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Microsoft Security Hole -- Again

I don't even feel like bitching about it again:

Microsoft released an advisory Wednesday night warning all users of its Windows operating system of two new critical flaws that could allow a attacker to take control of a victim's PC.

The critical flaws occur in the software giant's implementation of the Java Virtual Machine, which allows platform-independent programs to run on a PC.

"(The flaws) could enable an attacker to gain complete control over a user’s system," stated the advisory. "This would enable the attacker to perform any operation that the user could, such as running applications; communicating with web sites; (and) adding, deleting or changing data."

News.com

Please see previous bitches here:

• http://radio.weblogs.com/0103807/2002/09/16.html#a622
• http://radio.weblogs.com/0103807/2002/09/13.html#a604

I've blogged several other issues with security recently but that's enough.  Two in one week: Do I Need a Life ?  Or does Microsoft need a clue?

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Phil's Back

Phil Greenspun has a new online book: Internet Application Workbook.  Recommended.

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Marketing 101: Thoughts On Choosing a Domain Name

From Inluminent, a few thoughts on choosing a domain name.  I'd add one point to this comments: Is it easy to spell.  Just as example, whenever I want to go to Demitrious' web site, www.apokalyptik.com, I have to really think about it.  Don't get me wrong -- Demitrious is cool and so is his domain name but at least I have a hard time with it.  I'd also argue that as Jakob says, urls should be human readable and typable --- and this is more important than ever.  I mean if your domain name isn't easily typable, how many potential blog cross references will it cost you?  What's the value of that?  If you don't make things easy for people then they generally don't do them (yes -- that's an opinion but facts seem to bear it out).    

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Marketing 101: Good versus Bad PR

From Inluminent:

I read this story today, about Virgin Atlantic Airways having to replace all of their mother and baby room table because passengers are using them to join the elusive 'mile high club' and thought to myself "is that good or bad PR?"

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Too damn funny.  Given Richard Branson's public image, you wouldn't expect this type of thing.  I guess he's getting old.  That's just plain sad. 

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Score!  Search Amazon with PHP

Good find.  I've been wanting to experiment with this:

http://scripts.incutio.com/amazon/

Thanks http://simon.incutio.com/!  And see: http://scripts.incutio.com/ for more stuff including Google searching via PHP.

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Picture of the Day: Happy Squirrel

Yes -- that is an apple in his mouth

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