Tuesday, 31. December 2002

Top 10 box-office films of 2002


Top 10 box-office films of 2002, according to Exhibitor Relations figures Monday:

  1. "Spider-Man" $406 million.

  2. "Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones," $310 million.

  3. "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," $240 million.

¬> Sacramento Bee

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USA National Security Agency XP guide


Official : USA National Security Agency Guide to Securing Microsoft Windows XP

"The purpose of this document is to inform the reader about Windows XP Professional recommended security settings. These security settings include those that can be set via the Security Configuration Manager, through Group Policy, as well as manual settings."

¬> pdf

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RIAA HaCkEd Again...


Yep it's true, the RIAA website, well known for being hacked has experienced the embarrassment once again. No wonder these people want to lock down all computers...they don't have a clue how to keep one secure.

¬> hihi

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So Many Holes, So Few Hacks


Experts who discover and report security holes seem to be far more industrious than the malicious hackers willing or able to exploit those holes. Despite the thousands of hackable holes that lurk in e-mail, on websites, in files and operating systems, most users' computers are never afflicted with more than the virtual version of a sniffle.

¬> Wired

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Stupid web moments


¬>shift

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MAD Magazine's Dumbest 20 of 2002


The editors of MAD Magazine, America's foremost experts in dumbness, have chosen Martha Stewart, for her alleged involvement in insider trading and her repeated denials, to top its list of the fifth annual MAD 20, the humor monthly's year-end review of "The Dumbest People, Events and Things of 2002."

¬> Raving Toy Maniac

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Marxists claim bombing of Marcos bus


Philippine communist rebels have claimed responsibility for blowing up a huge statue of former president Ferdinand Marcos, which they said was a symbol of dictator-worship.

¬><a href="news.yahoo.com"target="_blank">Reuters

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Wer betrunken fährt, bekommt die Beerdigung kostenlos


Ein Bestattungsunternehmer in South Carolina hat Autofahrern ein ungewöhnliches Angebot unterbreitet. Wer sich verpflichtet, in der Silvesternacht betrunken Auto zu fahren, und es nicht überleben sollte, für dessen Beerdigung ist gesorgt.

¬> Spiegel

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Funeral home offers free burials for drunk drivers


A funeral home director is adopting a strategy to shock motorists into staying sober -- free burial for anyone who signs a pledge to drink and drive on New Year's Eve. "If I can make one person stop and think, then our effort's not in vain," said Grand Strand Funeral Home and Crematory director Chris Burroughs.

¬> Bliss

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