Sunday, July 11, 2004

For Hackers, Shop Talk, a Warning and Advice. At a conference of self-described computer hackers, some argued that the government gave undeservedly harsh punishments to violators of computer fraud statutes. By By NICHOLAS THOMPSON. [The New York Times > Technology] 9:23:15 PM    comment []

Accessibility hacker facing lawsuit for improving Odeon's site [bOing bOing] 4:37:43 PM    comment []

Metafilter: MP3 Blog Roundup. [Scripting News] 4:37:00 PM    comment []

UCLA supports RSS. "The syndication of our headlines allows other websites to incorporate new alerts or announcements into their headlines without further work on their part." [Scripting News] 4:36:51 PM    comment []

Behind the Breakup of the Kings of Tort. Before William Lerach and Melvyn Weiss parted ways in May, they ran a law firm that towered like no other over the combative business of suing corporations. By By TIMOTHY L. O'BRIEN. [The New York Times > Business] 7:18:35 AM    comment []

Is Broadband Out of a Wall Socket the Next Big Thing?. Broadband over power lines makes it possible for plain old electric wires to do double duty in carrying high-speed digital data. By By JAMES FALLOWS. [The New York Times > Technology] Though, in discussions on this topic years ago, I recall that there was some techincal prob pulling this off in the U.S., unlike the U.K., where it was already underway, on account of reliance on 60 Hz or something. (Is that the right worry?) Has that been resolved? 7:09:02 AM    comment []

SUNDAY COMICS. Our apologies for the lack of BTD Sunday Comics last week. The holiday came up quick, swept us away, and left us unable to complete our Sunday Comics editing tasks. It won't happen again. We promise. Unless it does .... [Begging To Differ] 7:07:02 AM    comment []

Solar Storms Continuing to Reverberate. The massive solar storms that pummeled the Earth last fall have continued almost to the edge of the solar system, causing disruptions on other planets and other surprising effects. By By WARREN E. LEARY. [The New York Times > Science] 7:05:49 AM    comment []

THE ULTIMATE INTERVIEWERS' GRUDGE MATCH, VOLUME ONE: Deborah Solomon >From The New York Times Magazine Meets the VOICE's Shelter columnist Toni Schlesinger. In Hell. (Okay, okay, I got this from The Gawker.) 2:45:34 AM    comment []