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Linux Can Be Hacked ---
— big time! But we knew that, right?Dan O’Dowd, CEO of Green Hills Software, which makes embedded operating systems, has written a white paper that describes how nefarious hackers could insert hostile code into the Linux operating system itself —…
The Tree of Eternal Life
Is a headstone just too archaic? For a more dynamic–and truly living–memorial, look no further than the back yard. Two students at the Royal College of Arts in London have received a grant from the UK’s National Endowment for Science,…
Big Comeback for Bay Area Technology
The Internet implosion of 2000 left citizens of the San Francisco Bay Area in an economic swoon that’s lasted nearly four years. But the signs of recovery are growing plainer, especially in the technology sector. The largest 200 companies in…
More News From the Ministry of Truth
Shades of 1984! The Bush Administration has been removing articles on women’s health issues from government websites, apparently in an effort to further the administration’s anti-abortion agenda.Where is Emmanuel Goldstein when you need him?…… oh, wait, Emmanuel was really working…
US Losing the Innovation Race
A New York Times article today sounds an alarm over the US falling behind in science and innovation, especially in the physical sciences. According to the article, Europe and Asia are forging ahead in scientific publications in physics and science…
How Many Servers at Google?
Tristan Louis has an interesting blog entry about how many servers are at Google, based on the company’s S-1 filing. Overall, Tristan thinks that there are between 30,000 and 80,000. I think that he’s off by a factor of two….
One for the Road
Thanks to some innovative new technology, concerts can live on long after the encore ends. According to Associated Press, a new service called eMusic Live will soon allow concert goers to purchase portable hard-drives containing the night’s performance. The service…
Speculation over Google's Future Ends...and Begins
Search engine king Google mercifully put to rest months of hype and speculation over its initial public offering by announcing today that it has informed the Securities and Exchange Commission of its intention to sell as much as $2.7 billion…
Hack the Prox Card
Jonathan Westhues has built a prox card cloner. Without any special hardware and no insider knowledge, he figured out the modulation system that the cards use, built a reader, and then built a “simulator.” Now he has a handheld device…
More Lawsuits!
The music industry has sued another 477 computer users for copyright violation. The industry has now filed 2,454 lawsuits, of which 437 have settled with $3,000 one-time payments, CNN reports.Some of those sued are at Brown University, Georgia Institute of…