Archive for May, 2006
Is Internet Addiction a Real Problem?
“Studies pointing out the dangers of our technology-enabled lifestyles are nothing new. Topics such the possibility of getting brain tumors from our cell phones and the danger of video game violence translating into real-world violence frequently pop up on the front pages of newspapers and web sites (including this one) around the world.” As the [...]
The Complete, Unquestionable, And Total Failure of Information Security
Noam Eppel from SecurityAbsurdity.com has written a great article on the failures of the Information Security community. It describes how the IT security industry is struggling to keep ahead of the hackers and doesn’t seem to have noticed there’s a problem. Spyware, phishing, trojans, viruses, worms, botnets, spam, web application vulnerabilities, DDOS attacks, ActiveX, passwords, [...]
Shell suspends Chip and PIN after £1m fraud
Shell suspends Chip and PIN after £1m fraud “Shell has stopped accepting payments authorised by Chip and PIN at 600 of 1,000 UK petrol stations following the discovery of a systematic fraud that resulted in the theft of an estimated £1m from customer accounts.”
For a Bigger Computer Hard-drive, Just Add Water
“Imagine having computer memory so dense that a cubic centimeter contains 12.8 million gigabytes (GB) of information. Imagine an iPod playing music for 100 millennia without repeating a single song or a USB thumb-drive with room for 32.6 million full-length DVD movies. Now imagine if this could be achieved by combining a computing principle that [...]
The RFID Hacking Underground
They can steal your smartcard, lift your passport, jack your car, even clone the chip in your arm. And you won’t feel a thing. 5 tales from the RFID-hacking underground.read more | digg story
Gone in 20 Minutes: using laptops to steal cars
A look at how thieves are using laptops to steal the most expensive luxury cars. Many of these cars have completely keyless ignitions and door locks, meaning it can all be done wirelessly. Thieves often follow a car until it gets left in a quiet area, and they can steal it in about 20 minutes. [...]
Lyrics from LyricWiki
I’ve posted lyrics on this site a few times, and now I’ve found another source: LyricWiki will be my first port of call when searching for lyrics in future.
Browsing Flickr Tags
This is a nice way to browse around Flickr. Just enter a search word (tag) and you’ll get an album of pictures to browse through. Around the album there’s a list of related tags, and you can click on these to view more photos.read more | digg story