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Meme is not my middle name |
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Pocketful of porn | News.blog | CNET News.com |
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Topic: Miscellaneous |
3:16 pm EST, Jan 29, 2005 |
] The new services will include downloadable recordings of ] Jameson and other members of ClubJenna (Jameson's ] marketing business for adult stars' Web sites) making ] suggestive sounds that can be used as ring tones on ] mobile phones. Content will also include music, texting ] services and images that can be used as wallpaper or ] screensavers. buzzword update: moantones. Pocketful of porn | News.blog | CNET News.com |
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SOUNDS LIKE PROGRESS � Man Pees Way Out Of Avalanche |
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Topic: Miscellaneous |
12:02 pm EST, Jan 29, 2005 |
] A Slovak man trapped in his car under an avalanche freed ] himself by drinking 60 bottles of beer and urinating on ] the snow to melt it. ] ] Rescue teams found Richard Kral drunk and staggering ] along a mountain path four days after his Audi car was ] buried in the Slovak Tatra mountains. SOUNDS LIKE PROGRESS � Man Pees Way Out Of Avalanche |
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APOD: 2005 January 26 - First Launch of the Delta IV Heavy |
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Topic: Science |
8:52 am EST, Jan 26, 2005 |
] The new Delta IV Heavy Launch Vehicle is the largest ] rocket ever to be launched by the US Air Force. The Delta ] IV Heavy is capable of launching over 23,000 kilograms ] into low Earth orbit. Ooh, big rocket animations. Funny, they don't quite list what the USAF needed 23 megagrams of payload for. APOD: 2005 January 26 - First Launch of the Delta IV Heavy |
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Viruslist.com - Analyst's Diary |
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Topic: Recreation |
1:47 pm EST, Jan 25, 2005 |
] We have received word that a trojaned version of DC++, ] which is a P2P program, is available for download on ] several legitimate sites, including download.com. ] ] From what we know only build 0.668 is affected. The ] trojaned version installs several malware onto the system ] upon execution of the installer. ] ] It installs TrojanDownloader.Win32.Istbar.er, ] Trojan.Win32.Krepper.ag and Trojan.Win32.Agent.ba - these ] files are all in a way related to the installation of ] AdWare. ] ] Once again we're seeing that a single package is ] downloading a huge amount of AdWare. All in all we ] detected about 50 infected objects on an infected system. ] ] It's interesting to note is that the trojaned version of ] DC++ actually is smaller in size than the clean one. Viruslist.com - Analyst's Diary |
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Forbes.com: Update 1: Apple ITunes Sells 250 Million Songs |
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Topic: Miscellaneous |
12:05 pm EST, Jan 25, 2005 |
] With its music downloads selling at a rate of more than a ] million per day, Apple Computer Inc. said Monday ] customers have purchased more than 250 million songs from ] its online iTunes Music Store. Talk about volume. Apple was excited to sell its first million... now it is about 1.25m/day. Forbes.com: Update 1: Apple ITunes Sells 250 Million Songs |
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Topic: Miscellaneous |
12:01 pm EST, Jan 25, 2005 |
] The Microsoft chief and the richest man in the world, ] Bill Gates on Tuesday made the largest private donation ] to child heath, giving £400 million to the "Global ] Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation", so as to ensure ] children in developing countries have access to ] life-saving vaccines. Gates who had recently visited ] India to oversee immunisation programme of children ] described the donation as "just a down payment". Bill Gates |
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Inside Firefox - The Inside Track on Firefox Development |
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Topic: Society |
7:04 pm EST, Jan 24, 2005 |
] As of January 10, 2005, my source of income changed from ] The Mozilla Foundation to Google, Inc. of Mountain View, ] California. My role with Firefox and the Mozilla project ] will remain largely unchanged, I will continue doing much ] the same work as I have described above - with the new ] goal of successful 1.1, 1.5 and 2.0 releases. I remain ] devoted full-time to the advancement of Firefox, the ] Mozilla platform and web browsing in general. I'm sure ] you have many questions. While I will be spending more ] time at Google, I will work out of the Mozilla Foundation ] offices regularly as the need arises. For all questions ] regarding Google, I ask that you contact Google directly, ] rather than myself. This was expected -- Firefox is on the cover of Wired. Of course Google can afford to pay him more than the Foundation -- and of course Google would prefer to hire him directly than through the Foundation. /Don't be Evil/ Inside Firefox - The Inside Track on Firefox Development |
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MSNBC - Jan. 24 called worst day of the year |
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Topic: Miscellaneous |
6:31 pm EST, Jan 24, 2005 |
] After all, it's Jan. 24, the "most depressing day of ] the year," according to a U.K. psychologist. Oooh, equations. Weather and sociological explainations. I've definately had more SAD in January than December so far. MSNBC - Jan. 24 called worst day of the year |
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Jonathan Schwartz's Weblog |
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Topic: Technology |
6:25 pm EST, Jan 24, 2005 |
] Frankly, that behavior is reminiscent of an IBM history ] many CIO's would like to forget. Yo! We're relevant! RELEVANT, I say! IBM, LOOK AT US! Please! Jonathan Schwartz's Weblog |
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