What are you gonna do, play with your prick for another 30 years? ... George Carlin
The Daily Times - www.delmarvanow.com - Salisbury, Md.
Topic: Miscellaneous
12:18 pm EDT, May 4, 2007
Jones opened his news conference by holding up a paper with Carton's home information, which he held in front of him for the duration of his remarks.
"I'm going to release the names and addresses of these people and then their sponsors, and all of the car dealerships and everybody else that sponsors that show is going to have to deal with the reality that they're putting public servants and the public in general in harm's way, and I'm going to make sure that everybody knows, until they get their act together, who these people are, where they live, what they do and how it is that they're misleading the public and creating this furor," Jones said.
Talk WKXW-FM (New Jersey 101.5)/Trenton pulled afternoon hosts Craig Carton & Ray Rossi (aka The Jersey Guys) today following an incident with a New Jersey State Police union. It seems the duo reported on comments regarding a "May ticket blitz" that appeared on a password-protected section of a state troopers' union's web site.
Union president David Jones issued a statement, saying it was irresponsible for the media to traffic in the postings and reportedly threatened retaliation against the hosts and the radio station's employees during a press conference in Trenton. And get this -- he gave out Carton's home address and other personal information.
Following the press conference, Millennium said in a statement: "New Jersey 101.5 and Millennium Radio takes threats against its employees and their families very seriously. This afternoon, Davey Jones of the State Police FOP held a very emotional press conference filled with threats against New Jersey 101.5's Craig Carton and Ray Rossi, as well as management and employees of New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio. This form of intimidation and extortion is reprehensible. During his rage, he also made offensive and embarrassing threats against his own state troopers. We are requesting a full investigation from the New Jersey State Police and the Attorney General's office."
No word on when the Jersey Guys will return to afternoons.. (05-03-07)
Student suspended for bypassing network security - News
Topic: Technology
12:12 pm EDT, Apr 30, 2007
The University of Portland handed a one-year suspension to engineering major and Air Force ROTC member Michael Maass after he wrote a computer program designed to replace and improve Cisco Clean Access (CCA).
Maass noticed flaws in CCA that would allow it to be bypassed in "antivirus and operating system check." Essentially, a program could be written that fooled CCA into thinking it was receiving correct information identifying a computer's operating system and antivirus as current and up to date.
According to Information Services Director Bryon Fessler, a fundamental purpose of CCA is that it "evaluates whether computers are compliant with security policies (i.e., specific antivirus software, operating system updates, patches, etc.)."
In the design of his computer program, Maass looked at the functions CCA provides and identified vulnerabilities where it could be bypassed. He wrote a program that emulated the same functions as CCA and eliminated some security issues.
He says that the method he chose is "one of six that I came up with."
Maass says his intent was not malicious. Rather, the sophomore says he was examining vulnerabilities so that they could be fixed.
"I was planning on going to Cisco with the vulnerability this summer," Maass says.
Chance of showers during the 2008 Beijing Olympics: 50 percent. But Chinese meteorologists have a plan to bring sunshine.
The meteorologists say they can force rain in the days before the Olympics, through a process known as cloud-seeding, to clean the air and ensure clear skies. China has been tinkering with artificial rainmaking for decades, but whether it works is a matter of debate among scientists.
Weather patterns for the past 30 years indicate there is a 50 percent chance of rain for both the opening ceremony on Aug. 8, 2008 and the closing ceremony two weeks later, said Wang Yubin, an engineer with the Beijing Meteorological Bureau.
LiveScience.com - Prehistoric Mystery Organism a Humongous Fungus
Topic: Home and Garden
11:16 am EDT, Apr 26, 2007
A giant mystery organism more than 350 million years old has finally been identified as a humongous fungus.
The enigma known as Prototaxites, which stood in branchless, tree-like trunks up to more than 20 feet tall and a yard wide, lived worldwide from roughly 420 million to 350 million years ago. The giant was the largest-known organism of its day, living in a time when wingless insects, millipedes, worms and other creepy-crawlies dominated, as backboned animals had not yet evolved out of the oceans.
I think i had one of these growing on the porch of my last apartment.
Boing Boing: Contest: imitate the CA Governor issuing a warning
Topic: Photography
11:11 am EDT, Apr 26, 2007
"This photograph is a gift from the Governor and is for the personal use and enjoyment of the recipient only. It may not be used for any other purpose. It may not be sold, duplicated, altered in any way, or used for any political or promotional purpose without the advance express written consent of Governor Schwarzenegger. If this photograph is used in an unauthorized manner, the Governor shall have the right to enjoin its use."
I don't want to break the Governor's rules by holding a promotional contest for the funniest photoshop alteration of the Governor's photo. Instead, I'll hold a contest to find out who can do the best job of imitating the Governor reciting the warning. To enter the contest, dial 818-921-1292 and do your best. The winner will receive a Boing Boing T-shirt! Deadline is midnight tonight, April 25, pacific time. Feel free to be creative and veer from the script. Don't forget to include your name and email address in the message (which I will edit out from the audio if I post it to Boing Boing).
