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  1. iPad on Doing Digital Art When You Can't Use Your Hand? · · Score: 1
  2. Re:Historical dirt on Airbus on comp.risks on Airbus A380 Under Fire · · Score: 1
  3. Re:One beeelllliiioonn dollars? on World's Biggest Hacker Held · · Score: 4, Informative
    From the BBC report:

    "The Briton was indicted in 2002 by a federal grand jury on eight counts of computer-related crimes in 14 different states.
    It claimed that he hacked into an army computer at Fort Myer, Virginia, obtained administrator privileges and transmitted codes, information and commands.

    Unauthorised access
    He is accused of then deleting around 1,300 user accounts.
    The indictment alleged Mr McKinnon also deleted "critical system files" on the computer, copied a file containing usernames and encrypted passwords for the computer and installed tools to gain unauthorised access to other computers.

    A loss of over $5,000 (£2,725) to the Army stemmed from the alleged damage, according to the indictment."

    So in the space of three years, $5K becomes $100M? Nice rate of return, if you can get it...

  4. Re:What is that supposed to accomplish? on Should the UN Replace ICANN? · · Score: 2, Informative
    From the history section of the ITU website:

    "In 1947, after the Second World War, ITU held a conference in Atlantic City with the aim of developing and modernizing the organization. Under an agreement with the newly created United Nations, it became a UN specialized agency on 15 October 1947, and the headquarters of the organization were transferred in 1948 from Bern to Geneva."

    It's tragic (and deeply dishonest) the way UN-bashing (Kyoto-bashing, ICC-bashing...) is becoming a hackneyed tool of American unilateralists and imperialists seeking to justify their arrogant disregard for the rest of the world. So much is being lost through one nation abusing its unbalanced position of power in the world.

  5. Managing Imap on Recommendations for the Right IMAP Server? · · Score: 4, Informative

    Needing answers to the same question, yesterday i bought a copy of this book: Managing Imap Perhaps you should get hold of it too. It covers the whole IMAP thing and Cyrus and UW in detail. If you are not worried about using proprietary s/w, and want something easy to set up for testing, have a look at Communigate. This is a complete mailserver solution, very quick to install set up configure, has an IMAP module and lots more. A licence costs $$ but the free version is identical save for a 1-line- text advert appended to outgoing emails. (Linux versions available, don't know how it would fit with Gentoo though)

  6. What's the difference... on Discover The DISCover Console · · Score: 1

    ...between this and that?

  7. Mailorder privacy on The Web's Longest Disclaimer · · Score: 5, Insightful
    [from their privacy policy...] "Protecting your privacy. Your privacy is important to us... " [unless you've read the eula...] "American Airlines will not treat as confidential any communications you send to us by electronic mail or otherwise. American Airlines has no obligation to refrain from publishing, reproducing, or otherwise using your communications in any way and for any purpose." [and if you want to opt out you'll need a stamp and a lot of patience...] "While we believe this disclosure of your information will result in opportunities that may be of interest to you, you have the right to tell us not to give your information to any third party. If you want American to keep all of your information confidential and not share it with any third party, please mail your written request to American Airlines AAdvantage Program; P.O.Box 619688; DFW Airport, Texas 75261-9688. Your request must include your name, AAdvantage number, mailing address and must be signed. Please allow six weeks to process your request. "

    Airmail, anyone?

  8. oops... on Hearings On Bills To "Promote" Digital TV · · Score: 2

    that didn't come out right... should have been a link

  9. the google link to NYT on Hearings On Bills To "Promote" Digital TV · · Score: 2, Interesting

    no registration required via google... http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/25/technology/25DIG I.html?ex=1033617600&en=479c48c630cb24a1&ei=5062&p artner=GOOGLE

  10. decimal clock on Isn't it Time for Metric Time? · · Score: 1

    I set this decimal clock ticking at the start of Y2K. Not bothered about the earth's rotation, i standardisted on the (imperial) second. This gives us a decimal day of approximately 28 imperial hours. Every four (decimal) days or so my waking hours overlap with yours...