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mischief writes "A post to Bugtraq from SecurityTracker.com reports an Internet Explorer 5 exploit that has been released based on the Win2K code leak: 'It is reported that a remote user can create a specially crafted bitmap file that, when loaded by IE, will trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code.' Only affects IE 5 apparently, but still - it didn't take long!"

Sark writes: "The latest version of the controversial MPlayer program for Linux supports Quicktime .mov files with the latest codecs. Apart from the closed source program Crossover, this is the first open source program that seems to work. Check out the Mplayer homepage for more info." According to formats page, Sorenson Quicktime is still not gonna happen any time soon.

Ratface asks: "Having seen the recent question about resources for interesting youngsters in astronomy, I wondered if the Slashdot readership had any thoughts about getting started in electronics. I remember building crystal radios at school and poring over the Maplin catalogue, but I never got much further than that. I would hope that nowadays there are some great resources for the budding hardware designer to get started with." I remember my first electronic circuit which I designed way back in junior high school for a science project. I dived head first into concepts that I wouldn't completely understand until college, but it was rewarding nonetheless. What suggestions do you readers out there have for getting youngsters started in electronics? Should they start with basic electronics kits or would something a bit more challenging hold their interest, longer?