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HRH Elizabeth The Queen Mother is Dead This reminds me of a documentary I saw a year ago about US news channels, and the fact that they have the logos and segments already prepared for the deaths of important old-timers. This was funnier though.
posted by wackybrit at 9:49 PM PST - 8 comments

The next fad after scooters? I was walking through NYC when I first saw a kid skating along in a pair of shoes. I just saw them for the first time advertised in a flyer I got in the mail for Dick's Sports. I can't seem to find too many links for them other than this one. Anyone tried these out?
posted by suprfli at 7:36 PM PST - 21 comments

How to anonymously get root access on a quarter million machines overnight In the past 24 hours the CodeRed II worm has been infecting IIS web servers with a speed equal to or greater than that of the original CodeRed. The original CodeRed infected what is thought to be all vulnerable machines, approximately 250,000 hosts, in under 24 hours. While CodeRed I was relatively harmless, CodeRed II installs a full Administrator-access back door shell that can be accessed via HTTP. This creates a very interesting situation, and with the techniques discussed in this paper opens a new potential door for mass system cracking.
posted by lagado at 6:16 PM PST - 13 comments

Chase for Skase over. That is, if you believe it. There'll be certain elements in the media who'll doubt the death of Christopher Skase. Prepare for killer headlines, such as "Skase Escapes Spain for Underworld - Australian Authorities Look Up Underworld in Street Directory".
posted by Neale at 3:41 PM PST - 6 comments

Auntie's Problem Child: how the making of a video diary changed the lives of both its subject and its producer. More proof (as if more were needed) that "Reality TV" is an oxymoron? From the Observer - hopefully the link will survive their site maintainance.
posted by pascal at 1:15 PM PST - 2 comments

Check out the songs page of too live nurse. With the incomprehesible hits Girl With Emphysema [real player] and Asystole [real player]
posted by nonharmful at 12:04 PM PST - 0 comments - Post a Comment

What? Another Artist Link? Well, not so much as one artist, but two. These guys are not only great artists, but they're cool as hell. Look at all of their stuff, sukkas!
posted by jcterminal at 11:39 AM PST - 11 comments

CNN & FOX: Birds of a feather? In an effort to improve his network's image with conservative leaders, new CNN chief Walter Isaacson huddled with House and Senate GOP leaders last week to seek advice on how to attract more right-leaning viewers to the sagging network.
posted by Rastafari at 8:57 AM PST - 10 comments

A California judge has ordered parents to pay $3,500 in monthly child support to their 50-year-old son.
posted by rcade at 7:05 AM PST - 14 comments

Diary of a birthmark Port wine stains: Marks of Satan, mild health concern, or unmistakable signatures of personal uniqueness? Michael Stoffman’s diary of treatments for a large facial birthmark are not unfascinating. (A couple of treatments even make him look like a Borg.) Stoffman mixes together self-help, education, personal pride, and diaristic blogging. What’s not to like?
posted by joeclark at 7:05 AM PST - 4 comments