Gregg Doherty's Radio Weblog

Sunday, September 21, 2003

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1.	RFID Hell
2.	Where is the Any Key?
3.	Hotel Being Sued for Using the Dewey Decimal System
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4.	Number plate recognition poised for national UK rollout. Everywhere before you can say 'road pricing'?
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5.	Nearing a Tax-Free Internet. Two months before a temporary ban expires, the House of Representatives passes a bill to permanently nix taxes on Internet access and traffic. Now it's up to the Senate.
6.	How Soviet Viruses May Save Us. Wanton use of antibiotics has led to new generations of superbugs, and doctors are losing the war against runaway drug-resistant bacteria. The new secret weapon: phages. By Richard Martin of Wired magazine.
7.	E-Voting Audit Ready for Public. An audit of software for the Diebold touch-screen voting machines is now complete. The report, which will be made public soon, calls for changes to address security concerns. By Kim Zetter.
8.	A Festival for the Rest of Us. Sci-fi and fantasy films, and their horrible little brother, the slasher film, have never been accorded lofty status in American pop culture. Now along comes Mania Fest, which hopes to rectify the situation. By Jason Silverman.
9.	Laying Data Traps for Isabel. Scientists are putting themselves and their instruments directly in the path of Hurricane Isabel. The goal is to capture information that will improve weather prediction. By Michelle Delio.
10.	JetBlue Shared Passenger Data. The airline admits it gave 5 million itineraries to a defense contractor last year without passengers' consent. The contractor bought more personal information on the passengers, including Social Security numbers -- for what purpose? By Ryan Singel.

12:25:54 PM

11:25:34 AM

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1.	Powerbook 15" and 12" Disassembly

10:25:15 AM

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1.	Week ahead: Go east, tech fan. Asia is home to two conferences this week, Computex in Taiwan and a storage confab in Singapore. Plus, Micron Technologies and Solectron report results in a quiet week for tech earnings.
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2.	Landline Numbers Can Go Mobile. Not only will cell-phone users soon be able to keep their phone numbers when changing carriers, but this fall, folks will also be able to convert their wired phone numbers to a cell phone. It's not clear, however, how phone companies will interpret the new rules.
3.	VeriSign Sued Over Search Service. Popular Enterprises files a federal suit against VeriSign concerning the controversial Site Finder service. Popular says its similar service has been superseded by Site Finder because of VeriSign's monopoly over '.com' and '.net' domain names.
4.	Old Hitler Article Stirs Debate. A blogger finds an old article in a Homes & #038; Gardens magazine that lionizes Hitler and his manse. He posts the piece on his blog -- and unleashes a debate about copyright issues and public interest on the Web. By Chris Ulbrich.
5.	Galileo: Breaking Up's Hard to Do. After more than a decade in space, the Galileo space mission is going out with a bang. But its planned crash into Jupiter is bittersweet for some NASA workers. By Suneel Ratan. By Suneel Ratan.

9:24:54 AM

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1.	Nearing a Tax-Free Internet. Two months before a temporary ban expires, the House of Representatives passes a bill to permanently nix taxes on Internet access and traffic. Now it's up to the Senate.
2.	How Soviet Viruses May Save Us. Wanton use of antibiotics has led to new generations of superbugs, and doctors are losing the war against runaway drug-resistant bacteria. The new secret weapon: phages. By Richard Martin of Wired magazine.
3.	E-Voting Audit Ready for Public. An audit of software for the Diebold touch-screen voting machines is now complete. The report, which will be made public soon, calls for changes to address security concerns. By Kim Zetter.
4.	A Festival for the Rest of Us. Sci-fi and fantasy films, and their horrible little brother, the slasher film, have never been accorded lofty status in American pop culture. Now along comes Mania Fest, which hopes to rectify the situation. By Jason Silverman.
5.	Laying Data Traps for Isabel. Scientists are putting themselves and their instruments directly in the path of Hurricane Isabel. The goal is to capture information that will improve weather prediction. By Michelle Delio.
6.	JetBlue Shared Passenger Data. The airline admits it gave 5 million itineraries to a defense contractor last year without passengers' consent. The contractor bought more personal information on the passengers, including Social Security numbers -- for what purpose? By Ryan Singel.

8:24:34 AM

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1.	Xbox boosts games range. Microsoft's line-up for the Xbox throws no surprises, but gamers can expect something for everyone in the coming months.

7:24:16 AM

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1.	More Linux Activity in German Government

6:24:04 AM

5:23:46 AM

4:23:35 AM

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1.	Remote Root Exploit In lsh
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2.	Xbox boosts games range. Microsoft line-up for the Xbox throw no surprises, but gamers can expect something for everyone in the next few months.
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Wired News ----------------------------------------------------------------------
3.	Landline Numbers Can Go Mobile. Not only will cell-phone users soon be able to keep their phone numbers when changing carriers, but this fall, folks will also be able to convert their wired phone numbers to a cell phone. It's not clear, however, how phone companies will interpret the new rules.
4.	VeriSign Sued Over Search Service. Popular Enterprises files a federal suit against VeriSign concerning the controversial Site Finder service. Popular says its similar service has been superseded by Site Finder because of VeriSign's monopoly over '.com' and '.net' domain names.
5.	Old Hitler Article Stirs Debate. A blogger finds an old article in a Homes & #038; Gardens magazine that lionizes Hitler and his manse. He posts the piece on his blog -- and unleashes a debate about copyright issues and public interest on the Web. By Chris Ulbrich.
6.	Galileo: Breaking Up's Hard to Do. After more than a decade in space, the Galileo space mission is going out with a bang. But its planned crash into Jupiter is bittersweet for some NASA workers. By Suneel Ratan. By Suneel Ratan.

3:23:15 AM

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1.	Drooling Over VA Tech's 1100-Node G5 Cluster

2:22:57 AM

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1.	Nearing a Tax-Free Internet. Two months before a temporary ban expires, the House of Representatives passes a bill to permanently nix taxes on Internet access and traffic. Now it's up to the Senate.
2.	How Soviet Viruses May Save Us. Wanton use of antibiotics has led to new generations of superbugs, and doctors are losing the war against runaway drug-resistant bacteria. The new secret weapon: phages. By Richard Martin of Wired magazine.
3.	E-Voting Audit Ready for Public. An audit of software for the Diebold touch-screen voting machines is now complete. The report, which will be made public soon, calls for changes to address security concerns. By Kim Zetter.
4.	A Festival for the Rest of Us. Sci-fi and fantasy films, and their horrible little brother, the slasher film, have never been accorded lofty status in American pop culture. Now along comes Mania Fest, which hopes to rectify the situation. By Jason Silverman.
5.	Laying Data Traps for Isabel. Scientists are putting themselves and their instruments directly in the path of Hurricane Isabel. The goal is to capture information that will improve weather prediction. By Michelle Delio.
6.	JetBlue Shared Passenger Data. The airline admits it gave 5 million itineraries to a defense contractor last year without passengers' consent. The contractor bought more personal information on the passengers, including Social Security numbers -- for what purpose? By Ryan Singel.

1:22:35 AM

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1.	Global Crossing (Nearly) Sold To Singapore

12:22:25 AM

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