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Which is More Secure: Linux or Windows?
Eugene H. Spafford and David L. Wilson have written an interesting article in The Chronicle Of Higher Education that tackles the controversy over whether Linux or Windows is ultimately going to be the more secure operating system.Their conclusion, not surprisingly,…
Selling Stem Cells
Californians are set to vote on a proposal to spend $300 million a year over the next 10 years for stem cell research. For some perspective on how big a deal this would be, the federal government spent $25 million…
Bloggers vs. 60 Minutes?
Reason Magazine’s Jesse Walker has posted some interesting thoughts about the ways that the interplay between old and new media has impacted recent events in the Presidential campaign – specifically the release and subsequent debunking of the memos describing Bush’s…
E-Voting Goes National
The debate over the security of touch-screen voting machines may seem esoteric, but in just six weeks, nearly one-third of U.S. voters will cast their ballots using the new technologies in this much-scrutinized presidential election. The New York Times offers…
Asking Bush and Kerry About Science
Nature magazine has a nifty site posing 15 questions to the two major presidential candidates on an array of scientific and technological topics, including stem cells, nuclear fusion, space exploration, and mad cow disease. Unfortunately, many of the answers are…
I Just Opened My Kryptonite Evolution 2000 Lock With A Ballpoint Pen!!!
I didn’t believe this, but it’s true. I just opened my Kryptonite 2000 lock with a ballpoint pen using these instructions.I guess it’s back to the cable combination lock for me. Here’s something from a lockpicking forum Boston Globe wrote…
National Talk Like A Pirate Day
Gene Spafford Reminded me that this Sunday, September 19th, is National Talk Like A Pirate Day.Spafford also pointed me at Kim Johnston’s blog which has a photograph of a Pirate Keyboard….
Deflecting Hurricanes
With yet another hurricane barreling down on the southeastern United States, it is time for the “can’t they do something about these things” stories. The latest comes courtesy of MSNBC, which tells us that amateur meteorologists have come up with…
This Just In From Mobile Phone Users
A whopping 61% of mobile phone users think that radiation from their mobile phones is hazardous to their health. SMS.AC runs an SMS-based poll service. 53% of mobile phone users would rather go without things like music and videos on…
Study: Many Don't Tell Doctors That They Can't Afford Their Drugs
— but they nevertheless stop taking them, according to a study recently completed by the University of Michigan and reported on at CNN.com.This actually matters a lot, because doctors don’t ask if the patients are taking the drugs, and the…