Monday, July 18, 2005

Michael Geist on freedom to read and the Canadian ban on reading the new Harry Potter book during the embargoed period in advance of public sale: http://geistharrypotter.notlong.com or possibly a hyperlinkful version at http://www.michaelgeist.ca/index.php?option=content&task=view&id‰6 (but those equals signs usually cause a url to break in transit) 10:54:07 PM    comment []

Misawa airman busted one rank, docked pay for hacking, by Jennifer H. Svan, Stars and Stripes. While working on a government computer during an overnight shift on Dec. 3, 2004, Stout downloaded two hackers' programs from the Internet in an attempt to decrypt the base's user name and password file, giving him access to all base user accounts, including e-mail, according to prosecutor Capt. Jason Spence of the 35th Fighter Wing's Office of the Staff Judge Advocate. He copied it to a second computer and ultimately uploaded the user name and password file and a decryption program onto a personal Web server via the Internet, the prosecutor said. . . . Stout never succeeded in breaking the code, having deleted the file and decryption programs from his government computers and Web server in the same work shift after he became aware that PACAF had notified the Network Control Center of the problem. 9:16:53 AM    comment []

Roy Berman wrote, having spotted my blinking of "Rutgers Proposal for Colleges Meets Alumnae Resistance," in the NYT, to call to my attention the remarks of a thoughtful Rutgers alumnus (himself) on the potential reorganization. He gives considerable context, so it's worth a looksee if you are following the matter or if you checked out the earlier article. 9:16:46 AM    comment []