"Bronek Kozicki, of Polish security firm Rubikon, and Russ Cooper, of security mailing list NTBugTraq, have both advised that users should not install the Win2k patch until Microsoft releases further details." [Lockergnome Bytes]

To reinvent Britain's famously ugly second city must be the toughest brief in architecture, says Deyan Sudjic.
Big issue: urban design [guardian regeneration news]

From friends in Canada, "We just finished doing a web site for Daisy's school (because they're trying to close it down)......thought you might like to have a look." [respice prospice]

You can't really buy passion-driven people. You have to pay for them, of course, but they have to choose you. Passion-driven people are attracted by many things, but one of the biggest attractions is the desire to work with other passion-driven people who can challenge and appreciate them. As an organization grows, the challenge is to keep the bar high enough that critical mass can be maintained and new people will still continue to be attracted. It's like running a nuclear reactor -- if your fuel rods aren't pure enough, you won't be able to get/keep the reaction going; but if you enrich and purify the material, the reaction is self-perpetuating. [Better Living Through Software]

The way government regeneration money was handed out may have contributed to northern riots in 2001, say MPs.
Big issue: race equality [guardian regeneration news]

Battle over the future skyline of London begins at a public inquiry into plans for Europe's tallest building.
Big issue: urban design [guardian regeneration news]

A Labour-dominated committee of MPs has called for a ban on the launch of any more government regeneration initiatives.
Regeneration projects as confusing as 'bowl of spaghetti'
Full text: ODPM committe report (pdf) [guardian regeneration news]