Thursday, August 1, 2002
Amazon Pulls Jaguar Offer. What!
Derrick StoryExcuse me? Amazon.com is only making offers that it thinks we aren't interested in? The original terms of the deal that I reported in Tuesday's weblog was that the offer was good until Sept. 3.
Still sure it's "Time to Stop Pussyfooting Around"?
NetNewsWire Lite 1.0b6
Brent SimmonsThe focus of NetNewsWire Lite 1.0b6 is stability. A bunch of crashers and potential crashers were fixed.
Theban Mapping Project
Since its inception in 1978, the Theban Mapping Project (TMP, now based at the American University in Cairo) has been working to prepare a comprehensive archaeological database of Thebes. With its thousands of tombs and temples, Thebes is one of the world's most important archaeological zones.
The "Atlas of the Valley of the Kings" is amazing...
activeDocumentation
You can choose from aR's description, tutorials 1 - 2 - 3 - 4, frequently asked questions, developer notes and release notes.
Bush adviser encourages hackers
Richard Clarke, Bush's computer security adviser, told hackers at the Black Hat conference that most security holes in software are not found by the software makers but by independent users.
Discussion at Slashdot and kuro5hin. This comment points to a story at CNET that is a bit less sensational...
Security czar points finger of blame
Robert LemosSoftware makers and Internet service providers must share the blame for the nation's vulnerable networks, President Bush's special adviser on cyberspace security said Wednesday.
Hollywood Hacks Consumers
Sonia ArrisonThe Peer to Peer Piracy Prevention Act, sponsored by Hollywood-area Representative Howard Berman (D-Calif.) and House subcommittee on intellectual property chair Rep. Howard Coble (R-N.C.), would allow copyright owners, such as the film and recording industries, to secretly hack into users' computers and unleash new technologies to thwart unauthorized trading of movies or music on peer-to-peer (P2P) networks.
