Wednesday, November 23, 2005

I went to see Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire yesterday. I enjoyed it, but it seemed like there were some aspects of the story that had been cut short. In particular, I got the impression that the book probably had more about Sirius Black and the Scottish girl. comment () trackback ()  10:09:14 PM     This doesn't look like a fake memo. IF the British government is prosecuting people for leaking classified data and warning the media off of the story, then the "al-Jazeera bombing" memo might actually be true. Wow. What a bummer. This is totally crazy. [John Robb's Weblog] It looks like Eason Jordan was right. I can't say I'm surprised. comment () trackback ()  5:35:53 PM     Greg: Don’t open that email. Greg once again points out another attempt to infect your system with malware, this one purportedly from the FBI or CIA. I know, like you’d open an attachement from them anyway. Look, if the FBI or CIA wants information from you at work, they should be going through your IT department. And if they want info from your home machine, I’m guessing at the very least they should be showing you a warrant. Don’t take candy from strangers, and don’t open email from them either. Be cautious of spooks, 24/365, not just on Halloween. [code:theWebSocket;] The really disturbing thing about this is that there are people out there who would actually do something just because they were (they thought) ordered to do so by the government. What disgusting, pathetic creatures they must be. comment () trackback ()  2:39:47 PM     Illegal butcher in flat shut down. An illegal butchery business operating from a flat in County Tyrone is closed down by the local council. [BBC News] And to think there are still people foolish enough to believe that World War Two and the Cold War were victories for freedom. comment () trackback ()  1:24:57 PM     The dollar continues to drop in value--gold is up to over $490/ounce now. comment () trackback ()  1:06:37 PM     Today's Movie-Plot Threat: Electronic Pulses from Space. No. Really: The United States is highly vulnerable to attack from electronic pulses caused by a nuclear blast in space, according to a new book on threats to U.S. security. A single nuclear weapon carried by a ballistic missile and detonated a few hundred miles over the United States would cause "catastrophe for the nation" by damaging electricity-based networks and infrastructure, including computers and telecommunications, according to "War Footing: 10 Steps America Must Take to Prevail in the War for the Free World." "This is the single most serious national-security challenge and certainly the least known," said Frank J. Gaffney Jr. of the Center for Security Policy, a former Pentagon official and lead author of the book, which includes contributions by 34 security and intelligence specialists. The "single most serious national-security challenge." Absolutely nothing more serious. Sheesh. [Schneier on Security] The government must be running out of hobgoblins if they're recycling ones that have been around for 50 years. comment () trackback ()  10:35:07 AM

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