USATODAY.com – Researchers: Anti-virus software has flaw
Said it before, guess I’m saying it again. Anti-Virus software is a waste of time, system resources, and money. Quit downloading system compromising ‘cute’ desktop wallpaper, bonzai buddies, system registry monitors, local weather helpers, porn, etc. and you’ll be surprised how your computer problems seem to just go away.
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In 2003 AT&T built “secret rooms” hidden deep in the bowels of its central offices in various cities, housing computer gear for a government spy operation which taps into the company’s popular WorldNet service and the entire internet. These installations enable the government to look at every individual message on the internet and analyze exactly [...]
This opinion piece makes some good points, especially:
When drugs are outlawed, only outlaws deal drugs. If it weren’t illegal, the sale of narcotics would be no more prone to violence and corruption than the sale of cola or cigarettes.
The long arm of the drug war – Los Angeles Times
Its just as its always been. [...]
“We have been unable to make any meaningful progress in our investigation because OPR [Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility] has been denied security clearances for access to information about the NSA program,” OPR counsel H. Marshall Jarrett wrote to Hinchey. Hinchey’s office shared the letter with The Associated Press.
Wired News: DOJ Drops Wiretap Investigation
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Pope condemns geneticists ‘who play at being God’ – World – Times Online
Guess the world is still flat.
Maybe the Pope should be condemning war for oil, environmental destruction, etc. Not to belittle the scientific baby steps of genetics but those are ‘un-godly’ acts with some serious consequences.
Typical.
Looks like someone had a serious assident. Comedy.
Yeah, blame some slacking-lazy-ass-admin.
So, for the last couple of days my computer has been slow, very frustrating. So first I assuming the usual culprits: Some stupid application running across the internet yapping to its mothership about my private use. Maybe some cheesy marketing virus malware that made it past the anti-virus software I vehemently oppose running on [...]
Pimpfants Detail
All they need now is some baby ice and chrome spinners for power wheels. This is pretty stupid.
Beer Spa
Looks like there is going to have to be another addition to the To-Do List.