Friday, June 27, 2003

National Do-Not-Call Registry Overwhelmed by Eager Public. People eager to block telemarketing calls overwhelmed a government Web site that began accepting phone numbers on Friday. By Matt Richtel. [New York Times: Technology] 11:52:27 PM    comment []

Telemarketing opt-out site swamped. A crush of consumers rushes a federal Web site launched Friday to let people opt out of telemarketing calls, crippling the site's servers and slowing access to a crawl. [CNET News.com] 11:47:39 PM    comment []

Is Wi-Fi Good For Developing Nations? Bill Thompson, BBC News. 2:06:37 PM    comment []

Ex-Senator Thurmond Dies at 100 [Washington Post: Front Page] 7:15:01 AM    comment []

A Gay Rights Landmark. Yesterday's historic victory for gay rights is an important step toward winning gay men and women full equality under the law. [New York Times: Opinion] 7:14:34 AM    comment []

R.I.P., Strom Thurmond, dead at 100. CNN via NewsIsFree: Popular Items. 7:09:55 AM    comment []

Hacker How-To Good Summer Reading. Stealing the Network is an entertaining hacking manual that purports to get inside the minds of hackers, explaining how they think. It's a good read, but it may infuriate some security types. A review by Michelle Delio. [Wired News] 7:07:28 AM    comment []