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WOLF bullets good, and also cheap.

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Simplest and safest is bribery. I don't know why we don't do it more often. Almost makes me believe the guys running things are secret war nerds themselves, because otherwise they'd do bribery as a way of bringing down "rogue states" all the time. Just do the math. Right now, November 12, 2006, the official cost of Iraq is around $340 billion. Suppose we'd just bombed Iraq with dollars; we'd be the heroes of the world, and every family in Iraq would be - are you ready for this?-$70,000 richer. That would make Iraq one of the richest countries in the world.

Kinda puts the spending in perspective, don't it?

eXile - Issue #251 - War Nerd - How To Win In Iraq - By Gary Brecher

The hype surrounding AJAX and security risks is hard to miss. Supposedly, this hot new technology responsible for compelling web-based applications like Gmail and Google Maps harbors a dark secret that opens the door to malicious hackers. Not exactly true. Even the most experienced Web application developers and security experts have a difficult time cutting through the buzzword banter to find the facts. And, the fact is most websites are insecure, but AJAX is not the culprit. Although AJAX does not make websites any less secure, it’s important to understand what does.

AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript XML) is a combination of web browser technologies that allows web page content to be updated “on-the-fly” without the user moving from page to page. In the background of an AJAX-enabled web page, data (typically formatted in XML, but also HTML, JavaScript, etc.) is transferred to and from the web server. In the case of Gmail, new email messages are displayed as they arrive automatically. In Google Maps, a user may mouse-drag through street maps without visiting additional pages. The mechanism for performing asynchronous data transfers is a software library embedded in all modern web browsers called XMLHTTPRequest (XHR) . XHR is the key to a website earning the “AJAX” moniker. Otherwise, it’s just fancy JavaScript.

If you’re thinking that none of this sounds security related, you’re right. AJAX technology makes website interactivity smoother and more responsive. That’s it. Nothing changes on the web server, where security is supposed to reside. If that’s the case, then what is everyone talking about? Word on the cyber-street is that AJAX is the harbinger of larger attack surfaces, increased complexity, fake requests, denial of service, deadly cross-site scripting (XSS) , reliance on client-side security, and more. In reality, these issues existed well before AJAX. And, the recommended security best practices remain unchanged. If you’re like me, you want to know what’s really important, so let’s take a closer look.

I know a memestreamer is writing a book on this stuff, so I'm interested in his comments on this.

WhiteHat Security :: Articles

How to hook MS SQL Server to MySQL.

MySQL AB :: MySQL Forums :: Microsoft SQL Server :: HOWTO: SQL Server 2005 to MySQL 5 Linked Server UPDATE

I was accepted into Sun’s Startup Essentials program today (nearly a month after I applied). As promised, I’m blogging the pricing.

The discounts on hardware are pretty good. There’s one low-end server that has no discount, but most products are in the 30%-50% off range. One server, a $70k behemoth, is a whopping 66% off.

Only servers and workstations are offered as part of the program. If you’re getting a workstation, you can add on things like monitors at a discount, but you can’t buy the monitors directly. That’s too bad, because a $995 24-inch LCD is only $470 under the program. Sun should consider selling these by themselves. What a great branding win it would be to have developers at startups everywhere sitting behind dual 24inch monitors staring at a Sun logo all day.

Enough analysis; here’s the pricing.

I’m not including all the specs below; the specs that are included are there just to help differentiate between two systems of the same name. I’m also not including all the configuration options. You can add things like keyboards and monitors, but not change hard drives and RAM.

There may be typos in the table below — I transcribed it by hand. So these prices may not be 100% accurate and of course Sun might change them at any time. In any event, this price list should be enough to give you an idea of what you can get under the program and the types of discounts you’ll see.

If you have a startup: sign up for this.

Sun Startup Essentials pricing :: Adam Kalsey

This book sat on a shelf at home, while I was in India for six months. My mother's friend, who was to accompany her on their own trip to India, gave it to me. Theirs was an exhausting package tour of North India. Mine was a more leisurely six months, the first two days of which were in Bombay. I was overwhelmed by the heat, filth, poverty, snakes, and culture shock in the brief time I spent in Colaba, and I was out of there heading to Goa on the Konkani Express as soon as was possible. Had I gone to Bombay later in my trip, I might have enjoyed it more. I wish that I had read this book before arriving, because I despised Bombay, and this book has me wanting to take another look.

Shantaram documents the escape of a convicted junkie and stick-up man in Australia, and his flight to Bombay, where he learns Hindi, Marathi and Urdu, moves to a slum, becomes a doctor, joins the Mafia, undergoes months of torture at Arthur Road Prison, acts in Bollywood, and fights in Afghanistan.

The story is fascinating, and is a testament to the strength of human will. More than the story itself though, what is impressive about this book is the language. The language is beautiful. He made me smell India, feel India, all over again.

Read this book. It is one of the finest books I have ever read.

Shantaram - Gregory David Roberts

he Tango icon theme's goal is to make applications not seem alien on any desktop. A user running a multiplatform application should not have the impression that the look is unpolished and inconsistent with what he or she is used to. While this isn't about merging styles of all desktop systems, we do aim to not be drastically different on each platform.

Along with a generic type fallback, having a similar style will help in the transition phase with some legacy icons which may still remain on a user's particular desktop.

Pretty color pallete.

Tango Icon Theme Guidelines - Tango Desktop Project

Javascript obfuscation

Jasob JavaScript Obfuscator - The ultimate solution for JavaScript obfuscation!

Swab a clear liquid onto a gaping wound and watch the bleeding stop in seconds. An international team of researchers has accomplished just that in animals, using a solution of protein molecules that self-organise on the nanoscale into a biodegradable gel that stops bleeding.

If the material works as well in humans, it could save thousands of lives and make surgery far easier in many cases, surgeons say.

OOooh! Put this stuff in bullets to make them less lethal?

Self-assembling gel stops bleeding in seconds

Real Cocaine?

The 8.4 fluid ounce energy booster has no actual cocaine in it, but it does contain 280 milligrams of caffeine. According to the company's Web site, the only way to get more caffeine per ounce is with an espresso.

ABC News: The Ultimate Energy Drink: Cocaine?