Friday, March 8, 2002

Father Ron. Pedophile or warm and giving priest? Both, says a young man with fond -- but tarnished -- memories of a good man. [Salon.com] 12:49:48 PM

'Happy' mice skew results. Improvements in animal welfare in scientific laboratories are having an unexpected effect on test results. [BBC News: sci/tech] I knew it. Pass that smile along! :-) 12:48:06 PM

Live Longer With the DNA Diet. Forget an apple a day. Modern science is looking at diet on a molecular level. Welcome to the era of nutrigenomics. By Daithí Ó hAnluain. [Wired News] This may work for people who don't like to eat, but really! 12:46:02 PM

Amazon settles 1-Click patent dispute. Line drawing [The Register] Settled, but how? If a patent dispute is settled, but no one knows how, does it make a difference? 12:44:00 PM

Hacking with a Pringles tube. Empty cans of Pringles crisps could soon be helping malicious hackers spot wireless networks that are vulnerable to attack. [BBC News: sci/tech] Wait until the hacker's get ahold of those new triangle boxes. 12:40:10 PM

Do OS Vendors Sell Lemons?. A government panel responsible for computer security is told that computer vendors knowingly sell vulnerable systems. Robert Zarate reports from Washington. [Wired News] Here is another example of the sin of ommision. If you [Micorsoft, for example} don't tell someone about a vulnerability, it surprise!, still is vulnerable. 12:37:15 PM

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