Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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US government warns of imminent net attack
Interesting that the Microsoft website was taken down just as these warnings were going out. US government computer experts have warned that hackers may be preparing a large-scale coordinated attack. This could involve the release of a virulent type of internet worm or use thousands of enslaved personal computers to bring down websites.
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Hackers turn to Google to find weakest links
Computer hackers have adopted a startling strategy in their attempts to break into websites. By using the popular search engine Google, they do not have to visit a site to plan an attack. Instead, they can get all the information they need from Google’s cached versions of web pages, say experts in the US. One…
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Coming Clean 2: Monaghan and Iraq
Seems that P45 have come clean on that Iraq-Monaghan similarity story. They managed to fool even the British Broadcasting Corporation and the almost always accurate Register. Not alone that, they have also come clean on many other stories following a piece on Irish radio show, 5-7 live. Well done lads! Darn those lazy reporters God…
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There's Money Afoot!
Ryan’s unique blog is worth a look on a regular basis. He is a good friend of mine from Cork. This week he looks forward to the return to school. I bet he never thought he would be looking forward to going back!
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Librarians Hunt Down Saddam Hussein
Horst over in Austria has redesigned his weblog, very nice work. His latest post is good too, he is lamenting the fact that the library he works in is in trouble: Vienna University Library is the largest Austrian library, housing 5.8 million books in 60 different locations. The main library, home of 2.5 million books,…
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Chain letters must die
Deborah has been on and off her blog lately, but only contributing intermittently. Here she decides that chain emails are a blight. It’s like the old National Lampoon cover: “Buy this magazine or we’ll shoot this dog.” Delete this e-mail and you’re a selfish swine. Really? I’m not so convinced.
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Microsoft's Web Site Brought Down By Attack
The Beast’s website, Micrsoft.com was brought down by a suspected DOS attack on Friday. It looks like a concerted attack, I remember the Guardian not being available for over an hour that day. I think we are likely to see more of this, but how long before weblogs are brought down for saying something controversial…
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No Political Statute of Limits for Democrats
Dan is none too happy, reading criticism of US presidential hopeful, Howard Dean. He then cites some things about Bush that make republicans cringe: He went AWOL from his Air National Guard unit during the Vietnam War. He quit a too-heavy drinking habit at age 40. He covered up a drunk-driving arrest.
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GILLIGAN UNMASKED
Andrew Sullivan cheers the front page story from todays Guardian, the next chapter in the neverending Dossier story. From a lefty paper Andrew? Im shocked! To be honest this whole WMD story is something very strange. I think that WMD will be found. Sometime in perhaps mid August we will get damning evidence of the…
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America is a religion
George Monbiot with a subject debated at great length by myself and Frank over the last week. Worth a look.
Got any book recommendations?