Thursday, August 21, 2003

In Frayed Networks, Common Threads An interesting essay linking railroad gauges, the Great Blackout of 2003, Sobig and MSBlast. NY Times: In Frayed Networks, Common Threads. Taken together, the blackout and the worm underscore a far-reaching challenge in managing modern technological societies: the difficulty of reaping the benefits of networks - railroad networks, airline networks, telephone networks, power networks and computer networks, among others - while minimizing their vulnerabilities. [Tomalak's Realm] 4:51:00 PM    comment []

Longhorn Aero User Interface Revealed More eye candy, or bang-for-the-buck? A lot of information on what the next version of Windows is supposed to look like and do. Longhorn Aero User Interface Revealed [OSNews] 7:39:43 AM    comment []

Can you hear me now? Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-032: Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer (Q822925) Rated: Critical http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-032.asp Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-033: Unchecked Buffer in MDAC Function Could Enable System Compromise (Q823718) Rated: Important http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-033.asp 7:09:41 AM    comment []

A counterpoint to the anti-Microsoft story yesterday "The Anti-Microsoft Tipping Point: Are We There Yet?" Surprisingly, this author answers "No." [OSNews] 7:07:14 AM    comment []

FoxCentral.net RSS 1.0 beta one released A first cut of the FoxCentral.net RSS 1.0 feed is available for download and subscription at (where else?) http://www.tedroche.com/RSSFeeds.html. It's the last one on the list, called FoxCentral.rdf. Let me know if you have any problems with it, or suggestions for improvement. 6:40:48 AM    comment []

Matrix Revolutions Trailer Released Matrix Revolutions Trailer Released [Slashdot] 6:38:36 AM    comment []

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