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| daily links: october 2001 |
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10.1.01
Salon.com—Domain names associated with the attacks were being grabbed up even before they were over
ZDNet—Microsoft trying to makeover its image among Mac users with Office v.X
Wired News—Company hopes to convince consumers to use their fingerprints instead of credit cards to pay for goods and services
CNN.com—Clinton to fight Supreme Court disbarment
USA Today—Hijackers used unencoded emails sent from Kinko's and other cybercafes to communicate with one another
MSNBC—Will the recent slump affect Amazon.com's ability to reach profitability this year? |
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10.2.01
ABCnews.com—Web scammer who took advantage of common misspellings of well-known names to trap web browsers is shut down by Feds
Space.com—NRO to launch new spy satellites from California
New Scientist—Miniature microscope could monitor living individual brain cells
Wired News—New anti-terrorism legislation which expands surveillance powers of FBI will expire automatically in two years in an attemtp to prevent long-term and excessive civil rights abuses
Time.com—Special forces are already on the ground in Afghanistan gathering intelligence for possible future strikes
Salon.com—Terrorists were excellent at identity theft, and authorities fear future copycat crimes by rogue groups |
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10.3.01
Wired News—The biggest threat to computer networks may not come from virus, but rather from how easy it is for hackers to break into default installations of software
ZDNet—Motorola is working on a methane powered fuel cell which could keep cell phones running for a month in between charges
USA Today—Salon.com to start charging for access to all of its articles
CNN.com—Katherine Harris, infamous for her tainted role in the Florida presidential scandal, plans to run for Congress
MSNBC—Email turns 30
New Scientist—The major labels are experimenting with new copy protection systems in an effort to prevent digital copying of CDs |
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10.4.01
CNN.com—FTC chair announces that he will no longer seek stronger (and badly needly) consumer privacy laws
Wired News—New add-on for Handspring Visor will give users a massage
MSNBC—Sensitive data pulled from government web sites for fear that the information could be of use to terrorists
Space.com—Lockheed picked to build next Mars orbiter
USA Today—eBay's hands-off policy towards regulating their users is under scrutiny as online fraud on its site grows
ABCnews.com—New monthly contraceptive for women approved by FDA |
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10.5.01
The Click Game—A friend sent me this link. You'll pay for this one, LaGoy...
Wired News—Georgia cop fired for sending anti-Arab email
ZDNet—Microsoft's ridiculous licensing rules may drive corporate customers to alternatives such as Linux
New Scientist—Marijuana could help cocaine addicts kick the habit. Haven't they been telling us for years that marijuana use leads to cocaine use?
USA Today—Art museums increasingly popular in Las Vegas
ABCnews.com—Pakistan says it is satisfied with the evidence against bin Laden |
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10.8.01
Monkey Phone Call—Just what the hell is this? This can't be for real...can it?
Salon.com—Cops make donut run in helicopter
The Age.com—Australian scientists copyright 100,000,000,000 touch-tone phone sequences in an effort to demonstrate the ridiculousness of copyright laws
Wired News—Company wants to build half-mile tall solar chimney in rural Australia
CNN.com—One of bin Laden's brothers speaks on behalf of his family, which roundly condemns that attacks and which disowned Osama years ago
MSNBC—U2 webcasting a concert on October 10 for free |
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10.9.01
Wired News—Self-sufficient SlugBot will eat slugs and use their corpses for fuel
CNN.com—Hey, look! Another idea that Microsoft stole from Apple. Of course, Apple doesn't charge their users for the service...
MSNBC—Ugh. Don't we have enough advertisements in our lives already?
ABCnews.com—Salvage operation of the Russian sub Kursk is completed successfully
New Scientist—In a double-blind study, prayer doubled the success rate of women attempting IVF
Yahoo! News—German city sets up drive-in brothels |
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10.10.01
The Register—Following the lead of a similar stunt last year in Australia, Brits write in "Jedi Knight" for their religion on the census
USA Today—FBI believes that Anthrax in Florida tabloid case was manmade, and think there was criminal intent behind the action, but remain unsure of a link to terrorist activity
Salon.com—Another odd repercussion from the attacks: less gore in Halloween costumes this year, and an increase in patriotic and heroic costumes
CNN.com—Corporate customers not enthusiastic about Windows XP; many do not plan to upgrade in the near future
New Scientist—US using psychological warfare in the form of leaflet drops and radio broadcast as part of the campaign against bin Laden and the Taliban
MSNBC—AT&T overcharges cable customers in Washington for at least $200,000 |
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10.11.01
Wired News—Sesame Street's Bert appears in on a poster with bin Laden
CNN.com—Several high-ranking Taliban leaders are believed to have been killed in the first wave of US strikes
USA Today—Third case of anthrax confirmed in Florida
MSNBC—New Amazon.com feature lets customers view photos of actual pages and art from books
ZDNet—New software will detect ad-blocking programs on banner-supported sites and charge people to view the site's content if they refuse to view the ads
C|NET—Microsoft reneges on another Xbox promise |
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10.12.01
MSNBC—New owners of famously defunct dotcom web addresses often increase their web traffic, but have to deal with new headaches as well
Salon.com—Giuliani rejects $10 million donation from Saudi prince
Wired News—FBI press release warning of imminent new terrorist attacks ominously named "Skyfall"
ZDNet—Researchers working on ways to make computer chips out of plastic
New Scientist—New drug that blocks sperm from receiving calcium could be first unisex contraceptive
CNN.com—Disposable digital cameras in testing phase |
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10.15.01
Wired News—New method of treating donated blood could make blood transfusions safer
USA Today—Intelligence experts are closely examing bin Laden's taped statements of evidence of coded messages he could be sending to his followers
CNN.com—Sony to introduce new color choices for PS2, but at a higher cost
MSNBC—Handspring beats rival Palm to the punch and introduces a PDA-cell phone combo
Space.com—Flags that were flying over Pentagon and WTC the day of the attacks will be taken into space on next shuttle mission
ABCnews.com—U.S. rejects Taliban offer to turn over bin Laden to third party if the air attacks cease |
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10.16.01
Wired News—Will the destructive part of the SirCam worm be activated on October 16?
ZDNet—Amazon.com to introduce a service that will let you listen to a CD before it is released if you make an advance purchase
C|NET—Yahoo! sells WebRing service
CNN.com—Sega to make arcade games based on Xbox motherboard
ABCnews.com—Are classified military secrets available on the web?
Space.com—New study of lunar soil lends further credence to the theory that the moon was formed when a giant piece of the earth was detached by an impact |
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10.17.01
Salon.com—Man indicted in Anthrax hoax
CNN.com—Recent study provides evidence that baboons might be capable of abstract thought
ZDNet—In wake of Anthrax scares, some businesses may move away from snail mail to email-only communications
ABCnews.com—In the latest of a recent series of bizarre proclamations, Stephen Hawking says that we must start to colonize space immediately or face extinction within the next thousand years
New Scientist—DNA tests add support to the claim that two teeth in an Italian church belonged to St. Luke
BBC News—Russians put ad for Kodak on the ISS |
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10.18.01
Wired News—20 senate staff members test positive for highly potent form of Anthrax
Salon.com—Early tests indicate that Anthrax in Florida and New York was the same strain
ZDNet—Apple plans to unveil new device on October 23, hoping to steal some of the fanfare from the Windows XP launch on October 25
USA Today—New worm takes advantage of Anthrax scare to help propigate itself
CNN.com—Passengers on flights into Reagan National Airport will be required to stay in their seats for the last 30 minutes of the flight
Space.com—Experts refute Hawking's doom and gloom predictions for the human race |
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10.19.01
Poke the Bunny—Squishy!
Carhenge—Replica of Stonehenge made out of automobiles
CNN.com—Text of some of the propaganda broadcasts and leaflets the the US is unleashing on Afghanistan
USA Today—Captured terrorist says that bin Laden does not act without the approval of the Taliban
New Scientist—Cars may one day be able to sense the emotional level of the driver and warn him to pull over if he gets too excited
C|NET—Intel shutting down its consumer electronics division |
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10.22.01
Wired News—A few interesting tidbits, from GPS being degraded for non-military receivers in Afghanistan to new info on the recently propsed anti-terrorism eavesdropping bill and the Freedom of Information Act.
CNN.com—Ranger commandos on covert operations in Afghanistan leave behind copies of famous photo of firefighters rasing US flag
USA Today—Manhattan bar uses remote-controlled cameras and instant messenging to allow patrons to check out potential dates
Space.com—Japan finishing up work on its module for the ISS
ABCnews.com—EMP pulses could be used by terrorists to destroy sensitive electronic equipment and data in future attacks
ZDNet—Department of Justice may investigate record labels for anti-trust violations. But you know what? If you can't nail Microsoft as an illegal monopoly, how can you realistically expect to nab anyone else, no matter how guilty? |
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10.23.01
Los Angeles Times—New push for metatags that will rate content of sites
Philadelphia Inquirer—Man receives response to his email to Saddam Hussein
ABCnews.com—New non-lethal laser device could be used to stop potential attackers in their tracks
USA Today—Yahoo! adding themes to their instant messenging service
CNN.com—Terrorist attacks increase security preparations for 2002 Olympics in Utah
ZDNet—New service in Australia will let drivers send text messages to other drivers, using the license plate number for reference |
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10.24.01
ZDNet—Apple unveils the iPod, a small, inexpensive MP3 player with 5 gigs of storage and a firewire connection
Salon.com—This is an article about the two crop-dusting attacks in Mississippi, but one of the interviewees is quoted using the word "bumfuzzled"
Wired News—Independent game designers are redeveloping classic games with new graphics, but the copyright holders' aren't amused
CNN.com—Britney and AOL sign a joint promotional deal. Need you further proof that are both in league with the devil?
USA Today—Louisiana court orders ISP to reveal identities of anonymous posters who criticized the administration at the University of Louisiana-Monroe
ABCnews.com—Bill Gates to appear on Frasier |
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10.25.01
Salon.com—Two Kentucky students arrested in Anthrax hoax
Space.com—US working with Russia on RAMOS, a satellite-based missile monitoring system
USA Today—In a small concession to our Constitutional rights, the revised anti-terrorism bill requires a judge to monitor the FBI's expanded snooping capabilities
New Scientist—USPS may install special machines to irradiate the mail to destroy any biological agents, such as Anthrax
ZDNet—Tech salaries on the decline
CNN.com—Mars Odyssey spacecraft settles into a stable orbit |
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10.26.01
USA Today—Logan airport to install face recognition system
Wired News—Free speech on the web suffers in the wake of the 9.11 attacks
CNN.com—FTC sets up web site to handle fraud complaints
Salon.com—Survivor to return to South Pacific for fourth season
ABCnews.com—Scientists discover fossil of ancient, gigantic crocodile
MSNBC—9.11 attacks make the anti-trust concerns over Windows XP a back burner issue |
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10.29.01
CNN.com—Department of Defense orders smart ID cards for all military personnel
The Register—Google ponders premium services as a way to boost revenues
USA Today—17 Christians massacred in Catholic church in Pakistan
ZDNet—Microsoft blocks all browsers but IE from its MSN.com internet site
New Scientist—Caddy at St. Andrews develops golf tee that will help golfers hit the ball straighter
ABCnews.com—Chemical additive found in Anthrax letters may help pinpoint the origin of the biological agent |
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10.30.01
ABCnews.com—FBI warns of additional terrorist attacks on the US in the next week
CNN.com—Napster plans 2002 relaunch as a commercial service
Wired News—Tiny insulin-secreting capsules that float in the bloodstream could cure diabetes
ZDNet—Retailers unsure of how Apple's iPod will be received by consumers
Salon.com—Harry Potter merchandise could lead to strong holiday season for retailers
ABCnews.com—Chemical additive found in Anthrax letters may help pinpoint the origin of the biological agent |
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10.31.01
ZDNet—Amazon.com says that switching to Linux saved them millions of dollars
Wired News—Final cut of the first Lord of the Rings movie delivered to Hollywood from New Zealand
CNN.com—MTV fires 450 employees
ABCnews.com—Machines that would irridiate mail to kill Anthrax and other biological agents could also damage other items such as film and electronic devices
The Wayback Machine—An archive of web sites that goes back 5 years
New Scientist—Site that provided code that would let Aibo owners teach their pets new tricks is forced to pull programs after notice from Sony |
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