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Wednesday, July 7, 2004

New weblog every 5.8 seconds -- Comment()
Technorati tracks 3M blogs! "On an average weekday, we're seeing over 15,000 new weblogs created per day. That means that a new weblog is created somewhere in the world every 5.8 seconds." [via Joi Ito's Web]

This is a huge number. And the trends does not yet show any sign of leveling off. Marvelous.

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Why Trial Lawyers Are Good: "The defining case in Edwards' legal career wrapped up that same year. In 1993, a five-year-old girl named Valerie Lakey had been playing in a Wake County, N.C., wading pool when she became caught in an uncovered drain so forcefully that the suction pulled out most of her intestines. [...] Attorneys describe his handling of the case as a virtuoso example of a trial layer bringing a negligent corporation to heel." [A Man with a Ph.D. - Richard Gayle's Weblog]

Wikipedia tells more about John Edwards' background: "Before entering politics, Edwards was a successful trial attorney who represented families and children that had allegedly been wrongly injured by negligent corporate manufacturers and municipal entities." And there is a comprehensic entry on John Kerry as well.

PS. Wikipedia just celebrated the 300,000th entry in the dictionary. I recommend the current events and random page services.

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Stop Using Internet Explorer points to Why I'm Staying Away From Internet Explorer: "In late June network security experts saw one of their worst fears realized. Attackers exploited a pair of known but unpatched flaws in Microsoft's (MSFT ) Web server and Internet Explorer browser to compromise seemingly safe Web sites. People who browsed the sites using Windows computers -- without downloading anything -- were infected with malicious code. I've been increasingly concerned about IE's endless security problems, and this episode has convinced me that the program is simply too dangerous for routine use." [via Dan Gillmor's eJournal]

Bill to kill iPod -- Comment()
Copyright bill poses threat to iPod's future: "Apple's sleek digital audio device is one of the most successful tech toys, selling more than 3 million units since November 2001. [...] But its future, with that of other new tech gadgets, could be in trouble if a controversial congressional bill passes. [It] would make it easier for entertainment companies to sue tech firms for copyright infringement."

On the other front, analysts have just found out that iPod could be used to store data, and thus iPod is a security risk: "The iPod poses such a major security risk for businesses, to the extent that businesses should consider banning the renowned digital music player altogether."