AP: Arrests Damage al-Qaida Network (AP)

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Pakistan arrests key al-Qaida figure

Pakistan arrests key al-Qaida figure 06/14/2004 02:58 PM

Analysis: Arrests Put Squeeze on
al-Qaida (AP)

Analysis: Arrests Put Squeeze on
al-Qaida (AP) 08/07/2004 01:37 PM
AP - The public focus during the current terror alert is on street closures and fortified buildings, with the country on guard. But what ultimately may prove more significant is the trail of arrests in the last week, beginning in Pakistan and shifting to Britain, as the United States and its allies apparently close in on al-Qaida operatives who had their sights set on striking U.S. soil.

Pakistan arrests 10 al-Qaida suspects

Pakistan arrests 10 al-Qaida suspects 06/13/2004 04:31 PM

Pakistan Arrests 10 al-Qaida Suspects
(AP)

Pakistan Arrests 10 al-Qaida Suspects
(AP) 06/13/2004 01:42 PM
AP - Pakistani authorities have arrested 10 suspected al-Qaida members, including a nephew of detained terror mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, who has been in U.S. custody the past year, the interior minister said Sunday.

" Damage"

" Damage" 12/02/2003 12:28 AM

Damage may be done

Damage may be done 03/29/2005 08:00 PM
The possible creation of a virus that can affect the Apple Macintosh operating system seems too great a price to pay just to prove Symantec wrong. Last week, Tennessee-based DVForge, which builds Apple Computer accessories, offered the prize to the first person to infect two unprotected G5 PowerMacs running OS X 10.3 before July 31, 2005. DVForge CEO Jack Campbell claims he devised the contest in response to Symantec’s Internet Security Threat Report that said Mac OS X is under increasing threat from viruses as it grows in popularity and gains marketshare. Symantec caused a stir throughout the Mac community when it released the report last week. Campbell was so offended by Symantec's "fear" tactics, he offered to double the reward of its contest to $50,000, if any employee of Symantec won the contest. Although Campbell quickly cancelled the contest, citing legal issues and the concerns expressed by many Mac users, the damage may already be done. "During the first several hours after making the public announcement, I was contacted by a large number of Mac users and Mac software professionals who shared their thinking with me about the contest," said Campbell. "I have taken their advice very seriously, and have made the difficult decision to cancel our contest.” Unfortunately for Campbell, a contest such as this could be seen as endorsing the development and distribution of computer viruses – a U.S. federal crime punishable by up to 20 years in prison. And unfortunately for the Mac community, the contest already might have resulted in the birth of a virus that can affect the Apple operating system, which hasn’t really faced any major attacks, at least up until now.

What al-Qaida did to us

What al-Qaida did to us 09/10/2004 12:30 PM
Nine people who have experienced terrorist attacks around the world, from Bali to Yemen, share their thoughts on the third anniversary of Sept. 11.

More Spam Damage

More Spam Damage 04/18/2004 05:47 AM
I subscribe to a few IETF-centric mailing lists, including atom-syntax, that are hosted at the IMC; Recently, I posted an Atom-related suggestion (see also here) but the posting never showed up. I checked with Paul Hoffman, who does a fantastic job of running the site (competently-run mailing lists aren’t that easy to come by), and he told me I’d been auto-unsubscribed because my ISP had decided, deferring to the SpamCop Blocking List, that the IMC’s SMTP was a spam source and (temporarily) blacklisted it. This is the second time in a month that I’ve had legitimate emails get bounced this way. I re-subscribed from my Sun address, but apparently, to quote Paul: “If you trust spamcop, you will continue to lose your mail randomly without knowing why.” If you read the SpamCop page linked to above, it looks like SpamCop would agree with Paul’s analysis. Anyhow, now I’ll find out if my ISP will stop applying this filter to my email, and if not, I’ll have to find a new ISP.

Gauging the damage

Gauging the damage 01/03/2005 02:58 PM
The tsunami that so cruelly stole Christmas for so many in South Asia and around the globe remains mind-boggling in terms of the loss of life. But as the waves of horrific news begin to recede a bit, the economic pain -- at least by some measures -- may not be as severe as initially anticipated. From the Times:

Recruiting for al-Qaida

Recruiting for al-Qaida 04/30/2004 01:27 PM

Al-Qaida, alive and well

Al-Qaida, alive and well 05/25/2004 01:27 PM

Whom would al-Qaida vote for?

Whom would al-Qaida vote for? 09/21/2004 10:20 AM
In a private meeting, the British ambassador to Rome tells other diplomats that Bush has been the "best recruiting sergeant ever" for the group.

Virus Damage in 2003

Virus Damage in 2003 01/16/2004 11:33 AM

Firm Says 2003 Viruses Caused $55B Damage: It just keeps going up and up.

Trend Micro Inc., the world's third-largest anti-virus software maker, said on Friday computer virus attacks cost global businesses an estimated $55 billion in damages in 2003 [...up from] $20 billion to $30 billion in 2002 [and] $13 billion in 2001...

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Garbage man damage update

Garbage man damage update 03/19/2005 03:02 AM
Mark Frauenfelder: (Click thumbnail image for enlargement) Here's an update from yesterday's garbage man damage report. The cable guy spliced the TV cable yesterday afternoon. He did a nice job. I gave him an orange from the orange tree.

The phone company won't come until Saturday. I was getting tired of having no internet or landline phone, so late yesterday afternoon I grabbed the phone cable that was lying across the road and ran with it quickly to the ladder and got up on the roof with it. (I had to run fast because there were a lot of cars on the street and I didn't want one to drive into the cable when it was only a couple of feet off the ground.) Then I took a bunch of wire nuts and some wire strippers and spliced the severed wires. Doesn't it look pretty? This ought to do until the phone repairman comes and yells at me for fixing it myself.
Also, here are a couple of emails I've gotten about yesterday's incident:

Jay says: I feel your pain about having the lines cut--I work from home and the loss of my cable line would be a disaster. And your garbage man sounds like a jerk. But don't castigate them all. There are deadlines--the crap has to be picked up in one day whether every house leaves one bag or a small mountain. I think there is plenty of stress too. Garbage stinks--and plenty of it is heavy and awkward to lift. I have left hot water tanks, washers, dryers, mounds of wet drywall, paneling, chunks of concrete--and plenty of good ol' household waste. It gets cleared away without fanfare, and I am very grateful. I live in a pretty affluent community and the garbage men make about 13 bucks an hour. Maybe trying to make ends meet on that paltry sum engenders some anger; for sure, it is hard to derive much joy and fun from life on such a cruddy wage. Or maybe it is the people who get impatient and roar around a stopped truck and nearly run them down all the time. Whatever. I don't call that well-paid, and I am ashamed it isn't higher. You had a bad day for sure, but I thought I'd point out how you came across and offer the other side. Boingboing is one the few things that lives up to its billing "a directory of wonderful things." Just this once, not so wonderful. -- Jay

Levi says: If you're looking for an answer [to the question "Why are garbage men so angry?], re-read what you said. When times get tough, you can fall back on your social status, education, or whatever else you inherently feel the world owes you. He, on the other hand, gets the shit end of that world payment structure. He implicitly takes the shit from people like you for being lesser than you. Feed that cycle back for years and years, and you get your incident today.

Greg says: Here are some answers:
1) He was as high as he thought he could be and still do his job.  It's a boring job.  
2) Realistically, it's not all that well-paid, and there's no room for advancement, especially without a bit of education.  
3) They can be fired, but they have to work at it.  Maybe this is his chance?  One of our guys rolled his oversize truck on a residential street in front of a visiting dignitary.  That works, but you need to be on a hill.  
4) It's a boring job, and you only get to listen to junk radio. 

Joshua says: Our garbagemen knocked over our mailbox and just kept going. Which meant the post office wouldn't deliver our mail until the mailbox was fixed (because they post office won't deliver to our door, only to our streetside mailbox--I don't know why). My wife called our landlady, who called the city about the mailbox. The mailbox was fixed (by our handyman), but as far as we know, nothing ever happened to the garbagemen who knocked over the mailbox.  

Tokyo Damage Report

Tokyo Damage Report 09/01/2004 06:57 PM
Xeni Jardin: The self-described "American Jerk" behind Tokyo Damage Report says "This page is about interesting (meaning, fucked up) things that one can do in Tokyo. punk, visual, cosplay, s/m, gothic, street trends, capsule hotels, bizarre magazines, random subcultures, and bad Engrish. . . . .also it is about tokyo's urban legends: square watermelons, Sanrio condoms, politically incorrect vending machines, etc."

Here, you'll find photos and first-person accounts of odd things in Japan -- like this beauty product expo filled with bizarre gadgets and obliquely degrading experiences. Image at left: "fake treatments helping beautify fake people." Elsewhere, the blogger discusses "PORNO GAME CHEAT CODES" (Link):

"Welcome to REBEL 100. apparently for some guys, not only is it too difficult to have sex with living human females, it's ALSO TOO DIFFICULT TO SCORE WITH THEM IN X-RATED VIDEOGAMES TOO. here is the concept behind rebel 100: guys are getting turned down by PORN."

Here's another winning entry (Link):

"I noticed that JAPANESE PUNKS HAVE THE MOST FESTOONED BUTTS OF ANYONE EVER. Like a middle-aged man. . . as the hair has gotten smaller, the butts have gotten bigger. Consider how many little doodads dangle from the cellphone of a stereotypical schoolgirl. Then multiply that by ten, and turn the cellphone into a denim-and-leather butt, and you have a punk. Today's punks have not just wallet chains and cigarettes in their behinds, but so much booty fashion I had to make a whole glossary (how did I conduct this research? I'll leave the actual process of asking people about their butts to your imagination.)"

Tons more like this at his main archive page. Link (Thanks, RogueAI)

How others CAN damage your Google
Rankings

How others CAN damage your Google
Rankings 05/23/2004 06:25 AM
Search Guild May 23 2004 10:22AM GMT

Emails damage your health

Emails damage your health 06/15/2004 08:32 AM
It was five years ago today... 15 June 1999

Ł3.5m award for birth damage

Ł3.5m award for birth damage 01/23/2004 04:16 PM
An 11-year-old boy left disabled after complications during his birth is awarded Ł3.5m in damages.

Tsunami Damage Could Exceed $13.6 Bln

Tsunami Damage Could Exceed $13.6 Bln 12/28/2004 05:38 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 28 2004 8:51PM GMT

FBI: al-Qaida Might Recruit Non-Arabs
(AP)

FBI: al-Qaida Might Recruit Non-Arabs
(AP) 07/17/2004 03:15 AM
AP - The FBI is cautioning local authorities the al-Qaida terror network may be recruiting non-Arabs less likely to attract notice as they carry out attacks in the United States.

Soldier Accused of Trying to Aid
al-Qaida (AP)

Soldier Accused of Trying to Aid
al-Qaida (AP) 02/12/2004 07:40 PM
AP - A National Guardsman was arrested Thursday and accused of trying to provide information to the al-Qaida terrorist network, the Army said.

al-Qaida No. 2 Accuses U.S. in Audiotape
(AP)

al-Qaida No. 2 Accuses U.S. in Audiotape
(AP) 06/12/2004 06:05 AM
AP - A new audiotape believed to be from al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri alleges that a U.S. plan for reform in the Middle East is really a bid to replace Arab leaders.

FBI Warns al-Qaida Will Try More Attacks
(AP)

FBI Warns al-Qaida Will Try More Attacks
(AP) 08/09/2004 11:36 AM
AP - The FBI is warning that al-Qaida could attempt to commandeer helicopters, limousines and other rental vehicles to launch attacks inside the United States.

al-Qaida May Be Behind Pakistan Attack
(AP)

al-Qaida May Be Behind Pakistan Attack
(AP) 07/31/2004 04:04 AM
AP - Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network may have been behind the failed attempt to assassinate the country's prime minister-designate, a senior Cabinet minister said Saturday, though investigators are still poring over the evidence.

Al Qaida websites blocked

Al Qaida websites blocked 06/27/2004 09:35 AM

Next Test for U.S.: Nab al-Qaida
Suspects (AP)

Next Test for U.S.: Nab al-Qaida
Suspects (AP) 08/05/2004 03:36 AM
AP - Whether agents can capture the al-Qaida operatives who cased five prominent U.S. financial sites several years ago will show how far U.S. anti-terror efforts have come since the Sept. 11 attacks.

Man Hurls Phones, Causes $2K Store
Damage (AP)

Man Hurls Phones, Causes $2K Store
Damage (AP) 05/14/2004 12:08 PM
AP - A man who said he was fed up with his cellular phone service went to a Fargo mall and started hurling phones across a store, striking an employee and causing more than $2,000 in damage, authorities said.

Bush to witness hurricane damage

Bush to witness hurricane damage 08/15/2004 01:55 AM
President Bush is to visit Florida where a hurricane has killed 13 and destroyed thousands of homes.

Disaster's Damage to Economies May Be
Minor

Disaster's Damage to Economies May Be
Minor 01/03/2005 01:04 AM
The tsunami is likely to register as a small wave in affected countries' economies, because tourism and fishing make up small percentages of the overall economy.

Blackberrys 'can damage thumb'

Blackberrys 'can damage thumb' 02/01/2005 09:51 PM
Trendy handheld Blackberry devices can cause arthritis in the thumb, doctors are warning.

Florida assesses storms damage

Florida assesses storms damage 09/26/2004 06:37 PM
Emergency crews in the US state of Florida begin assessing the damage caused by Hurricane Jeanne.

Computer toxins and neurological damage

Computer toxins and neurological damage 06/05/2004 02:55 PM
Someone just sent the following wo rrisome link to an article on recent revelations about computer toxicity.

Kerry still standing despite ads' damage

Kerry still standing despite ads' damage 06/18/2004 04:04 PM

Disaster Damage to Economies May Be
Minor

Disaster Damage to Economies May Be
Minor 01/02/2005 10:57 PM
The tsunami is likely to register as a small wave in affected countries' economies, because tourism and fishing make up small percentages of the overall economy.

how much damage Guy Fawkes' gunpowder
plot would have done

how much damage Guy Fawkes' gunpowder
plot would have done 11/07/2003 05:28 AM
this report on the BBC website .. extremely dodgy story .. foiling .. bbc

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Cells repair Parkinson's damage

Cells repair Parkinson's damage 01/03/2005 07:49 PM
Monkey stem cells can repair the brain damage caused by Parkinson's disease, researchers have shown.

N Korea blast damage put at $350m

N Korea blast damage put at $350m 04/27/2004 12:59 PM
North Korea says the damage caused by Thursday's train explosion amounted to an estimated $350m.

Philippines Tries to Limit Damage from
Jailbreak

Philippines Tries to Limit Damage from
Jailbreak 04/12/2004 03:41 AM
Reuters via Wired News Apr 12 2004 7:44AM GMT

A script to prevent damage from rm -rf
malware

A script to prevent damage from rm -rf
malware 05/18/2004 10:37 AM
After reading about the malware / Trojan Horse business that has been flying around lately, I realized that there is a fairly easy way to protect against this kind of thing. I wrote a script which duplicates a folder (like a ...
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