Saturday, October 5, 2002

Gartner slams MS security after latest flaw. No improvement till 2004 [The Register] 11:38:42 AM

Microsoft posts four security alerts. The bulletins relate to its Windows operating system and SQL Server database software, and bring to 57 the number of alerts issued this year. [CNET News.com] 11:00:20 AM

What should the world do about Saddam?. Bill Clinton electrifies a British Labor Party conference with a more sweeping vision for global peace and progress than the current president has been able to muster. [Salon.com] 10:51:02 AM

Welcome to New Jersey, the sunshine state?. Republicans raise the specter of Florida and its notorious military ballots to keep Democrat Frank Lautenberg out of the U.S. Senate race. But this time the law is not on their side. [Salon.com] 9:44:51 AM

"A big, big mistake". Back from his controversial trip to Iraq, Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., talks about his concern over a unilateral strike against Saddam. [Salon.com] I'm actually not (necessarily) opposed to a war against Iraq, with the goal of a regime change. I am completely opposed to a war without international support, and I am completely opposed to a war that is not declared by Congress, rather than Dumbya. 9:40:27 AM

Microsoft Discloses Security Flaws. Microsoft Corp. disclosed several security flaws on Thursday, including "critical" problems in many versions of its Windows operating system. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: Technology] Microsoft? Security flaws? Nah, say it isn't so! Seriously, I can't help but wonder why people aren't taking the continuous security problems of Microsoft products more seriously. There needs to be some liability lawsuits, where sites with security breaches that are caused by crappy Microsoft software get sued by those affected by the breach, for negligence. 9:38:34 AM

"Yahoo! News - Falwell Calls Muhammad 'Terrorist'" [Daypop Top 40] I suppose he has a right to be a bigot if he wants to be, but this is not exactly America's shining moment... 9:35:43 AM

"U.S. Senator Robert Byrd Senate Remarks: Rush to War Ignores U.S. Constitution" [Daypop Top 40] 9:32:10 AM

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