Wildfire Forecast Goes From Bad to Worse (AP)

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New Forecast Says Inflation May Get
Worse (AP)

New Forecast Says Inflation May Get
Worse (AP) 05/24/2004 07:52 AM
AP - Fed by escalating energy prices and a rebounding economy, inflation will pick up more this year than previously thought, a group of economic forecasters says.

NTT DoCoMo results higher but forecast
worse

NTT DoCoMo results higher but forecast
worse 05/07/2004 08:32 PM
Industry Standard May 8 2004 0:22AM GMT

Women perform worse than men on average
but even worse when playing against men

Women perform worse than men on average
but even worse when playing against men 04/24/2004 06:22 AM
Notes from the paper Performance in Competitive Environments- Gender Differences

marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2004/04/politi cally_inc.html
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Research and Markets : Global Forecast
from 2004 to 2009 On OSS Investments and
Forecast Data On Broadband and
Residential VoIP Subscriber Growth

Research and Markets : Global Forecast
from 2004 to 2009 On OSS Investments and
Forecast Data On Broadband and
Residential VoIP Subscriber Growth 04/06/2005 02:07 AM
Research and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c15068) has announced the addition of VoIP and its impact on OSS to their offering. [PRWEB Apr 6, 2005]

Wildfire: feature/115

Wildfire: feature/115 04/26/2004 10:57 PM
The second trip to Falluja and the courteous kidnappers .. are

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Wildfire Prediction Heats Up

Wildfire Prediction Heats Up 08/07/2004 03:42 PM
Wired News Aug 7 2004 6:09PM GMT

Bad News Spreads like Wildfire

Bad News Spreads like Wildfire 09/02/2004 11:12 PM

Here's a perfect illustration of the need to track what's being said about your organization online:

• Mustn't Text
  "I can understand a place like a restaurant asking mobile phone talkers to step outside, or a place like a gymnasium asking mobile camera users to please not get strange, but a library threatening to fine people if they use text messaging... that I don't quite understand...?" [JD on MX]
   
• Su rf City Libraries Gets Tough on Mobiles
  "The new regulation, which comes into force from 15 September, means that if a phone rings, or if anyone is caught talking or texting, then they will face a stern warning. After the first ticking-off, though, library vistors can expect to receive fines of $250, $500 and $1,000 for repeated offences." [The Register -- in the U.K.!!!]
   
• Use a Cell Phone in a Library, Pay $1,000
  "City leaders of Huntington Beach California adopted an ordinance, which takes effect September 15, that bans all cell phone use in libraries, including talking, text messaging and ringing tones of any kind, reports The Associated Press." [textually.org]

And those links are just for starters (just wait until it hits Slashdot!). I feel bad for the Library because this seems to be mandated by the City (was it requested?), but can you imagine what teenagers must think of them for this? How many young librarians do you think will read that story and still want to work there?

I'm the first person to be annoyed by people talking on cell phones and the ringers, but there are far better compromises than this. After all, the press from the first $1,000 fine is not going to go well, and either it will be dismissed (removing the bite from the bark) or the Library will come out smelling quite badly. It would be far smarter to have a designated area for cell phone use, and it's ridiculous to ban text messaging as long as alerts are silent.

Instead, the Library is becoming the butt of jokes online. Do you think they know what's going on their permanent record?

Fighting Wildfire with Gasoline?

Fighting Wildfire with Gasoline? 05/26/2004 09:26 PM

According to a recent report from International Institute of Strategic Studies, thinktank,

Iraq has become the new magnet of Al-Qaeda's war against the United States ... The US-led war in Iraq has increased the risk to Western interests in Arab countries.

I didn't enjoy reading the editorial, but I found myself nodding my head.  Urgh.

Wildfire rages near Los Angeles

Wildfire rages near Los Angeles 07/19/2004 05:03 PM
A big wildfire fanned by shifting winds forces hundreds of people in California to flee their homes.

Arson Suspected in Washington Wildfire
(AP)

Arson Suspected in Washington Wildfire
(AP) 07/31/2004 07:17 PM
AP - A wildfire that destroyed two homes and threatened dozens of others appears to be the work of an arsonist who has set 10 other fires in central Washington in the last two months, authorities said Saturday.

Bad Wildfire Season Feared in West (AP)

Bad Wildfire Season Feared in West (AP) 04/03/2005 01:29 PM
AP - It was a dry, warm winter across the Northwest, with experts in some areas saying they can't remember the last time the snowpack was this low. It was just the opposite in the Southwest, with record winter rainfall that flooded deserts and caused murderous landslides.

Thousands Evacuated in Calif. Wildfire

Thousands Evacuated in Calif. Wildfire 05/04/2004 12:26 PM
CORONA, Calif. (AP) -- Thousands of people were evacuated early Tuesday as firefighters battled to save homes from a wildfire that grew rapidly during the night, a fire official said. A man was charged with setting the blaze.

Thousands evacuated in California
wildfire

Thousands evacuated in California
wildfire 05/04/2004 12:20 PM

Fossils reveal oldest wildfire

Fossils reveal oldest wildfire 04/27/2004 11:44 AM
Scientists have discovered evidence for the earliest known wildfire in Earth's history, the journal Geology reports.

Calif. Wildfire Scorches 6,000 Acres
(AP)

Calif. Wildfire Scorches 6,000 Acres
(AP) 06/06/2004 01:03 PM
AP - A wildfire in Southern California scorched more than 6,000 acres and forced the evacuation of hundreds of people from a gated community nearby, authorities said Sunday.

Internet virus spreading like wildfire
(AFP)

Internet virus spreading like wildfire
(AFP) 01/27/2004 01:46 PM
AFP - A destructive new Internet virus was spreading rapidly through e-mail attachments and file-sharing services, with some experts saying it could match the impact of last year's SoBig worm.

California wildfire forces evacuations

California wildfire forces evacuations 07/19/2004 09:33 AM

Wildfire Forces Hundreds From Their
Homes (AP)

Wildfire Forces Hundreds From Their
Homes (AP) 07/19/2004 06:21 AM
AP - Dry conditions and strong winds hampered efforts to contain a wildfire in northern Los Angeles County that has forced thousands of people to flee their homes, one of several blazes authorities are battling in the state.

California Wildfire Scorches 6,000 Acres
(AP)

California Wildfire Scorches 6,000 Acres
(AP) 06/06/2004 10:10 PM
AP - A wildfire in Southern California scorched more than 6,000 acres and forced the evacuation of hundreds of people from a gated community nearby, authorities said Sunday.

Burning Cow Dung Starts Colorado
Wildfire (AP)

Burning Cow Dung Starts Colorado
Wildfire (AP) 03/19/2005 02:20 AM
AP - Authorities are investigating whether Forest Service workers can be charged with arson for a 900-acre wildfire that was ignited after gusty winds carried flaming cow dung outside a controlled burn site.

Florida wildfire forces hundreds to
evacuate

Florida wildfire forces hundreds to
evacuate 06/02/2004 07:53 PM

Ariz. Wildfire Nears Mountain Community
(AP)

Ariz. Wildfire Nears Mountain Community
(AP) 07/06/2004 05:21 AM
AP - Even as firefighters using slurry bombers and bulldozers managed to beat back flames threatening a mountaintop observatory, the wildfire began licking at the edges of a mountain community.

Wildfire Sweeps by Old Calif. Mining
Town (AP)

Wildfire Sweeps by Old Calif. Mining
Town (AP) 08/15/2004 11:21 AM
AP - A wind-fueled wildfire roared through an old mining town near Redding on Sunday, destroying 20 homes and forcing nearly 125 residents to flee, officials said. The blaze broke out Saturday afternoon and quickly grew to 2,500 acres, sweeping through the mountain community of French Gulch, about 20 miles east of Redding, said Linda Galvan, spokeswoman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

Alaska wildfire grows, forces
evacuations

Alaska wildfire grows, forces
evacuations 07/01/2004 06:56 PM

Calif. Wildfire Forces Evacuation of
1,000 People

Calif. Wildfire Forces Evacuation of
1,000 People 07/16/2004 10:10 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jul 17 2004 1:41AM GMT

Computer model to track wildfire smoke

Computer model to track wildfire smoke 11/03/2003 11:13 AM
AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer Nov 3 2003 10:26AM ET

Computer Model to Track Wildfire Smoke

Computer Model to Track Wildfire Smoke 11/03/2003 11:13 AM
AP via The Ledger Nov 3 2003 10:11AM ET

WildFire Credit-Card Sized Linux Board

WildFire Credit-Card Sized Linux Board 02/01/2005 10:04 PM
According to a LinuxDevices.com article, Intec Automation has a new credit-card sized single board computer, called the WildFire, with a 64MHz Freescale ColdFire 5282 Version 2 processor. The board includes 2 or 4MB of Flash (plus another 512KB on-chip Flash), 64KB of SRAM, and 16MB DRAM. The board is intended for use with Free Software development tools like the GNU GCC tool chain and can run uClinux. Of particular interest to robot builders will be the extensive list of I/O. The board has 24 general purpose I/O ports, 7 interrupt or I/O ports, a 16 I/O port timer (plus 4 additional interrupt timers and watchdog timer), 8 analog inputs (10 bit, 140KHz), 1 CAN port, 3 RS-232 serial ports, an LCD/keypad connector, and a 10/100 Ethernet port. It also has a battery-backed clock and has a zero power hibernation mode. Technical documentation (PDF format) for all those ports is also available. The WildFire board is available now for $199.

Calif. Wildfire Forces Evacuation of
1,000 People (Reuters)

Calif. Wildfire Forces Evacuation of
1,000 People (Reuters) 07/16/2004 11:42 PM
Reuters - Firefighters battled for a fifth day on Friday to contain a wildfire in the Los Angeles National Forest that has scorched 14,000 acres and forced the evacuation of about 1,000 people from summer cabins and rural homes.

West Sees Mild Start to Wildfire Season
(AP)

West Sees Mild Start to Wildfire Season
(AP) 07/21/2004 05:54 AM
AP - Months before wildfires sweep across the West each year, Lois Gruver packs a suitcase with pictures of her four children and her favorite paintings. She's always ready to sling it into her trunk if flames head toward her home in Bend, Ore.

Internet-based system helps California
manage wildfire fight

Internet-based system helps California
manage wildfire fight 10/31/2003 05:14 PM
The state's Response Information Management System allows officials to coordinate and manage the response to all disasters and emergencies.

It's only going to get worse

It's only going to get worse 04/09/2004 04:08 PM

This analysis of the spread of the witty worm is fascinating for a whole bunch of different reasons.

Firstly, the analysis was made possible by USCD's Network Telescope, a network monitoring system on a massive scale which takes advantage of the fact that IP arranges were handed out like candy back when the 'net was in its infancy. USCD controls a huge chunk of all potential IPv4 addresses, and their network telescope tracks data sent to 1/256th of all IPv4 traffic. Since most worms target random IP addresses this makes the telescope a unique tool in analysing the spread of hostile code in the wild.

Next, Witty Worm was no ordinary worm. It targeted an exploit in ISS firewall products, which include the popular BlackICE product targeted at home users; this means the worm was actively attacking people who had made an effort to secure their machines! It also carried a destructive payload - a rarity for worms in the wild. Additionally, the exploit it used had only been publically announced the day before. It's possible the authors new of the vulnerability in advance, but it's far more likely they had already written the payload and were just waiting for a new vulnerability to use as the carrier.

From reading the report, it seems that the worm managed to infect virtually every one of its potential targets that were connected to the internet. This critical point is what makes the worm so interesting, because it destroys the idea that non-Windows users are made more secure by their relatively lesser numbers. If a worm came out with a similar methodology to Witty Worm but that targeted Linux, OS X or even something with a truly tiny statistical footprint like BeOS it could still achieve almost total infection of its chosen target audience.

The worm also appears to have used a number of techniques that had previously been hypothesized by the security communit, such as spreading from a number of pre-infected hosts.

If a worm can spread this fast, with this little notice, and infect almost all of the vulnerable population, we're in a pretty precarious state.

Related reading: The Peon's Guide to Secure System Development, Slashdot's thread on the Witty Worm analysis (some of the +5 comments are pretty good).

It was worse than you think. Also
better.

It was worse than you think. Also
better. 07/06/2004 06:43 AM
The cd of images from my running of the Marathon des Sables arrived this morning, just as the temperature here hit the low 90s. I'm starting to have flashbacks. I've been training for the my manhauling attempt on the North...

From Bad To Worse?

From Bad To Worse? 12/30/2003 01:22 AM

Security: From bad to worse?

Security: From bad to worse? 01/05/2004 12:19 PM

it's even worse than we thought

it's even worse than we thought 09/15/2004 03:40 PM
Dan's Other Imploding Scoop, .. New York Post .. Eric Fettmann .. UH-OH:

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We've seen worse than Sasser - MS

We've seen worse than Sasser - MS 05/04/2004 03:06 PM
Clean up gets underway

It gets worse for the N-Gage

It gets worse for the N-Gage 11/11/2003 03:18 PM
We wouldn't keep kicking the N-Gage when it's down like this, but the bad news keeps on coming. The latest calamity: the encryption that prevents N-Gage games from being played on other cellphones has been cracked, so now there's no reason to buy Nokia's gamephone if you just want to play one of its games. Normally this wouldn't be such a big deal since Nokia would at least see some money from people buying the games, but copies of N-Gage games are already being swapped online. So Nokia is doubly screwed. Read [Thanks everyone who wrote in with this]...

New state, same as old but worse.

New state, same as old but worse. 12/02/2003 02:39 PM
The Miami Model... ["What is the Miami Model? It is several things: extremely violent police response to nonviolent demonstrators, embedded reporters behind police lines - and arresting and harassing "non-embedded" journalists...(and) mass arrests and an arsenal of "non-lethal" weapons.]...represents the next step in the criminalization and repression of dissent that is occurring in the United States right now." It is part of the newly emerging "Technologies of political control" (1.1m PDF) which are rapidly consuming American democracy from within. This is more than crowd control. This is the new Information Warfare. Oh - and thinking of protesting? - The FBI would like your name, please. (more inside)

The scene was a "massive police state," - John Sweeney, President of the United Steelworkers of America. At the Miami protest against provisions in the "Free Trade of the Americas Act", the massive police presence was paid for by $8.5 million from the 87 billion dollar "War on Terror" bill passed by Congress. 30 to 90 busloads of retirees were blocked from the protest by police, and Amnesty International has called for an investigation into allegations of widespread police brutality - over 100 protestors were injured. (some photos and some more, courtesy of Leif Utne) Bonus - Watch Miami police use a tazer on a peaceful protestor. (Quicktime/Video 14M)
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