I've been studying computer security things for work, and recently wrote about the category of "cross-site scripting" attacks. Then realized I'd unintentionally built an example you can try.

Here is my old online Python program for generating your kung-fu nickname. It expects you'll type in something like "Squirrel" and get replies like "Squirrel ( Read more... )

I tried installing Ubuntu Linux, standard flavor, on the mystery desktop PC. It's worth mentioning a little, from the perspective of someone only familiar with Windows and DOS ( Read more... )

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=295753

I frequently browse a site called WND, which is both conservative and Christian fundamentalist. I strongly disagree with much of what's on there, but it's at least interesting ( Read more... )

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704893604576198421680697248.html
http://www.renesys.com/blog/2011/03/japan-quake.shtml

slysquirrel rightly pointed out ( Read more... )

As you may have heard, IBM's computer "Watson" won handily over veteran "Jeopardy" champions. (Overview video) What does this mean?

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I got a Kindle e-book reader for Christmas. I'm not sure about this thing. As with digital textbooks, I think this is The Future but that the technology is not ready for practical use yet. Notes:

The Good:-The screen is surreal, and not in the bad sense with the melting clocks. It's better-looking than a monitor, in a way, though the contrast is ( Read more... )

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-approach-to-china.html

Interesting news today from Google on "A New Approach To China":
"In mid-December, we detected a highly sophisticated and targeted attack on our corporate infrastructure originating from ( Read more... )

Thinking of getting a netbook computer? I should warn you against the Asus eeePC brand. Now, a friend has one and he seems mostly happy with it, but I had a very different experience.

I bought an Asus eeePC 1005HA model, this I think. It looks snazzy (though it's plain blue, lacking the neat swirly pattern that's heavily advertised) and has nice ( Read more... )

http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20091023/NEWS02/910230318/Review+panel+signals+NASA+s+turning+pointRead more... )

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/54930

[Sen. Thomas Carper (D.-Del.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, told CNSNews.com that he does not "expect" to read the actual legislative language of the committee’s health care bill because it is "confusing" and that anyone ( Read more... )