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9/11 third tower mystery ’solved’…

[BBC] The final mystery of 9/11 will soon be solved, according to US experts investigating the collapse of the third tower at the World Trade Center.
The 47-storey third tower, known as Tower Seven, collapsed seven hours after the twin towers.
Investigators are expected to say ordinary fires on several different floors caused the collapse.
Well, it’s all […]

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us cybersecurity chief resigns…

The top cybersecurity official in the United States has resigned, a little more than a year after joining the Department of Homeland Security, the agency said Friday.
Yoran resigned Thursday because he had completed what he set out to do and felt it was time to move on, he said.
He had completed what he set out […]

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curves leaves working computer full of personal info in dumpster

Reader Adam writes in to let us know his relative found a working Dell computer in the dumpster at his office complex. It appeared to be in functional condition, so he took it home. Sure enough, it…
I ask you, is there any hope in the world?  It’s not like this is the first time this […]

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10 best hacking and software security tools for linux

If you’re a linux geek, a linux geek wannabe, or even a non-linux geek, head on over to Linuxsecurity, where there’s a great article on linux security tools.
These programs are essentials for anyone running a network, as well as good to know for anyone running a computer.   For the non-linux users, there are quite […]

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likely terrorist attack in 2009?

(CNN) — Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democrat-turned-Independent who is a strong supporter of Republican John McCain’s White House bid, suggested Sunday the United States will likely face a terrorist attack in 2009.
What I find most interesting about this is that I’ve been hearing about it for a long time in other-than-mainstream news circles. Now […]

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Iran discovers new oil well

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has discovered an oilfield within its southwestern Farsi oil block, an oil official said on Saturday, without giving details of estimated reserves.
Uh-oh… I hear in the distance the subtle swell of the drums of war… in DC they’re frantically trying to come up with any plausible-sounding reason to invade. This […]

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we still have a second amendment!

The Supreme Court today 06/26/08 struck down the DC gun band and upheld the 2nd amendment with the finding that the “individual” has the “right” to keep and and bare (own) arms and that right “shall not be infringed”.
The vote was 5 to 4
If the vote had gone the other way, it would have started […]

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audit questions oversight of aid to pakistan…

The U.S. has given Pakistan nearly $6 billion to pursue terrorists since the Sept. 11 attacks, but with little to no proof that the money has been used for that purpose, an independent audit has found.
The assessment by the Government Accountability Office, released Tuesday, angered members of Congress who say they are concerned that Pakistan […]

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where are your papers? followup…

The TSA succeeded in getting yet another amendment rendered null and void: you now have to show ID in order to fly.  This was never true up til now.  However, the regulation, in true TSA form, is so fraught with nonsense as well as hidden gotchas that it can be walked through or you can […]

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antivirus - a (sort-of) overview from a corporate pov…

 One of my favorite Lockergnome blogs, The Blade, has a very interesting post about AVG antivirus:
Grisoft, the makers of AVG, are now being accused of destroying web analytics with it’s LinkScanner technology. Grisoft had purchased the LinkScanner technology in December of 2007, and had incorporated the technology in its latest AVG Version 8 software. The […]