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Kryptonite U-Lock Security Flaw
An anonymous reader writes "Once upon a time, a magic marker was able to defeat the Key2Audio copy protection scheme of older Sony CDs. Now, it has been shown that a Bic pen can easily open several models of Kryptonite U-locks. Please patch your systems, or install a tracking device on your bikes!"
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On or around Thursday 13th May 2004 Tony Blair's 16 year old daughter Kathryn attempted to commit suicide. She is in the middle of exams, believed to be GCSE's and took an overdose of unknown pills. She was rushed to hospital and a news blackout was requested by the PM's office and adhered to by the British Press. Katherine is believed to be studying at the Sacred Heart school in Hammersmith, West London, a Roman Catholic state secondary school.
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News about the suicide attempt was confirmed by Alan Johnson, Labour MP for West Hull and Hessle.
So, was this a sudden pang of concience from the British tabloids over sensitive reporting of the PM's family? Or the establishment press (yes even the tabloids are owned by the establishment) kow-towing to protect the flagging public image of the most disasterous Prime Minister this country has ever seen just before local and European Elections?
In a democracy, the public have a right to know about the family failings of anyone in public office - it enables them to judge whether to vote for that individual or not. When that failing family is the Prime Ministers the press have a duty to inform the public - not to protect politicians' images from public scrutiny.
You can comment on the news blackout here:
Stupid Boy forum
Barfi Culture Forum
So-called open publishing newswire Indymedia have also censored this story - see here
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2004/06/293456.htm
Ethical guidance on the reporting of suicide is here
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In Soviet Russia, bicycle locks open YOU!
"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?"
evil..what's it all about? Is it good, or is it whack?
"Too bad we couldn't just live in a society where we wouldn't have to worry about theft! :("
Oh why? Oh why, don't we live in a utopia?
Yeah, but without evil, what would good do all day?
you actually logged in to slashdot and wrote all that, just to tell that guy to go away?
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dude. you need a life!
Thanks for sharing!
Now get off my Internet.
In Soviet Russia Netscape owns Mozilla... but get this: Lindows 0wn3z both Netscape & Mozilla. It's a strange fate for you in Soviet Ruasia... you and your netscape browser...
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It's true.