2004/01/31
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31-Jan-2004Kids today! MikeRoweSoft and the G5 Hacker
File under “oh those kids today!” Item 1: Mike Rowe is supposedly making a bundle on eBay by selling legal docs (though ostensibly only got an MSDN membership and an xbox) Item 2: The G5 Kid was a big hoax <Nelson-Muntz> Ha Ha. </Nelson-Muntz>
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31-Jan-2004Brother Bruce Speaks
In his latest op-ed, Slouching toward Big Brother, Bruce Schneier asks the questions our politicians and media OUGHT to be asking. Security is a trade-off. It makes no sense to ask whether a particular security system is effective or not–otherwise you’d all be wearing bulletproof vests and staying immured in your home. The proper question…
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31-Jan-2004Warnock’s Dilemma
“Warnock’s Dilemma The act of choosing whether the lack of response to a discussion-list post is because of its brilliance (there’s nothing to add) or because of its stupidity (it doesn’t deserve comment). Named after Brian Warnock, who first described the condition on a Perl list.” ( from Wired 9.10 )
