User: MITpianoman

They have an open network policy

On: Hacked MIT Server Used To Stage Attacks

Having gone there for my undergrad, this isn't that surprising. Students' computers get fixed IP addresses on the network (and it's very straightforward to get a hostname registered). Due to the fixed IP addresses, hackers scan the network range fairly regularly looking for boxes to pop. Back in 2002 I set up a Win2k box on the network. Within 24 hours of it being online (and stupidly, unpatched), it was infected with code red.

ASUS RT-N16

On: Open Source Router To Replace WRT54GL?

I was just considering the same question myself not even 2 days ago. I ultimately decided on the ASUS RT-N16 as others here have suggested, as it seemed to have the consensus of several users on the DD-WRT forum: http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=70817&highlight=rtn16 The WNDR3700 would be nice if they manage to get it past what appears to be an alpha-release support

way to bring attention to your mistake

On: Photoshop Disaster Draws DMCA Notice For Boing Boing

Had Ralph Lauren's lawyers just ignored the original post, it would have been lost on me. Thanks to their legal threat, I've now heard of and seen the bad ad, and think slightly less of the company for their shenanigans

sucks to be the person who sent the email

On: McAfee Leaks Conference Attendees' Personal Info

"taking steps to ensure it doesn't happen again" = someone is getting fired

Silverlight obscurity

On: First Look At Microsoft Silverlight 3

They're already on version 3? I had no idea there was a v2

what about all that paint?

On: Painting The World's Roofs White Could Slow Climate Change

It's all good and fine, except for the side-effects of producing all that white paint.