25. July, 2003 - Get a Mac
- Swiss researchers have found a method for Cracking Windows passwords in seconds as long as the passwords are alphanumeric. If you’re using Windows, perhaps it’s time to sneak some punctuation into your passwords.
- Then again, if you’re running Windows, weak passwords are probably the least of your worries: Critical flaw found in Windows, specifically in DirectX. A carefully crafted MIDI file on a web-page can open your computer to all kinds of nastiness. Is this when I mention that maybe you should get a Mac?
- Freeviewing Stereoscopic photos have existed nearly since the beginnings of photography in the 19th century. Surprisingly, you can view these images without special equipment by freeviewing. Remember to tilt your head! Some images to get you started: Donner Lake and dock workers. Many more exist, find them via Googling. [reed] [I dunno, Reed. Trying to freeview just gives me a headache, but I can’t do the random dot ones, either. -DaveP]
- Finally, Good news from the health industry. According to Italian researches (who are certainly unbiased) eating pizza cuts cancer risk.
Does this mean I just didn’t eat enough pizza? [jim] [Yes, Jim, that must be it. -DaveP]
- Gun shop suing to stay in Minneapolis Mark Koscielski is suing to be allowed to find some place in Minneapolis to run his gun shop. Current zoning means he’d have to move out of town.
- In Doc’s The Fifth Horse (of the apocalypse), he talks about the FCC deregulation allowing Clear Channel to buy all the radio/TV stations in a town that the House is trying to block. The problem is that the FCC has never deregulated the airwaves, so there’s a monopoly power there, and the only way to fight that is to further regulate the market. Regulation breeds the need for more regulation. Blegh. [doc]
- The ActiveState Field Guide to Spam describes the tricks spammers are using to avoid filters and sneak their spam through to your email.
Copyright 2008, Dave Polaschek.
Last updated on Fri, 25 Jul 2003 08:21:28.
