Saturday, August 16, 2003

Microsoft, Security and the Usual Misdirection. Robert Scoble on Microsoft's latest security woes: Fixing security in Windows is an extremely tough problem. Microsoft has, what, 50... [Dan Gillmor's eJournal] 3:41:52 PM    comment []

Andrew: Creepy moment of the day - looking at my referer log and discovering that someone got here by searching for "andrew bayer attention deficit disorder" at Yahoo. So I went and checked the more detailed referer logs that I get as a result of that silly icon at the bottom of the sidebar and ran a traceroute on the IP the request came from. It was from MetLife. Now, I've only got MetLife for dental, but I just had a dentist's appointment on Wednesday, so maybe they could be reviewing my records...but searching for me and ADD? Why is someone at MetLife looking for THAT?!? 9:56:29 AM    comment []

The sweetest thing. An excerpt from the book "Candy and Me: A Love Story," a romance with all things sugary. [Salon.com] 9:54:07 AM    comment []

We're All on the Grid Together. The magnitude of the blackout is rooted in an often ignored aspect of our globalized world: vulnerability due to interconnectivity. By Albert-lÁszlÓ BarabÁsi. [New York Times: Opinion] vulnerability due to interconnectivity. 9:49:27 AM    comment []

An Industry Trapped by a Theory. In the search for the source of Thursday's blackout, the underlying cause has been all but ignored: deregulation. By Robert Kuttner. [New York Times: Opinion] 9:47:15 AM    comment []

At Yale, Remaking College Cuisine as a Holistic Experience. Alice Waters, who helped transform the way American chefs think about food through her award-winning restaurant, Chez Panisse, is looking to do the same for college students. By Marc Santora. [New York Times: Education] 9:44:11 AM    comment []

Good Day for Concerns That Help Save Data. On a day filled with darkness and frustration for many businesses, disaster recovery companies are some of the only ones having a good day. By John Schwartz. [New York Times: Technology] 9:43:29 AM    comment []

How India's Mother of Invention Built an Industry. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw passionately believes that India must embrace biotechnology, with the proper precautions. By Amy Waldman. [New York Times: Technology] 9:42:38 AM    comment []

One year ago on A blog doesn't need a clever name: Grocery lists, more grocery lists, A Rebirth for Ricochet, 10% of the world's population now have internet access, Rip, Mix, Burn: The Politics of Peer to Peer and Copyright Law, The Internet Society on Digital Rights Management (strongly opposed), Netscape Browser Archive, "The LADS >From LAGOS", The Microsoft Canada Academic Innovation Alliance, the Talk City closure, Vietnam considers holding cybercafe owners responsible for patrons who access anti-government sites, post negative e-mail and lose your job, and Russia files hacking charges against FBI agent. 8:52:50 AM    comment []

Michigan Wants Remove.org Removed. By Susan Kuchinskas, Internet.com. Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox on Monday issued a Notice of Intended Action to remove.org, a Web site that promises to protect consumers from spam and pornographic e-mails for $10 a month. . . . Cox's statement said remove.org's claims of being "a complete service offering protection from spam e-mail, junk mail, and telemarketers" were fraudulent. The notice said that there was no way that the service could make good on the many promises of protection from annoying or offensive marketing. This organization's Web site is decorated with the American flag and the Statue of Liberty, yet there are few more un-American practices than lying to the public about being a charity recognized by the IRS, the statement said. Remove.org's blatant deception is a slap in the face of the many legitimate charities that take pains to comply with state and federal charity laws. 8:52:42 AM    comment []