Bootsplash is a Linux kernel patch that makes your system all pretty and graphical while it boots. I'm surprised there isn't an OS X theme for it yet. [Hack the Planet]
6:46:30 PM    

Apple Posts Profitable Quarter. Apple's first-quarter income comes in slightly ahead of Wall Street forecasts. Also: Sun ekes out a gain.... AMD reports a loss. [Wired News]
6:45:31 PM    

Pranksters: Steal This UPC Code. Anti-capitalist activists have drawn the wrath of Wal-Mart by setting up a website that encourages people to 'name their own prices' by offering hundreds of substitute bar code labels that can be slapped on store items. [Wired News]
6:44:55 PM    

Virtual life for ancient theatres. Ancient Greek theatres have been digitally recreated in their full glory by British researchers. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]
6:43:43 PM    

Voicemail Hackers Phone It In. Think your phone is private? Think again. Hackers have devised a way to break into voicemail systems by exploiting SBC's simple default passwords and AT & T's automated operator services. They're making thousands of dollars' worth of phone calls on their victims' dime. By Michelle Delio. [Wired News]
6:42:52 PM    

Mother of invention. How the Mosaic browser triggered a digital revolution. [CNET News.com]
6:42:00 PM    

Macintouch has an RSS feed. Nice. [Scripting News]
6:40:02 PM    

419 scammers move into the French air disaster market. L'argent de mon pËre est dans la compagnie de sÈcuritÈ [The Register]
6:39:09 PM    

Net spurned by 25% of Americans. One in four Americans say they do not go online and have no intention of doing so, a study finds. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]
6:38:20 PM    

Publish: Q&A with Jakob Nielsen. I expect all information to be available on the Web. We will need micropayments and other forms of payment solutions, but once we have that, you should be able to find anything you want on the Web. Currently, much of the best information is still locked up because it doesn't pay to just give it away. [Tomalak's Realm]
6:36:47 PM    

Should You Hire a Hacker?. Mitnick, he say yes [The Register]
6:36:06 PM    

Q&A: Novell's Stone explains Linux plunge, Mac toe-dipping [Computerworld News]
6:35:17 PM