14 May 2004

Word Confidential.....     This is a pretty useful article....it's about what a Microsoft document is really keeping tabs on;   http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnword2k2/html/odc_protectword.asp   These kind of devices are pretty scary too....just check the back of your PC. Now would do.   http://electronickits.com/spy/finish/computer/key.htm  Illuminating Blacked-Out Words. Researchers at a conference in Switzerland have demonstrated computer-based techniques that can identify blacked-out words and phrases in confidential documents. By John Markoff. [New York Times: Technology] 9:22:32 PM    comment []

Simon Perry told me about the eyetoy for the Playstation 2. I'm surprised that didn't catch on. I'm really surprised Sony hasn't done more on-line games. X-Box live is way ahead in this respect. From Sony, a Hand-Held Entertainment Center. LOS ANGELES, May 12 - In moving to extend its reach into the lucrative mobile-gaming arena with the introduction of the PlayStation Portable, Sony is emphasizing what makes its hand-held the un-Game Boy. By Michel Marriott. [New York Times: Technology] 9:18:47 PM    comment []

Bush in 30 Seconds.... Did you see the Polygraph ad with George Bush? www.bushin30seconds.org. Very clever. Polygraphs Don't Give True Story. Researchers have yet to develop a foolproof technology to determine whether a person is telling the truth. That hasn't stopped interrogators from relying on their old, flawed standby: the polygraph. By Noah Shachtman. [Wired News] 9:15:09 PM    comment []

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