed stirring information, though not surprising. Another stat, 73% of US downloaders report that their motivation for trading was to sample music for later purchase
Donald Scott offers an insight into the horrors and perils of providing tech support for your family
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