Topic: - on October 3, 2002 at 5:15:10 PM CEST
Just Say No To .DOC or JSNTD!
Yup. An idea. Or JSNTD! "Just Say No To .DOC" If you think about Microsoft Office, the single most dangerous application, without question, is Microsoft Word. Here's why:
Word documents are passed around as frequently as air in most companies Word documents can contain macro viruses Word .DOC documents are unbelievably proprietary at the file format level. I know this because a company I used to own wrote our own .DOC reader in pascal (don't ask) and then C++. We spent tens of thousands to decipher the arcane nature of Word "sprms" (sperms). And, yes, we had the official Microsoft docs. And, yes, they're wrong. And, at the end of all of it, we had this horrible code base that had been hacked on and special cased beyond belief (although there is something to be said for the "elegance" of a 5,400+ line switch statement).
¬><a href="radio.weblogs.com"target="_blank"> FuzzyBlog
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Topic: - on October 3, 2002 at 4:27:39 PM CEST
Unknown area of Africa explored
A fascinated audience at the Lisbon Geographical Society heard the account of biologist Michael Fay on Tuesday, who together with photographer Nick Nichols, explored and registered an unmapped area of central Africa, like modern-day Stanley Livingstones.
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Topic: - on October 3, 2002 at 4:21:57 PM CEST
School's cart-size traffic jam
Golf carts are found everywhere in Peachtree City, but they're not allowed on the McIntosh High School campus. Principal Greg Stillions says it's unsafe to put cars and golf carts in close proximity.
¬><a href="www.accessatlanta.com"target="_blank"> Atlanta Journal
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Topic: - on October 3, 2002 at 4:18:21 PM CEST
Revealed: the funniest joke in the world
The world's funniest joke was unveiled by scientists today at the end of the largest study of humour ever undertaken. For the past year people around the world have been invited to judge jokes on an Internet site as well as contribute quips of their own.
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Topic: - on October 3, 2002 at 3:11:34 PM CEST
Relikt aus alten Zeiten
Nach einem halben Jahr ist der Abbau der größten russischen Abhörstation "Lourdes" auf Kuba abgeschlossen, im Karibikstaat spricht man von einer weiten Oktoberkrise Stillschweigend und ohne einen offiziellen Abschiedsakt haben russische Techniker und Militärs auf Kuba den Abbau des "Zentrums für elektronische Operationen" auf Kuba abgeschlossen. Besser bekannt unter dem Namen "Lourdes" hatte dieser größte militärische Stützpunkt außerhalb des nationalen Territoriums zunächst die Sowjetunion und dann Russland mit mehr drei Viertel der geheimdienstlichen Daten über die USA versorgt.
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Topic: - on October 3, 2002 at 2:45:22 PM CEST
Famed Hacker Mitnick Hawking Historic Laptops, Book
Famed hacker Kevin Mitnick said on Wednesday he is coming clean and hoping to make some money in the process by writing a book and auctioning off the infamous laptops he used to break into networks while he was a fugitive in the 1990s.
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Topic: - on October 3, 2002 at 2:42:40 PM CEST
Bedrohte Arten
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Topic: - on October 3, 2002 at 2:37:20 PM CEST
Scientology beschwert sich bei UNO über Deutschland
Die umstrittene Scientology-Organisation hat bei der UN-Menschenrechtskommission Beschwerde gegen Deutschland eingereicht. Deutsche Behörden verwehrten Scientology das Recht auf Versammlungsfreiheit und freie Meinungsäußerung, teilte die Organisation in Los Angeles mit.
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Topic: - on October 3, 2002 at 2:03:41 PM CEST
Follow Apple to Freedom: No DRM Plans
Intel's doing it. Advanced Micro Devices is doing it. Microsoft is doing it. Apple Computer isn't. What's Apple not doing? It's not -- at least so far -- moving toward an anti-customer embrace with Hollywood's movie studios and the other members of the powerful entertainment cartel.
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Topic: - on October 3, 2002 at 1:51:25 PM CEST
Light holds key to uncrackable codes
Communication satellites could soon be using a technique to produce secret messages that are reputedly uncrackable, thanks to experiments by British and German researchers. The team from QinetiQ, the commercial arm of Britain's defence research agency, and their colleagues at Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich, say they developed a secure method for sending the encryption keys used to unscramble coded information.
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Topic: - on October 3, 2002 at 1:49:37 PM CEST
What makes Kevlar® so strong?
Kevlar® is an organic fiber in the aromatic polyamide (aramid) family that combines high strength with light weight, and comfort with protection. Kevlar® is five times stronger than steel on an equal weight basis and provides reliable performance and solid strength. This unique combination of attributes ensures that members of law enforcement, corrections personnel and the military will be safe from harm that can come in many forms, including bullets, knives, switchblades and shrapnel.
¬><a href="www.sciam.com"target="_blank"> Scientific American
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Topic: - on October 3, 2002 at 1:46:21 PM CEST
e-bay 1889 MEDICAL BOOK EFFECTS OF MASTURBATION
MEDICAL MANUAL FROM 1889 WITH 10 PAGES DEVOTED TO MASTURBATION. MANUAL IS TITLED " COMMON SENSE ADVISER " , BY PIRECE , 1889 , NEW YORK.
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