The last line of defense

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Defense Tech: FAITH-BASED MISSILE
DEFENSE

Defense Tech: FAITH-BASED MISSILE
DEFENSE 08/18/2004 10:50 PM
Defense Tech: FAITH-BASED MISSILE DEFENSE .. not work

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Keeping Party Line, Bottom Line Separate
(Los Angeles Times)

Keeping Party Line, Bottom Line Separate
(Los Angeles Times) 07/28/2004 05:45 AM
Los Angeles Times - BEIJING — Taiwanese video game salesman Simon Chang was drinking beer with a mainland customer at a nightclub here recently, laughing as a stand-up comedian delivered off-the-news material, Jay Leno-style.

End of the line? How mobiles are
preparing to replace your land line

End of the line? How mobiles are
preparing to replace your land line 05/24/2004 07:42 AM
BBC May 24 2004 12:15PM GMT

The checkout line -- or the
check-you-out line?

The checkout line -- or the
check-you-out line? 07/26/2004 07:21 AM
For librarians, new identification chips in books make life easier. But civil libertarians say the smart books are a scary invasion of privacy

In Defense Of DRM

In Defense Of DRM 06/24/2005 04:41 PM

Is DRM really that bad? By Peter Rojas, Engadget

RSS self-defense

RSS self-defense 02/10/2004 02:49 AM
Now that I'm accumulating my inbound feeds as XHTML, in order to database and search them, I find myself in the aggregator business, where I never planned to be. The tools I'm using to XHTML-ize my feeds are Mark Pilgrim's incredibly useful ultra-liberal feed parser and the equally useful HTML Tidy, invented by Dave Raggett, and maintained by folks like Charlie Reitzel, one of CMS Watch's Twenty Leaders to Watch in 2004 (along with yours truly). ...

The telecommunications Industry
Handbook: Covers Asymmetrical Digital
Subscriber Line (ADSL), Data Over Cable
System Interface Spectrum Standard
(DOCSIS) cable modems, Very High Data
Rate Digital Subscriber Line (VDSL) and
more

The telecommunications Industry
Handbook: Covers Asymmetrical Digital
Subscriber Line (ADSL), Data Over Cable
System Interface Spectrum Standard
(DOCSIS) cable modems, Very High Data
Rate Digital Subscriber Line (VDSL) and
more 07/08/2004 03:39 AM
Research and Markets are delighted to announce the addition of 2004 Technology - Infrastructure, Fixed Voice and Data Report to their offering. [PRWEB Jul 8, 2004]

Weak Defense...But Getting Better

Weak Defense...But Getting Better 12/18/2003 03:40 PM
Worried about your wireless network's default security? You should be. Wireless networks send their data in the clear through walls and ceilings, and can be picked up with sensitive antennas -- much more sensitive than the ones your equipment uses -- miles away. With this kind of transparency, you need to protect the data on your network, even if you're a casual home user. The only tool for consumers and small businesses until mid-2003 was the built-in WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption that's required as part of the Wi-Fi certification program. But security experts have shown numerous flaws in WEP that prevent it from providing even a minimal reliable level of security for serious applications. Businesses had a strapped-together system they could use called 802.1X/EAP, but standardization for securing it (a separate problem), missing clients in older machines, back-end server requirements, and its reliance on WEP all prevented widespread adoption. Fortunately, in November 2002, the Wi-Fi Alliance, a group trade that certifies 802.11a, b, and g devices as interoperable, released an interim replacement for WEP and other aspects of Wi-Fi security that will change the landscape. This new standard is called WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access). WEP's Weakness WEP's initial goal was to provide a level of security that conformed to the difficulty of tapping Ethernet network traffic. In the case of wired Ethernet, you would need physical access to a network to sniff packets and intercept data. WEP's minimal security should have met at least that level of protection. Unfortunately, WEP failed because of flaws in the conception and implementation of the protocol. Some of these flaws were a result of computational limits when the specification was being developed: the number crunching expected to be available on the Wi-Fi cards was orders of magnitudes lower than that available even in 1999. Other flaws had to do with then-current export restrictions on strong encryption, which limited one flavor of WEP to just 40 bits. Several articles appeared on Aug. 4, 2001, about an academic paper authored by notable encryption and security experts which that explained how insufficient randomness and insufficient key space meant that a cracker could sniff relatively few packets to crack a WEP key -- just a few million packets of data at most (or a few tens of thousands at least) using software that showed up a few days after the paper was released. The paper and subsequent...

In Defense Of Commoditization

In Defense Of Commoditization 07/13/2004 03:47 AM
A couple months back, there was yet another discussion about Nicholas Carr and his assertion that technology no longer matters, since it's being commoditized and no longer offers any competitive advantage. At the time, I wrote an explanation about why commodit ization is good for innovation, because commodities become inputs towards innovation, and (being commodities, after all) they're cheap. Cheap inputs certainly can lead to greater innovation. It looks like Sun's Jonathan Schwartz agrees. He describes why Sun is so desperately trying to standardize certain products to push along the commoditization process. This is not, as Carr would have you believe, to destroy competitive advantage, but to help build it. Of course, you could make the argument that Sun hasn't done enough to really push for standardization -- and even that their hesitation to go a standardized route has put the company in a very difficult position. Still, Schwartz's thoughts are an interesting read. The ideas make sense, even if the implementation has been problematic.

In Defense of the Drugmakers

In Defense of the Drugmakers 09/14/2004 08:57 AM
Business Week Sep 14 2004 1:28PM GMT

No Defense for Linux

No Defense for Linux 07/29/2004 08:30 AM

In defense of Microsoft

In defense of Microsoft 10/30/2003 12:34 PM
In late September 2003, the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) in Washington issued a new report that detailed its "findings" on the state of Internet security. The panel of experts who authored the paper agreed that the Internet security problems faced by corporations, consumers, and government users could not be solved unless these groups made a concerted effort to move away from Microsoft Windows and other Microsoft products. In their opinion, the lack of diversity in computing platforms has made it easy for virus writers and hackers to target systems based on the Windows platform.

"Southwest Defense..."

"Southwest Defense..." 12/22/2004 01:31 AM

Defense In Depth

Defense In Depth 05/28/2004 06:25 AM

Sleeping defense

Sleeping defense 07/14/2004 11:43 AM
CNET Asia Jul 14 2004 4:12PM GMT

-- CAE DEFENSE FUND --

-- CAE DEFENSE FUND -- 07/01/2004 07:08 AM
charged Kurtz instead with a minor infraction, petty larceny .. improperly ordering high school science-level lab samples .. WTF?????

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In defense of MP3 bl0gs

In defense of MP3 bl0gs 05/26/2004 10:20 AM
Check out this rant from an MP3 blog reader -- a blogger who posts tracks that he's digging to get his readers interested -- on the threatened medium:

We're all familiar with blogs (ummm, you're reading one now), but now, we have unashamed folks who are not afraid to provide you with a daily song that has been gracing their ears. Good stuff, big bands, and totally the definition of fair use. The average blog user has 12 readers... so... if I give one song to 12 people a day, that seems entirely fair, when compared to say, WOXY radio that had to shut down because it couldn't afford the licensing and bandwidth of its 50,000 listeners.

So, I love it! It's the best of fair use, with the peer spice. Now all we need, is about 3 kabillion more so that these brave souls aren't overloaded, or targetted otherwise.

Best of all is the long list of MP3 blogs, which are a sampler's paradise. Link (Thanks, Th0m!)

In defense of WSDL

In defense of WSDL 03/11/2003 11:53 AM
Clemens Vasters: Why I want WSDL to die. I agree in principle with the sentiments expressed in this excellent rant. It is the execution and details that things become problematic. What actually concerns me more that the (valid, IMHO) irritations that Clemens so eloquently describes is the process of getting consensus and widespread adoption of any new format.

There also is one important aspect that Clemens seems to have overlooked, which I will generically refer to as bindings. When doing SOAP using XML over HTTP, a URI and a SOAPAction are required. Non HTTP and non pointy-bracket serializations of the XML Infoset should also be supportable. A concrete example: a binary message sent over MQSeries may be a vital part of a flow of business process.

Fair use is a right AND a defense

Fair use is a right AND a defense 09/09/2004 02:43 PM
Cory Doctorow: The entertainment companies often tell us that "fair use isn't a right, it's a defense." It's techincally true, but legally disingenous. As my cow-orker Fred Von Lohmann noted today in a mailing list post, "I've heard Peter Jaszi say on several occasions (and more eloquently), First Amendment is like fair use, technically invoked as a defense in court, but that doesn't stop us from talking about our *right* to free speech."

Jet Defense: What's the Holdup?

Jet Defense: What's the Holdup? 01/08/2004 08:16 PM

Look out for the Luzhin Defense!

Look out for the Luzhin Defense! 12/29/2003 02:19 AM
Chess games. Study William Steinitz, Aaron Nimzovitch, Jose Capablanca, and check out some people who try to rediscover the games they played. Learn openings, endgames and everything else.

Lining up the defense

Lining up the defense 07/29/2004 02:56 PM
Security experts at Black Hat confab talk RFID, tools. Also: Check Point plugs a hole.

::: cae defense fund :::

::: cae defense fund ::: 06/05/2004 11:47 AM
ARTISTS SUBPOENAED IN USA PATRIOT ACT CASE .. cae defense fund .. Steve Kurtz

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Why Due Diligence as a Defense is Not
Enough

Why Due Diligence as a Defense is Not
Enough 03/29/2005 09:29 AM

Defense for Your Portfolio

Defense for Your Portfolio 07/08/2004 02:12 PM
Should you consider buying these two bullet-shedding stocks?

U.S. to Testify on Air Defense Woes (AP)

U.S. to Testify on Air Defense Woes (AP) 07/07/2004 07:38 PM
AP - Even though they were airborne, military jets were unable to get into position where they could have shot down a suspicious plane over Washington last month, and miscommunication among key figures in America's air defenses transformed a routine flight by Kentucky's governor into a dramatic evacuation of the Capitol, officials say.

HP Wins Defense Contract

HP Wins Defense Contract 09/15/2004 01:30 PM
Internet News Sep 15 2004 5:34PM GMT

HP grabs defense deal

HP grabs defense deal 09/15/2004 11:40 AM
The deal with the Defense Logistics Agency could be worth as much as $290 million for the computing giant.

Hackers get novel defense: The computer
did it

Hackers get novel defense: The computer
did it 10/29/2003 01:13 AM
In three cases in the U.K., accused hackers were freed after successfully arguing that someone else had used their computers for nefarious purposes.

Agressive Network Self-Defense

Agressive Network Self-Defense 04/14/2005 03:07 PM

Advanced Spam Defense v0.99f

Advanced Spam Defense v0.99f 12/11/2003 10:49 AM
Based on new techniques and technology, ASD can keep your inbox clean by automatically deleting unsolicited emails even before you see them. [Shareware $29.95 30 Days 605 KB]

The Befuddling Complexity Defense

The Befuddling Complexity Defense 02/05/2005 09:20 PM
"Sarah Boxer's article about Iraq the Model was really about the Net and how you can't trust anyone or anything that originated on it. Leaving the situation opaque, at the level of a brouhaha, was part of the point. It remains, however, a strange assignment."

Aggressive Spam Defense 1.01

Aggressive Spam Defense 1.01 01/26/2004 01:57 PM

In Defense of Mortgage Brokers

In Defense of Mortgage Brokers 01/03/2005 12:35 PM
Mortgage brokers can save you money even if your credit score is high.

defense and prosecuting attorneys

defense and prosecuting attorneys 09/14/2004 07:18 AM
answered the question .. lists the credentials .. William Dyer .. folks

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Protracted defense of laziness

Protracted defense of laziness 08/07/2004 05:30 AM
This weekend's Guardian has a long, fun excerpt from Tom Hodgkinson's forthcoming "How To Be Idle."

As Sherlock Holmes knew. Lolling around in his smoking jacket, puffing his pipe, Holmes would sit and ponder for hours on a tricky case. In one superb story, the opium-drenched The Man With The Twisted Lip, Holmes solves yet another case with ease. An incredulous Mr Plod character muses: "I wish I knew how you reach your results," to which Holmes replies: "I reached this one by sitting upon five pillows and consuming an ounce of shag."

Rene Descartes, in the 17th century, was similarly addicted to inactivity. Indeed, it was absolutely at the centre of his philosophy. When young and studying with the Jesuits, he was unable to get up in the morning. They would throw buckets of cold water over him and he would turn over and go back to sleep.

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In Defense of Vegetal Memory

In Defense of Vegetal Memory 12/06/2003 05:38 PM
Umberto Eco, the widely celebrated academic and novelist, recently delivered a lecture, Vegetal and Mineral Memory: The Future of Books, at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt, which has been published in its entirety by Al-Ahram Weekly.

A Spirited Defense of ExxonMobil

A Spirited Defense of ExxonMobil 03/28/2005 10:31 AM
TheStreet.com Mar 28 2005 1:53PM GMT

Tux Enlisted for U.S. Defense Program

Tux Enlisted for U.S. Defense Program 04/11/2005 10:19 AM

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