Sign petition for more Live Mer Coverage of Mars
Apparently JPL and Nasa are now crawling back into their shell with almost no live coverage of the MER missions. Sign a petition requesting more air time. [www.petitiononline.com/mercov/petition.html]
From the archive
2004
1,276 posts
MyDoom declared worst ever!
I called my sister yesterday and asked her if her Virus definitions where up to date. Luckily they are but she really didn't know at the time that I asked her. If you have family members that are not 100% up to speed on what is happening out there on the Net you need to clue them in so that
Columbia’s Final Minutes
I am saddened by reading the account carried by Newsday.com on Columbia's Final Minutes. Makes you realize that the marvelous machines we have use cause the users of those devices to pay the ultimate price when there subsystems break-down. [Newsday.com]
Marriott better get a clue
I am sitting in a Residence Inn in Texas and guess what they do not have broadband. How can a long stay hotel not have broadband they say they cater to business folks. What simply blows me away is the best dial-up connection I can get is 28.8. Well the Hampton Inn across the street is advertising Free Broadband and
Headed for Texas
I will be in the Dallas, Fort Worth area for the next week or so looking forward to exploring the area if you have any suggestions drop me a line. Checking the local temperature makes me shiver but better then what temperatures are on the East Coast
Mydoom Worm Makes a Name for Itself in a Hurry
The Mydoom worm (a.k.a. Shimgapi and Novarg) is making a fast name for itself and has been detected in 142 countries and currently accounts for 8.5% of all Internet e-mail, according to a leading security company.The worm arrives in an e-mail file attachment. The e-mail body varies from blank to highly technical jargon...all of which are designed to fool the recipient into opening the attached (infected) file which has a common extension such as ZIP, SCR, EXE, or PIF.
Pricing for the mini iPod not what it appears!
I was quite shocked to read the cost comparison review on ArsTechnica today. Made me rub my jaw and say hmm for a few minutes. [ArsTechnica]
Business Week Slams the RIAA!
Business Week gets it and the RIAA doesn't. What is amazing is that Business Week's opinion fell without directly saying it in favor of the file swappers. The RIAA and those they support know there once coveted market of selling over-priced CD's has come and went and they are desperate to try and keep the genie in the bottle a
Warning a New Badass Virus on the loose
Keep your eyes open to what e-mail you are getting and update your Virus definitions immediately. This one is being rated as High Risk read the details here. One thing to note it looks like it is more a Trojan than a Virus ugly non the less. [ZDNet] [Network Associates]
Spirit’s memory Problems
Most of us have a few 128 meg flash memory chips laying around hell I have one that I keep inserted into my Sony notebook all the time. Imagine having 100's of files stuck on 2 of these and having a OS that cannot handle the amount. Reminds me of Windows NT days when you hit a 1000 files in
Codewalkers.com latest PHP Coding Contest
A reader submits: "Codewalkers.com has released their latest PHP Coding Contest. This time around you are challenged to write a program to play the game of black jack. Several rule variations can take place in each game such as allowing splits, doubling, etc. A host of prizes are available to the top placers. For more info see [codewalkers.com/php-contest.php]
National Whitepages for Mobile Phones
My mobile phone number is not exactly private but I have also never received a telemarketers call at 3am HST on it either. Apparently there is in works a plan to publish a white pages of mobile phone users. I will be beyond pissed if this happens. [Dan Gillmor] [New York Times]
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