Topic: - on December 2, 2003 at 11:58:10 AM CET
Flaw in Linux kernel allows attack
The Debian Project warned on Monday that a flaw in the Linux kernel helped attackers compromise four of the open-source software project's development servers. During several intrusions Nov. 19, the flaw enabled an attacker who already had access to a server to remove the limitations that protected the system from everyday users. The technique is known as a privilege escalation.
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Topic: SCIENCE - on December 2, 2003 at 11:54:41 AM CET
Why Ice Cubes Shrink in the Freezer
Usually an important guest is visiting -- the kind you let have a napkin -- when you discover that the ice cubes are rattling around in the bottom of their trays like contact lenses. It's as though a compulsive recycler used them once and put them back for another round.
Your ice cubes have been sublimating.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on December 2, 2003 at 11:51:17 AM CET
End draws nearer for Moore’s Law
Moore’s Law, as chip manufacturers generally refer to it today, is coming to an end, according to a recent research paper. GRANTED, THAT END likely won’t come for about two decades, but Intel researchers have recently published a paper theorizing that chipmakers will hit a wall when it comes to shrinking the size of transistors, one of the chief methods for making chips that are smaller, more powerful and cheaper than their predecessors.
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Topic: MUSIK - on December 2, 2003 at 11:45:46 AM CET
Michael Jackson Age Progression
If Michael Jackson did not have all his surgery over the years, this is how he might look at the age of 45. I started with an image of Michael before he began his unusual facial changes. "ABC News Primetime" requested this age progression.
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Topic: DOPE HEAD - on December 2, 2003 at 11:43:47 AM CET
Anderson man, arrested 400 times, sentenced to 17 years
A 74-year-old man who has been arrested at least 400 times was sentenced Monday to 17 years in prison on drunken driving charges.
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Topic: BOARD NEWS - on December 2, 2003 at 11:21:02 AM CET
Human for Sale
Have you been thinking about putting yourself up for sale lately? Ever wonder how much money you could get on the open human market? HumanForSale.com will attempt to place a value on your life using a variety of criteria in 4 basic facets of life (physical,mental,lifestyle,personality). This is obviously a very subjective matter and is not intended and does not claim to be scientifically accurate. The more honestly you answer the questions, the more realistic the dollar value returned will be.
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