Palin e-mail hacker not so smart
September 19, 2008
Originally profiled by Wired, the clown who hacked Republican VP nominee, Sarah Palin’s e-mail, just wasn’t that sophisticated say reports that analyze the luminous trail of evidence left behind. Lucy’s gonna have some splainin’ to do.
UPDATE: (CNET) …Evidence has lead the FBI to the home of a 20-year-old student at the University of Tennessee named David Kernell. To make matters worse, David is the son of Democratic Tennessee state representative Mike Kernell.
Study: E-mail is a distraction and can be addictive like slot machines
September 12, 2008
You’ve got distraction! The The Sydney Morning Herald ran story on a study about email user behavior, explaining how and why email can be a terrible distraction: “It takes an average of 64 seconds to recover your train of thought after interruption by email. So people who check their email every five minutes waste 8 1/2hours a week figuring out what they were doing moments before.” Email is also compared to slot machines in the way it works psychologically: “So with email, usually when I check it there is nothing interesting, but every so often there’s something wonderful — an invite out or maybe some juicy gossip — and I get a reward.” There are also some hints offered on how to keep control of the inbox, for those of us already addicted.”
Cloud-seeding ships could combat climate change
September 12, 2008
Frustrated by politicians, scientists have been working on “last-minute schemes” to battle climate change that are lovingly classified as “geo-engineering.” Here is one such scheme: Read more
Is she real or is she CGI?
September 9, 2008
She is fake and the real demo. Real actor does not appear until the 1:30 mark. Check out the future of advertising and entertainment. Soon the “reality shows” will be able to feature even more outrageous scenes since the “people” will be CGI
LiveTime releases Spanish Edition of leading service and help desk software
September 8, 2008
ITIL News reports that LiveTime Software has released a Spanish version of its leading Web 2.0 Service Management and Help Desk software. Language published is based on browser configuration so multiple languages can be served to multiple users.
Large Hadron Collider Test, Sept 10
September 7, 2008
The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) is set to perform the first full track particle beam tests on its 27 Km Large Hadron Collider (Lhc) that borders Switzerland and France, on Wednesday, Sept 10. Scientists believe this test, that will recreate conditions just after the “Big Bang,” will rewrite what we know about particle physics. Here is some science on why Lhc will not create a black hole that will destroy the world. See some awesome pictures by Max Brice, of the collider in various stages of construction.
Judge: anonymous web comments don’t meet legal standards of libel or defamation
September 5, 2008
A Montana Judge just ruled that anonymous web comments on a newspaper web site are protected from disclosure by that state’s Shield Law. He also questioned whether anonymous comments…”have enough credibility to meet legal requirements of libel and defamation.”
New blog with Concord focus
August 28, 2008
Welcome Mayor of Concord to a new local blog covering Concord, with its first story about What’s Wrong With Clayton. Apparently registered to a Koka Sexton, a vet and self-described tech geek and systems softwa re distributor,the site offers news feeds from the Contra Costa Times site, cars for sale from eBay, a link to free stuff on Craigslist, and a pending Jobs section, which would be interesting, depending on how it is implemented. A tad derivative; like we already don’t have a Mayor of Claycord. But hey, have fun, Mayor and blog on!
AWPG and IEEE partner to combat phishing and electronic crime
August 27, 2008
WORLDVIEW PR TECH WIRE — The prestigious IEEE has joined with the Anti-Phishing Working Group to combat electronic crime, especially internet phishing scams. See the press release for details.
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