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iPod users going into the closet…
[www.wired.com] extract: Claire Brooks, editor of L Style Report, a trend-tracking newsletter, said: “It’s no longer particularly hip to own an iPod, but it’s definitely not passé either. The iPod has moved from hip accessory to lifestyle classic almost immediately, which is something very few brands are able to do, and certainly none of the…
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U.S. Funds Chat-Room Surveillance Study
[story.news.yahoo.com] TROY, N.Y. – Amid the torrent of jabber in Internet chat rooms – flirting by QTpie and BoogieBoy, arguments about politics and horror flicks – are terrorists plotting their next move? The government certainly isn’t discounting the possibility. It’s taking the idea seriously enough to fund a yearlong study on chat room surveillance under…
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How to Scare People with Statistics
In a similar vein to the below, and reading like an abridgement of one of my favourite books: [ironmonkey.blogspot.com] Step 1. Start with data that shows a positive trend, like this DOT highway fatality data that shows that the traffic fatality rate is at the lowest level ever recorded. This article states the correct conclusion…
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First flush of “Designed for Firefox” pages appearing?
I barely know whether to giggle or cry – for many years I have been vexed by “This page best viewed using Internet Explorer at 800×600” pages, and now in a fit of turnabout-is-fair-play Mike Werner writes: [blogs.motorbiker.org] As off this weekend, I’ll be viewing and testing all articles only using Mozilla’s FireFox web browser…
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adminshop …
So this is how I am receiving all this referrerspam, both for pr0n and for Adminshop.com itself; the pity for them is that I don’t publish referrer data so it all goes down a black hole… [www.adminshop.com] Reffy is a Windows-based mass referrer spammer, which means that it will make a connection to a buttload…
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Isn’t it a small world?
It’s definitely a small world – at the weekend I scanned back through the postings listed on [www.planetsun.org] and found several, from various colleagues, praising a music video done by Sarah McLachan. On a whim – having time, energy, and DSL bandwidth to spare – I click the link and watch the video I think…
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Take a FREE Test Drive of Sun’s newest and coolest technology!
This is cool! The idea of providing free public access to Unix systems so people can get a feel for the hardware, upcoming operating system releases and compilers – that idea seems to have dropped out of fashion recently. I’m glad to see it back, although I daresay in this modern era some people will…
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social engineering as deployed by the police
from [www.livejournal.com] [news.bbc.co.uk] Game show traps ‘wanted’ guests A number of people wanted by police were duped into appearing on a fake TV game show, only to find themselves trapped by detectives. Hampshire Police sent hoax letters to the homes of fine-dodgers and others wanted on court warrants, offering them the chance to win big…
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Gasping for a pint? Text GOODPUB
As pointed out to me by Bart: [www.theregister.co.uk] … Step forward the Real Ale Guide, which as of right now is offering to point you in the direction of the nearest approved hostelry for a mere 50p plus network charges. That’s right – you simply text GOODPUB to 85130 and in a jiffy you’ll receive…