In the Shadow of Horror, SS guardians frolic - International Herald Tribune
Topic: Society
11:30 am EDT, Sep 19, 2007
Newly discovered snapshots donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum provide a stunning counterpoint to what up until now has been the only major source of preliberation Auschwitz photos.
PhreakNIC Technology and Hacker Culture Convention
Topic: Technology
11:21 am EDT, Sep 19, 2007
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PhreakNIC is an annual gathering in Nashville, TN, for hackers, makers, security professionals, and general technology enthusiasts. Hours upon hours of both informative and entertaining presentations are given by volunteers and many areas are set up with the intent of encouraging socialization. In our 11th year, we are now the longest running non-commercial hacker convention in the United States.* PhreakNIC is organized by the Nashville 2600 Organization, which is a 501(c)(3) tax deductible charity. However, it takes many resources to organize, and help is given to PhreakNIC by other 2600 groups in the South East United States, as well as the Nashville Linux Users Group. Our thanks go out to all who contribute.
Is this worth going to? Seriously, I mean aside from the drinking.
TV Torrents: When 'piracy' is easier than legal purchase | Surveillance State - CNET Blogs
Topic: Technology
12:42 am EDT, Sep 14, 2007
Step 1: Download and install the Miro media player, which is available for Linux, Mac and Windows.
Step 2: Locate an RSS feed for a TV show you want to watch. One fantastic source of these is the website tvRSS.net
Navigate through the list of TV shows on the tvRSS website, and find a desired show.
On the web-page for the show, right click on the link to the RSS feed of that show, and copy the URL location.
Step 3: Open up Miro, and go to the Channels menu, and select Add Channel. The RSS address that was copied previously should already be displayed. If it's not, paste it.
Why on earth build a relay computer when there are already computers over a hundred thousand times faster? Well, for two reasons: to prove that silicon is not magic and because I want to.
The simple relay adder was built using free NOS relays sometime in 2005, but my goal was to someday build a more elaborate one that could run programs but not fill up a room like the early computers. Harry Porter built an incredible 415-relay computer which can be seen at this page: http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~harry/Relay/
I never thought I'd fully understand how his computer worked, let alone build one. Finally in spring 2007, I gained more understanding of computer systems from a course in college then joked to a friend about using the x86 instruction set for a relay computer to boot up Windows, which would’ve taken several hundred years on a relay computer running on a 50Hz clock. And so the inspiration began... (note: if you want to skip the hardware details of the computer, the pictures and videos are at the end of this page).
I'm running a system that includes virtual servers which makes the setup a tiny bit more complex. Following the instructions above I get the following error message (in /var/log/apache/error.log) when I try to start the server.
[error] mod_ssl: Init: (www.xfly.co.uk:80) Illegal attempt to re-initialise\ SSL for server (theoretically shouldn't happen!)
This is fixed by including the lines that activate the SSL Engine in a virtual host declaration rather than in the main server definition. I think it has something to do with the way mod-ssl is compiled but don't quote me on that. Anyway an example virtual host declaration is show below (with a modified email address):
His Holiness the Dalai Lama at Emory University | Events
Topic: Science
3:54 pm EDT, Sep 13, 2007
Educating the Heart and Mind: A Path to Universal Responsibility
1:00 p.m. Gates open 3:00 p.m. Musical entertainment begins (artists to be announced) 4:45 p.m. Main program begins 6:15 p.m. Event ends
Emory University presents an afternoon with His Holiness the Dalai Lama with special musical guests and activities. His Holiness will deliver a public talk suitable for the entire family entitled "Educating the Heart and Mind: A Path to Universal Responsibility." Venue
Centennial Olympic Park, Atlanta, Georgia See Venue Details for more information about parking and accessibility.
The Dalai Lama will be speaking in Centennial Olympic Park on October 22. Be there or be square.