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Universities Tapped To Build Secure Net
Wes Felter writes "InfoWorld reports that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has enlisted five university computer science departments to develop a secure, decentralized Internet infrastructure. I thought the Internet was already decentralized, so I'm curious about what exactly they're fixing. The article quotes Frans Kaashoek from MIT PDOS, which is working on decentralized software such as Chord."
I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Horror/Sci Fi writer Stephen King was found dead in his Maine home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.
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In the future, I would want to not be isolated from my friends in the Space Station.
Why do we NEED SLASHDOT anymore? Its totally fucking useless. Now that google is laucnched its News service. Slashdot should go the way of dave central.
Either that, or slashdot will become purley a troll discussion board.
So what are you waiting for? The new news for nerds has came!
Sounds exactly like freenet to me, except with larger university servers and less peers, which could mean either a more stable or less stable system, depending on how you look at it.
"I may be quite wrong." - Socrates
Once microsoft had products running on it. It'll go from Secure to Broken in... how long does it take to start up IIS?
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I wouldn't be too worried about terrorist attacks online. Those fuckers can't even fly a plane without running it into a building.
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WORLD TECHNOLOGY TODAY: Thank you, Alan Thicke, for joining us today.
ALAN THICKE: It's my pleasure.
WTT: Well, let's jump right in. What are your thoughts on the NSF tapping five major universities to develop a strong decentralized Internet?
AT: Let's be up front about this. For many years we have been living in a sort of hazy funk where our Internet is safe, secure, and things like decentralization are not worth worrying about. Well, I think that in today's world, it is not only prudent but necessary to start designing a decentralized net. So I think this initiative is a good thing.
WTT: So you applaud the NSF's actions?
AT: Yes, I think you could say that I support them 100%.
WTT: Can you think of an instance where a decentralized net would help avert a catastrophe, or at least recover from one more easily?
AT: Oh, absolutely. In the fifth episode of the third season of Growing Pains, Kirk Cameron broke my garage door opener with a baseball bat. Well, my vehicle just happened to be in the garage, and without the opener, I was unable to get the car out! As a result, I missed an important psychiatric conference in Boston. Centralization was a problem there. If I had had extra openers, I could have just fell back and used one of them. This is a huge problem.
WTT: So you're envisioning a potential situation in which Kirk Cameron could ruin the Internet?
AT: Well, in many respects, he already has. There are some truly horrific fan sites out there. But no, I am in general referring to more militaristic threats, such as terrorism or air strikes against strategic Internet infrastructure sites.
WTT: Mr. Thicke, you also used to host a program that featured the zany antics of all sorts of animals. Do you believe that animals pose a threat to the stability of the Internet as well?
AT: (takes drink of water) We know that animals threaten us in many ways. How many of your readers have not endured power outages as a result of a wayward squirrel? Squirrels are one of the Internet's many sworn enemies. If they can take out the power, they can take out the net. And if they take out the net, they take out America.
WTT: Do you believe the squirrels fry themselves in power substations on purpose?
AT: Well, I think it's pretty obvious that they do. Evolution teaches us that these squirrels ought to eventually learn that high voltage facilities should be avoided, yet they keep on frying themselves. They view it as a way to attack our infrastructure. They are the suicide bombers of the animal kingdom.
WTT: Fascinating.
AT: Indeed it is.
WTT: Well, I'm afraid we're almost out of time, Mr. Thicke. Before we go, are you working on any future projects that you want your fans to know about?
AT: I certainly am. I am working Tracey Gold, who played my daughter Carol on Growing Pains, on a made-for-TV biography of Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy. Look for it to appear on NBC sometime in the fall of 2003.
WTT: We can't wait. Thanks for your time.
AT: Thanks for letting me set the record straight.
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Change position 39662h (or 39660h sometimes) .....
(c:\windows\system32\winlogon.exe)
8B D1 57 33 C0
with these bytes
C7 06 01 00 00 00 83 EE 04 C3
Save and then replace the original winlogon.exe with the newone.
Must be replaced at
c:\windows\system32 and c:\windows\system32\dllcache
In order be able replacing these files you must boot winxp in SAFE mode, or
out from XP (real DOS, win98, etc).
Now XP HOME or PRO are activated.
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