well the parts they didnt censor are pretty damn scary...so Im really worried about the parts they removed...

why again does this need to be censored, if they're going to spend tax payers money on something that is broken, why are we spending tax payers money to cover it up...

--Abaddon

Highly redacted SAIC report on Diebold security

]
] HP plans to protect its Linux customers from the wrath of
] SCO by defending them in court at the company's own
] expense.

The Register

] A federal judge in Oklahoma has ruled that the Federal
] Trade Commission overstepped its authority in creating a
] national do-not-call list against telemarketers.
]
] The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by telemarketers who
] challenged the list, comprised of names of people who do
] not want to receive business solicitation calls. The
] immediate impact of Tuesday's ruling was not clear.
]
] U.S. District Judge Lee West sided in favor of the
] plaintiffs, U.S. Security, Chartered Benefit Services
] Inc., Global Contact Services Inc., InfoCision Management
] Corp. and Direct Marketing Association Inc.
]
] The telemarketing industry estimates that the do-not-call
] list could cut its business in half, costing it up to $50
] billion in sales each year.

Tough shit if they lose money. Its an iffy business model anyway - call huge volumes of phone numbers until you find a sucker who will buy your crap? Ummm... doesn't that sound an awful lot like SPAMMING? And I'd think this list would actually HELP their business - weeds out the people who do not want these calls.

I wonder how much this judge was paid off by the telemarketing industry?

LB

Court blocks 'do not call' list

"David Lee Roth has cancelled the rest of his US tour after injuring himself performing "a very fast, complicated 15th-century samurai move" during a recent performance.

The former Van Halen frontman, who is known for his athleticism, was performing a gig in Philadelphia when he cracked his face with a long piece of wood."

I hope somebody taped this.

Ananova:

] Blackbox Voting.org is Bev Harris' site exposing the
] security vulnerabilities of the Diebold voting machines.
]
]
] As of 8:46 p.m. PST, the site has been pulled, with the
] following message:

only a matter of time, eh...

god this is some bullshit.

Daily Kos: Diebold feels the heat. Sends out attack lawyers

] According to ACLU legal papers, local police, acting at
] the direction of the Secret Service, violated the rights
] of protesters in two ways: people expressing views
] critical of the government were moved further away from
] public officials while those with pro-government views
] were allowed to remain closer; or everyone expressing a
] view was herded into what is commonly known as a
] protest zone, leaving those who merely
] observe, but express no view, to remain closer.

American Civil Liberties Union : Secret Service Ordered Local Police to Restrict Anti-Bush Protesters at Rallies, ACLU Charges in Unprecedented Nationwide Lawsuit

so for those of you that went to speak to the georgia secretary of state about the georgia voting system...well the prof. at kennesaw doesn't do anything but make sure it complies with the law, he does no line by line checking of the code, he never looks at the code...

Lies, Damn Lies, and the Georgie voting system

] Student cuts off penis and tongue after drinking
] hallucinogenic tea

Just say no

] An old battery stalwart is hoping to ride the wave of a
] new portable power technology with an investment in a
] young, upstart company.
] Gillette Co. is betting that fuel cells running on
] alcohol will give batteries and rechargers a run for
] their money. The Boston company has formed a strategic
] alliance with MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc. to develop fuel
] cells for consumers.

I wasn't aware that Gilette owns owns Duracell.

BostonHerald.com - Business: Battery maker becomes investor: Gillette bets future brings fuel cell use

] A GROUP from the open source / free software community
] has put together a response to SCO CEO Darl McBride's
] "Open Letter to the Open Source Community". The INQUIRER
] is glad to print Groklaw's "Dear Darl" letter, along with
] their research.

Neat.

Groklaw sends a Dear Darl letter