Bad Prenting? NatronLaw - Nathan Paul Mehrens, Esq.

Gotta check this out! --Chuck

NatronLaw - Nathan Paul Mehrens, Esq.

Yahoo! News - Mayor acts wisely

Yahoo! News - Mayor acts wisely: "Thu Aug 26, 6:37 AM ETAdd Op/Ed - USATODAY.com to My Yahoo!

By William Hamilton

The city of New York is being more than accommodating to those who wish to exercise their First Amendment 'right of the people peaceably to assemble.' More than four months ago, the city concluded an agreement with the umbrella group United for Peace and Justice that would allow as many protesters as it could muster to march past the Madison Square Garden site of the Republican National Convention and then hold a rally on the city's West Side.


Now, at the last moment, Iraq (news - web sites) war protesters (and President Bush (news - web sites)-haters) want to hold their rally in Central Park instead. While this looks like a classic First Amendment issue, it is actually just a warmed-over version of the "bait and switch" tactic perfected by the civil rights movement of the 1960s.


The last-minute tactic back then was to move the march off a route felt to be safe and onto a route more likely to incite violence. The tactic, adopted in pursuit of a noble cause, worked. The images of civil rights advocates being beaten and set upon by snarling dogs flashed around the world, leading to the eventual passage of the civil rights and voting rights laws of the 1960s.


In 2004, the purpose is not to "peaceably" assemble, but to make a GOP mayor look like an enemy of the First Amendment and to set up confrontations around the perimeter of Central Park, causing the New York police to look like jackbooted, blue-shirted stooges of the Grand Old Party.


Mayor Michael Bloomberg has greater concerns than finding $18 million to replace the grass on the Great Lawn.


He knows what these same protesters (under different banners) did to downtown Seattle during the 2000 meeting of the World Trade Organization (news - web sites). Wearing ski masks, the WTO protesters turned over police cars, set fires, broke windows, disabled buses and fought with the police. That cost local businesses more than $2 million in damages and $9 million in lost sales.


New York City, which has a duty to keep its citizens and their property safe, knows that the protesters are more interested in violent confrontation than civil rights. And it is acting accordingly.

Yahoo! News - The jobs numbers that you're not hearing about

Yahoo! News - The jobs numbers that you're not hearing about: "Thu Aug 26, 6:37 AM ETAdd Op/Ed - USATODAY.com to My Yahoo!

By Timothy Kane and Andrew Grossman

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently snuck out a telling confession beneath everyone's radar: Its flagship payroll survey is likely undercounting hundreds of thousands of jobs."

US-CERT Cyber Security Tip ST04-016 -- Recognizing and Avoiding Spyware

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Recognizing and Avoiding Spyware

Because of its popularity, the internet has become an ideal target for
advertising. As a result, spyware, or adware, has become increasingly
prevalent. When troubleshooting problems with your computer, you may
discover that the source of the problem is spyware software that has
been installed on their machine without their knowledge.

What is spyware?

Despite its name, the term "spyware" doesn't refer to something used
by undercover operatives, but rather by the advertising industry. In
fact, spyware is also known as "adware." It refers to a category of
software that, when installed on your computer, may send you pop-up
ads, redirect your browser to certain web sites, or monitor the web
sites that you visit. Some extreme, invasive versions of spyware may
track exactly what keys you type.

Because of the extra processing, spyware may cause your computer to
become slow or sluggish. There are also privacy implications:

* What information is being gathered?

* Who is receiving it?

* How is it being used?

How do you know if there is spyware on your computer?

The following symptoms may indicate that spyware is installed on your
computer:

* you are subject to endless pop-up windows

* you are redirected to web sites other than the one you typed into
your browser

* new, unexpected toolbars appear in your web browser

* new, unexpected icons appear in the task tray at the bottom of
your screen

* your browser's home page suddenly changed

* the search engine your browser opens when you click "search" has
been changed

* certain keys fail to work in your browser (e.g., the tab key
doesn't work when you are moving to the next field within a form)

* random Windows error messages begin to appear

* your computer suddenly seems very slow when opening programs or
processing tasks (saving files, etc.)

How can you prevent spyware from installing on your computer?

To avoid unintentionally installing it yourself, follow these good
security practices:

* Don't click on links within pop-up windows - Because pop-up
windows are often a product of spyware, clicking on the window may
install spyware software on your computer. To close the pop-up
window, click on the "X" icon in the titlebar instead of a "close"
link within the window.

* Choose "no" when asked unexpected questions - Be wary of
unexpected dialog boxes asking whether you want to run a
particular program or perform another type of task. Always select
"no" or "cancel," or close the dialog box by clicking the "X" icon
in the titlebar.

* Be wary of free downloadable software - There are many sites that
offer customized toolbars or other features that appeal to users.
Don't download programs from sites you don't trust, and realize
that you may be exposing your computer to spyware by downloading
some of these programs.

* Don't follow email links claiming to offer anti-spyware software -
Like email viruses, the links may serve the opposite purpose and
actually install the spyware it claims to be eliminating.

As an additional good security practice, especially if you are
concerned that you might have spyware on your machine and want to
minimize the impact, consider taking the following action:

* Adjust your browser preferences to limit pop-up windows and
cookies - Pop-up windows are often generated by some kind of
scripting or active content. Adjusting the settings within your
browser to reduce or prevent scripting or active content may
reduce the number of pop-up windows that appear. Some browsers
offer a specific option to block or limit pop-up windows. Certain
types of cookies are sometimes considered spyware because they
reveal what web pages you have visited. You can adjust your
privacy settings to only allow cookies for the web site you are
visiting (see Browsing Safely: Understanding Active Content and
Cookies for more information).

How do you remove spyware?

* Run a full scan on your computer with your anti-virus software -
Some anti-virus software will find and remove spyware, but it may
not find the spyware when it is monitoring your computer in real
time. Set your anti-virus software to prompt you to run a full
scan periodically (see Understanding Anti-Virus Software for more
information).

* Run a legitimate product specifically designed to remove spyware -
Many vendors offer products that will scan your computer for
spyware and remove any spyware software. Popular products include
LavaSoft's Adaware, Webroot's SpySweeper, PestPatrol, and Spybot
Search and Destroy.
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Secret Worlds: The Universe Within

Secret Worlds: The Universe Within

View the Milky Way at 10 million light years from the Earth. Then move through space towards the Earth in successive orders of magnitude until you reach a tall oak tree just outside the buildings of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee, Florida. After that, begin to move from the actual size of a leaf into a microscopic world that reveals leaf cell walls, the cell nucleus, chromatin, DNA and finally, into the subatomic universe of electrons and protons.

Controversy heats up over electronic voting machines

Controversy heats up over electronic voting machines:

Posted August 23, 2004 @ 4:55 PM
by Craig A. Butler

"Roughly one third of U.S. voters will cast their ballots this November on touchscreen voting machines. Controversy has surrounded the reliability of these machines since their introduction, and accusations of tampering have abounded. Now a new argument has arisen over the secrecy surrounding the testing processes for these machines. The three companies charged with certifying the voting machines have refused to disclose their test results, stating that they are bound to secrecy by the terms of their contracts with the voting machine manufacturers.

"According to Federal regulations, voting systems must be certified by a third party tester. However, no government oversight for the testing process exists, and no law requires public disclosure of the test results. Validation of many of the new voting systems has been slow, leading many to wonder what flaws are being uncovered. With the election looming, states that plan to use the touchscreen systems are rushing to do their own tests or are buying uncertified machines. Recent, well-publicized failures of electronic voting methods in several states have only reinforced fears about the possibilities of voting errors or tampering. Furthermore, many of the touchscreen systems do not produce paper records, which could be invaluable in case of recounts during another closely contested Presidential election."

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Bloglines - sodaplay

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Do you remember using building toys such as Legos and
Erector Sets? These toys were fun because they actually
allowed you to do something constructive. This was much
better than that brainless red doll that shook violently
when you touched it. I think it was called something like
Seizure Me Elmo. We've heard from reputable sources
(five-year-olds) that medication was actually included in
the box. If you loved to build things when you were a kid
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sodaplay By brandonwatts@adelphia.net (Brandon Watts) on Favorite Direct and Related Links for 'sodaplay' Do you remember using building toys such as Legos and Erector Sets? These toys were fun because they actually allowed you to do something constructive. This was much better than that brainless red doll that shook violently when you touched it. I think it was called something like Seizure Me Elmo. I’ve heard from reputable sources (five-year-olds) that medication was actually included in the box. If you loved to build things when you were a…

Bloglines - Removing Spyware

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The following is a blueprint for removing any and all spyware,
malware, and adware from an infected Windows computer. This is
not customized for a particular malware program, but applies
to any and all malicious software. The intended audience are
computer nerds and, as such, many details have been omitted.
If you think your computer may be infected, print this page
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Removing Spyware By meryl@meryl.net (Meryl Evans) on Tips Direct and Related Links for 'Removing Spyware' “The following is a blueprint for removing any and all spyware, malware, and adware from an infected Windows computer. This is not customized for a particular malware program, but applies to any and all malicious software. The intended audience are computer nerds and, as such, many details have been omitted. If you think your computer may be infected, print this page and give it to your local techie.” Get tips beyond the typical “Run Adware…

Contractual Obfuscation

Read the fine print before going for this! --Chuck

Contractual Obfuscation

America Online on Thursday announced it was going after the one-in-four households that currently do not own a PC by offering a low-priced computer tied to a year’s commitment to its online service.

"One problem with this is that the cost of the computer and the one year of payments for AOL comes out to buying a better, higher end computer. Targeting the people who do not have the funds for a computer, to me, is a cheap shot - this type of person has no knowledge of what they are getting into with signed agreements with AOL. This is most definitely going to the FTC for investigation. I mean, how much cheaper can they get than the Wal-Mart E-Machines that can be purchased without committing to a contract with AOL? [George at InNetInvestigations-Forensic]"

Good reason to batten down your machine!

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Bloglines - Bush the better economic steward (USATODAY.com)

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Yahoo! News - Op/Ed Yahoo! News - Op/Ed

Bush the better economic steward (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - In politics, it's the challenger's job to stress the negative, and Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry has certainly been doing that this year. But this year's economy and the strong 1996 economy that President Clinton ran on in seeking a second term show remarkable similarities.

Bloglines - IM Concerned! Should IB?

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IM Concerned! Should IB? By chris@lockergnome.com (Lockergnome) on Gnewbie Gnook Direct and Related Links for 'IM Concerned! Should IB?' Ken Colburn of Data Doctors answers Jill, who writes: I have heard horror stories about my pre-teen and teenagers using instant messaging all the time. Should I be concerned and, if so, what can I do to about it? Instant Messaging (IM) has become, without question, the de facto communication method for the current teen and pre-teen generation. It has spawned a whole new language of acronyms and abbreviations and has even spread to the…

Bloglines - Buy A Post Office On eBay, Get No Training, Run A Scam, Get Arrested

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Buy A Post Office On eBay, Get No Training, Run A Scam, Get Arrested Next time you think about buying a Post Office on eBay remember this story. We hear stories all the time about weird things going up for auction on eBay, mostly because eBay has become a new PR platform for selling weird or unusual items. A few years ago, a woman in a small town in Texas put up the general store she owned for sale on eBay. That store just happened to include a US Post Office. A married couple bought the store and started to run the Post Office themselves, despite having no training at all -- something they felt was a bit of a security threat. They claim they asked repeatedly for the training, but no one would return their calls. Postal Service accountants were calling and complaining about the way the couple filled out forms, but since they couldn't get the proper training, they just gave up filling out the forms altogether (or filled them out on an irregular basis). Then, the money orders started showing up. Boxes of 500, good for $1,000 each. The wife wanted to ship them back, but the Postal Service said she couldn't. She eventually hid about a million dollars worth of the money orders in her daughters diaper bag, afraid of what would happen to them. Eventually, since no one was paying attention to them, they decided to force the situation, and had someone purchases $4,500 worth of the money orders with a bogus check... which certainly got them noticed, and shut down the store. The details of this story all seem a bit sketchy, and the only account the NY Times comes up with is from the couple who bought the store. The story seems to raise many more questions than it answers, so it would be nice to hear the other side to get a better idea of what really happened. In the meantime, though, you might want to think twice about buying a Post Office on eBay.

A Matter of (Wired News) Style

A Matter of (Wired News) Style

"It's not a question that ranks with "Should we end world hunger?" perhaps, but it's a more important issue than you may realize. Here at Wired News, it's a dilemma that has vexed the editors for some time. But no more.

Foremost among them is the insertion of the hyphen into "e-mail." It's a decision -- made for both practical and symbolic reasons -- that has ruffled some feathers around here, and will no doubt ruffle a few out there. But more on that later. First, let's consider the justification for upsetting the ritual tranquility of your morning latté. . . ."

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it's just the "internet" now...

It's just the "internet" now...

02:00 AM Aug. 16, 2004 PT

"Effective with this sentence, Wired News will no longer capitalize the "I" in internet.

At the same time, Web becomes web and Net becomes net.

Why? The simple answer is because there is no earthly reason to capitalize any of these words. Actually, there never was.

True believers are fond of capitalizing words, whether they be marketers or political junkies or, in this case, techies. If It's Capitalized, It Must Be Important. In German, where all nouns are capitalized, it makes sense. It makes no sense in English. So until we become Die Wired Nachrichten, we'll just follow customary English-language usage. (Web will continue to be capitalized when part of the more official entity, World Wide Web.)

Still, the decision wasn't made lightly. Style changes are rarely capricious, since change plays havoc with the editor's sacred cow, consistency.

But in the case of internet, web and net, a change in our house style was necessary to put into perspective what the internet is: another medium for delivering and receiving information. That it transformed human communication is beyond dispute. But no more so than moveable type did in its day. Or the radio. Or television.

This should not be interpreted as some kind of symbolic demotion. Think of it more as a stylistic reality check.

Naturally, as part of a company name or organization -- the Internet Movie Database, for example -- the "I" remains capitalized. It also remains capped in headlines, where Wired News style decrees that all principal words are capitalized.

But now, by lowercasing internet, web and net, Wired News is simply giving the medium its proper due."

Tony Long is Wired News' copy chief. His previous atrocity against the cult of technology was inserting a hyphen in "e-mail."

Yahoo! News - A little matter of substance

Yahoo! News - A little matter of substance:

By Mortimer B. Zuckerman

"The pundits are offering all kinds of reasons why John Kerry (news - web sites) didn't get the expected bounce out of the Democratic convention. Despite the fact that Kerry's acceptance speech was delivered with authority, conviction, and energy, there's a simple explanation for the nonbounce bounce: The speech was too much like sugarless gum. The taste quickly evaporated because there was too little substance."

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Yahoo! News - What war on terrorism?

Yahoo! News - What war on terrorism?:

By John Leo

"The American Civil Liberties Union (news - web sites) has taken yet another embarrassing position, this one involving an antiterrorism agreement it made with the federal government and then decided to ignore. As a condition of receiving donations through the deduction program for federal employees, the ACLU signed a statement in January agreeing not to hire people whose names appear on 'watch lists' of those suspected of having terrorist ties. The lists are promulgated by the U.S. government, the United Nations (news - web sites), and the European Union (news - web sites). Some 2,000 groups have signed this certification since it became a requirement last October. Not hiring people who might want to blow up our cities would seem to be a modest step if you want the government to help in your fundraising, but inside the ACLU this was a wildly controversial idea. But the organization wanted the money, so it made a decision: Make the agreement, but don't live up to it."

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Yahoo! News - STEM CELL DEBATE IS RIDDLED WITH DISHONESTY

Yahoo! News - STEM CELL DEBATE IS RIDDLED WITH DISHONESTY:

By John Leo

"John Kerry has repeatedly spoken of President Bush's 'ban' on stem cell research. Kerry knows very well it isn't a 'ban' or that Bush isn't 'shutting down' research. But 'ban' is a powerfully emotional word. It has more impact on swing voters than 'allowing private research, but not using taxpayer money for work on stem cell lines derived after Aug. 9, 2001.'

John Leo

Congressional Democrats have used this maneuver before, accusing Republicans of plans to 'cut' Social Security (big emotional impact there) when the Republicans actually just wanted to reduce the rate of increase in funding. 'Cut,' like 'ban,' wasn't truthful, just useful.

The fact is that stem cell research is swimming in readily available funds. With luck, the elite press corps will discover this some time in October, and maybe even ask Kerry about it. The federal government is providing $24.8 million in research funds, which is $24.8 million more than President Clinton (news - web sites) offered. Money is pouring in from state governments, universities and pharmaceutical companies. If Kerry thinks this financial gusher still amounts to a ban, maybe he could get the Heinz Foundation or George Soros to pitch in.

Kerry spins the stem cell issue by saying, 'Here in America, we don't sacrifice science for ideology.' This is a line he has been using for weeks. It delivers two messages, both false: (1) there is no legitimate moral issue here (though plenty of bioethicists and plenty of Kerry supporters think there is); and therefore (2) this is a one-sided issue"

A worth-while read! >>>

Don't respond to this kind of "phishing" e-mail!!!

I  just received, for the first time ever, one of those "phishing" e-mails that attempt to collect your banking information in order to empty your account. The original e-mail contained the banks name (which I removed below)  AND a very "official" looking logo. (Even if I had not been aware of this scam, though, a dead giveaway would have been that I DO NOT BANK with ____ Bank!)

PROTECT YOURSELF!
NEVER NEVER NEVER GIVE OUT ANY OF YOUR BANKING INFORMATION (ACCOUNT NUMBER, PASSWORDS, PINS, SECURITY NUMBERS, ETC.) OVER THE INTERNET IN RESPONSE TO THIS KIND OF E-MAIL. Banks never request this information via e-mail!

The original letter follows....
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Dear _____ Bank Customer,

At ___ Bank, we take security very seriously. As many customers already know, Microsoft Internet Explorer has significant 'holes' or vulnerabilities that virus creators can easily take advantage of.

At ___ Bank, we maintain your personal information and data according to strict standards of security and confidentiality as described in the Terms and Conditions that govern your use of this site. Online access to your account portfolio is only possible through a secure web browser.

In order to further protect your account, we have introduced some new important security standards and browser requirements. ___ Bank security systems require that your computer system is compatible with our new standards.

This security update will be effective immediately. Please SIGN ON [a clickable field was included here in the original] to ___ Bank Online Banking in order to verify security update installation. Failure to do so may result in your account being compromised.

Sincerely,
The ___ Bank Security Department Team.
 

Yahoo! News - SENATE SKILLS DON'T NECESSARILY TRANSLATE TO PRESIDENCY

Yahoo! News - SENATE SKILLS DON'T NECESSARILY TRANSLATE TO PRESIDENCY:

By David M. Shribman

"The United States Senate is a remarkable place, at once the breeding ground of presidential ambition and the burial ground of presidential hopes. Since World War II, such senatorial giants as Robert A. Taft of Ohio, Howard H. Baker Jr. of Tennessee and Robert J. Dole of Kansas have stumbled on the way to the White House, while the only two men to be elected to the White House from the Senate in all of American history have two major distinctions:

"They were remarkably handsome. And they were unremarkable senators.

"These facts are worth remarking on only because the next three months will determine whether Sen. John F. Kerry (news, bio, voting record) of Massachusetts is remembered for 'looking like a president' (the only apparent presidential attribute possessed by Warren Harding in 1920) or using the Senate as a forum for his presidential dreams (the tactic used by John F. Kennedy and imitated, without success, by a generation of would-be successors, such as Gary W. Hart of Colorado and John McCain of Arizona)."

Interesting perspective on the Senate and the Presidency >>>

The Star-Spangled Banner

The Star-Spangled Banner:

"The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is the home of an American treasure — the Star-Spangled Banner, the flag that inspired our national anthem. In 1998 we launched a significant effort to preserve this icon, which has been endangered by time and exposure to pollution and the elements. In this Web site, you can discover the history of the Star-Spangled Banner, consider the flag's symbolism, learn about the conservation process, and explore our educational offerings. We also hope you will visit the Museum and see the Star-Spangled Banner in its special conservation laboratory."

Go there and check it out! >>>

Q&A with Ronald Kessler on A Matter of Character on National Review Online

Q&A with Ronald Kessler on A Matter of Character on National Review Online:

Q&A by Kathryn Jean Lopez

Debuting today, A Matter of Character: Inside the White House of George W. Bush by Ronald Kessler is the among the first books to be released from Penguin's new conservative imprint, Sentinel. Investigative journalist Ronald Kessler is the author of numerous bestsellers, including Inside the CIA and The Bureau. He talked to NRO editor Kathryn Lopez this weekend about A Matter of Character, the Bush administration, and the upcoming election.


National Review Online: So President Bush isn't dumb, you say?

Ronald Kessler: Most of what the public knows of Bush is filtered through the liberal bias of the media. He wears cowboy boots, so he's a hick. He has unconventional ways of dealing with the twin threats of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, so he must not know what he's doing. He says exactly what he thinks, so he must be unsophisticated.

The caricatures are conflicting: Bush has a short attention span, yet from the day he took office he was obsessed with attacking Iraq. He is a puppet of Dick Cheney or Karl Rove, but he does not listen to anyone's advice. His decisions are made for him by warring factions within his administration, but he stubbornly clings to his own views. He graduated from Yale and Harvard Business School, but is a dimwit. He appointed Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice to two of the most powerful positions in the government, but is an intolerant right-winger.
For this book, I was able to interview all the major players � Karl Rove, Andy Card, Condi Rice, Al Gonzales — as well as close friends from Andover and Yale and aides who are not well known but are just as influential in their own spheres as the more well-known figures. I supplemented that with inside account"

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US-CERT Cyber Security Tip ST04-015 -- Understanding Denial-of-Service Attacks

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Understanding Denial-of-Service Attacks

You may have heard of denial-of-service attacks launched against web
sites, but you can also be a victim of these attacks.
Denial-of-service attacks can be difficult to distinguish from common
network activity, but there are some indications that an attack is in
progress.

What is a denial-of-service (DoS) attack?

In a denial-of-service (DoS) attack, an attacker attempts to prevent
legitimate users from accessing information or services. By targeting
your computer and its network connection, or the computers and network
of the sites you are trying to use, an attacker may be able to prevent
you from accessing email, web sites, online accounts (banking, etc.),
or other services that rely on the affected computer.

The most common and obvious type of DoS attack occurs when an attacker
"floods" a network with information. When you type a URL for a
particular web site into your browser, you are sending a request to
that site's computer server to view the page. The server can only
process a certain number of requests at once, so if an attacker
overloads the server with requests, it can't process your request.
This is a "denial of service" because you can't access that site.

An attacker can use spam email messages to launch a similar attack on
your email account. Whether you have an email account supplied by your
employer or one available through a free service such as Yahoo or
Hotmail, you are assigned a specific quota, which limits the amount of
data you can have in your account at any given time. By sending many,
or large, email messages to the account, an attacker can consume your
quota, preventing you from receiving legitimate messages.

What is a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack?

In a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, an attacker may use
your computer to attack another computer. By taking advantage of
security vulnerabilities or weaknesses, an attacker could take control
of your computer. He or she could then force your computer to send
huge amounts of data to a web site or send spam to particular email
addresses. The attack is "distributed" because the attacker is using
multiple computers, including yours, to launch the denial-of-service
attack.

How do you avoid being part of the problem?

Unfortunately, there are no effective ways to prevent being the victim
of a DoS or DDoS attack, but there are steps you can take to reduce
the likelihood that an attacker will use your computer to attack other
computers:

* Install and maintain anti-virus software (see Understanding
Anti-Virus Software for more information).

* Install a firewall, and configure it to restrict traffic coming
into and leaving your computer (see Understanding Firewalls for
more information).

* Follow good security practices for distributing your email address
(see Reducing Spam for more information). Applying email filters
may help you manage unwanted traffic.

How do you know if an attack is happening?

Not all disruptions to service are the result of a denial-of-service
attack. There may be technical problems with a particular network, or
system administrators may be performing maintenance. However, the
following symptoms could indicate a DoS or DDoS attack:

* unusually slow network performance (opening files or accessing web
sites)

* unavailability of a particular web site

* inability to access any web site

* dramatic increase in the amount of spam you receive in your
account

What do you do if you think you are experiencing an attack?

Even if you do correctly identify a DoS or DDoS attack, it is unlikely
that you will be able to determine the actual target or source of the
attack. Contact the appropriate technical professionals for
assistance.

* If you notice that you cannot access your own files or reach any
external web sites from your work computer, contact your network
administrators. This may indicate that your computer or your
organization's network is being attacked.

* If you are having a similar experience on your home computer,
consider contacting your Internet service provider (ISP). If there
is a problem, the ISP might be able to advise you of an
appropriate course of action.
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Yahoo! News - BROTHERS BAND TOGETHER AGAINST KERRY

Yahoo! News - BROTHERS BAND TOGETHER AGAINST KERRY: "By Ann Coulter

Democrats haven't been this upset about an American engaging in free speech since Juanita Broaddrick opened her yap.
Ann Coulter

"Two hundred fifty-four Swift Boat Veterans have signed a letter saying John Kerry (news - web sites) is not fit to be commander in chief, a point developed in some detail in the blockbuster new book by John O'Neill, aptly titled 'Unfit for Command.' At the 2003 reunion of Swift Boat Veterans, about 300 men showed up: 85 percent of them think Kerry is unfit to be president. (On the bright side, Kerry was voted, in absentia, 'Most Likely to Run for President on His Phony War Record.') Fewer than 10 percent of all Swift Boat Veterans contacted refused to sign the letter.

"Kerry was in Vietnam for only four months, which, coincidentally, is less than the combined airtime he's spent talking about it. It takes a special kind of person to get that many people to hate your guts in so little time. The last time this many people hated one person after only four months was when Margaret Cho had her own sitcom.
But our young Eddie Haskell managed to annoy other servicemen even before he came home and called them war criminals. About 60 eyewitnesses to Kerry's service are cited in the book, describing Kerry fleeing comrades who were under attack, disregarding orders, putting others in danger, sucking up to his commanders, creating phony film footage of his exploits with a home-movie camera, and recommending himself for medals and Purple Hearts in vainglorious reports he wrote himself. (This was apparently before the concept of 'fragging' put limits on such behavior.) "

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emailabuse.org - resource to learn how to avoid viruses and use an email filter and spam blocker

emailabuse.org - resource to learn how to avoid viruses and use an email filter and spam blocker:

"WHAT IS EMAIL ABUSE?
The use of electronic mail to advertise unethically, harass, annoy, or cause harm to the email recipient. Abuse can take the form of bulk email, threatening email, email sent with the intent to slow productivity of, or cause damage to, the recipient's system. It is a world wide problem and anyone with an email address is vulnerable.

EmailAbuse.org is dedicated to informing users of this potential abuse and providing them with the tools to avoid becoming a victim and to fight back at Email Abusers! "

Bloglines - Missing Top Secret Disks Actually Just A Computer Bug

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Missing Top Secret Disks Actually Just A Computer Bug Remember those well publicized "missing" top secret hard drives from Los Alamos? The same missing drives that had the FBI threatening to arrest a novelty store owner? Turns out they might not have been missing after all. In fact, the entire mess is being chalked up to a computer glitch in their inventory system that declared a "false positive" suggesting the drivers were missing when they weren't. You would think, given the seriousness of such a situation that any inventory system would have some sort of immediate manual method for checking on the actual drives the second the system sounds the "uh oh, something's missing" alarm. Apparently not. Of course, this brings up the second question. If the drives have really been safely at home this whole time, why didn't anyone bother to check there in the first place? Wed, 11 Aug 2004 04:40 PM

Yahoo! News - THE NEW WAR HAWK

Yahoo! News - THE NEW WAR HAWK:

By William F. Buckley Jr.

"Six months ago I ventured in this space that the Democratic position on the war in Iraq (news - web sites) was the single most critical question in U.S. politics. The statement made on Monday by John Kerry (news - web sites) is the climactic event in this matter. Senator Kerry said that notwithstanding all that is known now, whatever have been the developments in the past year, if he had it to do again, he'd vote as he did: in favor of giving the president the power he requested, before going on to wage war in Iraq. "

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Welcome: "Welcome to Bartleby.com: Great Books Online

THE CONCLUDING line of Herman Melville's classic American short story Bartleby, the Scrivener reads

"Ah Bartleby, Ah Humanity!"

And so, Bartleby.com -- after the humble character of its namesake scrivener, or copyist --publishes the classics of literature, nonfiction, and reference free of charge for the home, classroom, and desktop of each and every Internet participant.
Bartleby.com began as a personal research experiment in 1993 and within one year published the first classic book on the Web (Whitman's Leaves of Grass).
Since its incorporation in 1999 and the release of preeminent contemporary reference works, Bartleby.com becomes the most comprehensive reference publisher on the web, meeting the needs of students, educators, and the intellectually curious.
I welcome you as a patron, encourage your thorough use of our services, and look forward to your comments to benefit the quality and selection of our texts: bartlebycom@aol.com

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Bloglines - Everything I Own!

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Everything I Own! By dave@sharewarepromotions.com (Dave Collins) on Download Direct and Related Links for 'Everything I Own!' There are certain things in life that you pay for, in the hope that they’ll never be used. Insurance (and especially life or medical insurance), first aid kits, fire extinguishers and garden nuclear bomb shelters. You spend the money, and part of you hopes that by doing so, you’ll ensure that they’re never needed. Everything I Own! is one of the few software applications that fall into this category, and may prove to be the… Wed, 11 Aug 2004 01:19 AM

Ready to Pop Your Top Over "Pop Up Spam?" Here's How to Make it Stop

Ready to Pop Your Top Over "Pop Up Spam?" Here's How to Make it Stop: "Ready to Pop Your Top Over 'Pop Up Spam?' Here's How to Make it Stop

"Are you interrupted by a stream of 'pop up' messages that stop you from using your home computer until you close them?

"Are you tired of seeing one message invariably morph into more � even when you're not using your Web browser?

"Are you frustrated by the fact that many pop up spammers are advertising software to block the exact type of messages they're sending? It's a high-tech variation on a classic scam: Pop up spammers want your money to fix the very problem they created.

Persistent and annoying, pop up spam also is a signal that your home computer is open to hackers. They could use this vulnerability to take over your computer and install new programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts that give them full access to your machine.
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, you can block unwanted pop up messages and better protect your computer from hackers. It's as simple as turning off the Microsoft Windows feature that allows pop up messages, or installing and running a firewall. The advantage of a firewall is that it prevents other types of unauthorized access to your computer, beyond pop up spam. Neither approach will stop pop up advertisements sent to your browser by a Web page you are visiting. "

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Urban Legends Reference Pages: Notes (Scam Me Twice, Shame on Me . . .)

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Notes (Scam Me Twice, Shame on Me . . .): "Scam Me Twice, Shame on Me . . .


"Regular readers of these pages are bound to be familiar with the ubiquitous Nigerian Scam, a con which plays on infinite variations of the same theme: luring a victim on with promises to cut him in on a share of vast wealth. Too late does the pigeon realize the only money to be had from this scheme is that which the fraudsters have suckered him into parting with in pursuit of an elusive pot of gold.

Occasionally a conman comes up with an unusual twist on the Nigerian Scam, something amusing enough to stand out from the dozens of variations of this flimflam we're spammed with every day. We received one such version this morning, a sort of uber-scam in which the perpetrator claims to be a 'Chairman of Financial Aid' in Nigeria and offers to help previous victims of the scam recover their lost monies: "

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Squirrel Fishing

Something to do in your spare time! --Chuck
Squirrel Fishing:

Squirrel Fishing: A new approach to rodent performance evaluation

Nikolas Gloy and Yasuhiro Endo
Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Harvard University

Yahoo! News - LESSONS FOR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ARE CARVED IN STONE

Yahoo! News - LESSONS FOR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ARE CARVED IN STONE: "LESSONS FOR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ARE CARVED IN STONE

Sun Aug 8, 8:06 PM ET
By David M. Shribman

KEYSTONE, S.D. -- Every four years the presidential candidates make several ritual stops. They address the American Legion. They join the cardinal of New York in an evening of high spirits and political jokes. They should add one more. They should come here, to Mount Rushmore.

They come here in their minds, of course, for no one contemplates a run for the nation's highest land without imagining his image carved here, in granite high in the Black Hills of South Dakota. But that is a conceit, a flight of imagination. They should actually come here during the fall campaign. They would find themselves humbled, sobered -- and changed.

An odd thing about American political life is that for all the things that have changed -- the new role that television played in the 1950s, for example, or the Internet in our own time -- some lessons are written in stone.

And these two baby boom candidates, reared on situation comedies and situation ethics, might profit mightily from the enduring lessons of the men whose images are carved in such relief that they will wear away only an inch every 10,000 years. "

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Prison Fellowship Ministries | Too Much Art

Prison Fellowship Ministries | Too Much Art:

Too Much Art — Michael Moore and Fahrenheit 9/11

BreakPoint with Charles Colson
August 5, 2004

When was the last time a documentary was the top-grossing movie in America on its opening weekend? Has any documentary ever made $80 million in its first three weeks? You'd think any documentary that could perform that well would have to be something pretty special, wouldn't you?

In this case, you'd be wrong. Michael Moore's hit movie Fahrenheit 9/11 is a shoddy piece of filmmaking. I realize that critics have hailed it as brilliant, and I even have heard from some Christians who saw it and were deeply affected — turned against President Bush. Well, I'll admit it's a slick job — expert editing and clever techniques for audience manipulation. But this is what you expect in a fictional film, not in a so-called "documentary," which, in this case, is nothing but propaganda.

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TO DELETE OR KEEP: E-MAIL IS PROBLEM (deseretnews.com)

TO DELETE OR KEEP: E-MAIL IS PROBLEM

Hold it right there, pal. I can see that finger quivering over the "delete" button. But you'd better think carefully before you zap that e-mail message into cyberspace.

FULL STORY: http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/1%2C1249%2C595082668%2C00.html

If you ever receive a message like this, DON'T REPLY OR CLICK ON THE LINKS!

I just received the following message in an e-mail. IT IS A SCAM!

They want me (or you) to respond to the suggestion that someone is
researching you, but it just "ain't necessarily so"! these kind of spam
artists depend upon generating curiosity or concern to get people to click
on their links and respond with personal information.

IGNORE IT!
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Crosswalk.com Forums - "Teach What You Know"

Crosswalk.com Forums - Home Edventures:

"Teach What You Know
by Mary Biever

"Joseph was a carpenter. He taught Jesus his skills and his trade. God teaches us tremendous lessons in His choice of a foster father for His only begotten son. He didn't choose the richest - or best educated - Hebrew to raise His son. Instead, He chose a simple carpenter - who could impart vital life lessons with the sanding of a board or carving of a piece of wood.

Imagine Jesus as a young boy, perhaps trying to use a plane on a piece of wood. His hands are just a little too small to hold the plane and move it too. Joseph sees him struggling and smiles. He moves behind Jesus and says, 'Let me help.' Then, standing behind the boy Jesus, an arm on each side, Joseph gently helps Jesus move the plane across the wood. Jesus is secure in the comfort of Joseph's arms and leans back for just a moment.

Mary stops in the doorway. The rising sun peeks behind her into the room. As she sees Joseph helping Jesus, she pauses silently, to watch them work together. Both Joseph and Jesus see her at the same moment and pause. She enters the room to offer them a drink of cold water, freshly drawn from the well.
Perhaps this was a memory which Mary stored in her heart and pondered later.
This isn't a simple Kodak moment. It is instead the classroom - better known as a home - which God chose for His son. God saw more than a simple family in a modest home. He saw a couple living a supposedly simple life who could raise His son with great love and God's guidance. They taught Jesus what they knew - and not just about carpentry and humble village life.

If you have a passion for a special subject, share it with your kids. It could be history - or baseball - or music. Whatever it is, God gifted you with that talent and interest."

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An Evil We Can't Ignore

When there's too much hype, and too little substance, issues lke this get passed over. This trafficing is "big business" here in Asia. --chuck

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Allofmp3.com

I've been using this service for some time now, and am impressed with the bredth of their music collections and with the ease of use of the "AllofMP3 Explorer" client. YOu can listen to individual tracks or entire albums before downloading and, by choosing the MP3 bitrate you prefer, you can download an entire CD for as little as US$1-2.00 -- and it's LEGAL!

Allofmp3.com: "Welcome to AllOFMP3.com!

"Devoted to digital music, AllOFMP3.com is one of the oldest Russian contributions to the Internet. Over four years of experience in the multimedia industry has enabled us to bring you this unique service. Our service provides you the opportunity to search and download music files with ease.

"AllOFMP3.com has many services that simplify the process of shopping for online multimedia. Our entire music library is available for preview before download, allowing you to listen to your favorite track, or even the whole album before you download. Each album comes complete with details including albums descriptions, file size, and bit rate quality.

"All of our files are available for download in various bit rates and file formats (mp3, wma, Ogg Vorbis, mp4, etc.), defining the audio quality of the file. For example, mp3 files are available in 128, 192, and 320 kbps forms, increasing in quality and file size for the higher bit rates. This allows you to choose the quality that best suits your needs."

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Yahoo! News - Number of children left 'baking' in cars underreported

Yahoo! News - Number of children left 'baking' in cars underreported:

"One common misconception is that children are in danger only when it's hot outside. But Null points to the first death this year, in Roseburg, Ore., where the temperature outside was 68 degrees.

Within an hour of being exposed to extreme heat, a child can go into shock from a lack of fluids or even have seizures, says physician Martin Yudovich of Texas Children's Hospital in Houston. He says car heat affects a child three times faster than it can an adult."

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"Knock, knock." "Who's there?" "The Amish." - Christian History

"Knock, knock." "Who's there?" "The Amish." - Christian History: "'Knock, knock.' 'Who's there?' 'The Amish.'

UPN's 'Amish In the City' shows us our modern selves in a mirror that is positively medieval.by Chris Armstrong


It began last night like a tasteless joke: 'Knock, knock. Who's there? Oh &*%^$%&! It's the Amish! There goes the party.'

The first encounter between the six city kids and the six Amish kids thrown together in the new UPN reality show 'Amish in the City' revealed much more about 'us' than about 'them': Though there are winsome characters among the city kids, the first and lasting impression they leave is one of superficiality, fixation on sex and appearance, and deep-rooted self-centeredness. Next to these traits, even the ambivalent residue of communal spirit and Godly anchoring evident in the Amish young people has a tremendously appealing gravitas and sweetness.

It is a shame this show won't take us into the community that nurtured these refreshingly 'centered' young people.

Those who keep watching this show can expect a far more interesting dynamic than the 'let's-see-if-we-can-make-the-innocents-sin' project. That is, we'll continue, as we did in the premiere episode, to see the 'city kids' squirm. And we, if we're honest, will likely do a little squirming ourselves. We are challenged by the very presence of the 'plain people's' way of life, even in the diluted, transplanted form of searching, conflicted Amish young adults trying to come to grips with what being Amish means and whether they want to 'own' that identity.
In the Amish, in other words, we have a highly visible witness of a different way of living. "

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Bloglines - Something Phishy's Going On

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Something Phishy's Going On By chris@lockergnome.com (Lockergnome) on Gnewbie Gnook Direct and Related Links for 'Something Phishy’s Going On' Ken Colburn of Data Doctors answers Janice, who writes: “I keep getting e-mail messages telling me that I need to update information on a bank account that isn’t mine. I tried telling them that they had made a mistake, but I keep getting the messages. How do I get them to stop sending them to me?” What you are experiencing is something called a ‘phishing’ scam that has been on the rise. A phishing scam… Thu, 5 Aug 2004 03:15 AM

Yahoo! News - IN DESPERATE MOVE, KERRY ADOPTS PUPPY

Yahoo! News - IN DESPERATE MOVE, KERRY ADOPTS PUPPY: "IN DESPERATE MOVE, KERRY ADOPTS PUPPY

By Ann Coulter

"I guess with John Kerry (news - web sites)'s choice of John Edwards (news - web sites) as his running mate, he really does want to stand up for all Americans, from those worth only $60 million to those worth in excess of $800 million.

"In one of the many stratagems Democrats have developed to avoid telling people what they believe, all Edwards wants to talk about is his cracker-barrel humble origins story. We're supposed to swoon over his 'life story,' as the flacks say, which apparently consists of the amazing fact that ... his father was a millworker!

"That's right up there with 'Clinton's stepdad was a drunk' and 'Ted Kennedy's dad was a womanizing bootlegger' on my inspirational life-stories meter. In fact, I'm immediately renouncing my university degrees and going to work for the post office just to give my future children a shot at having a 'life story,' should they decide to run for president someday."

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Bloglines - Congrats Hollywood: You Put A Useful Software Company Out Of Business

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Congrats Hollywood: You Put A Useful Software Company Out Of Business Hollywood must be thrilled. We've been following the case of 321 Software for nearly two years, and that story is now over. 321 made software that was designed to make backing up your DVDs easier. Fair use laws are clear that people are allowed to make personal backup copies of digital media for themselves, mainly if a product breaks or has problems. 321 was careful to make sure the product was really only useful for that purpose, and that it wasn't a very good tool for anyone who wanted to make many copies of a DVD. The company even put out a bounty if anyone could find someone who was pirating DVDs with their software. Still, the movie industry attacked, and claimed that the software would harm "consumer choice and film making" without giving any evidence how that might happen. Eventually, Hollywood's lawyers prevailed, and 321 was told to stop selling their software. The company kept trying to fight the ruling, but without being able to sell software it's tough to do much, and today the company officially shut down. While Jack Valenti was telling us that if this software was allowed to exist we'd have less consumer choice, it appears that that's the case now, since we can no longer buy this software and back up our DVDs. Wed, 4 Aug 2004 05:37 PM

Mozilla offers US$500 bounty reward for security flaws

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Bloglines - Extinct Attractions

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Extinct Attractions By chris@lockergnome.com (Lockergnome) on Family First Direct and Related Links for 'Extinct Attractions' I remember the first time I went to Disneyland - to enjoy its magic, its fun, and its rides. I have returned many times over the years, and the rides have changed, as technology has. This is true in many theme parks around the world. Today’s Family First site is one that helps you and your family relive the memories of theme park rides past. The site is called Extinct Attractions. Their goal here is… Tue, 3 Aug 2004 03:12 AM

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Automobiles (Sweet Revenge)

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Automobiles (Sweet Revenge)

Legend: Putting sugar in the gas tank will ruin a vehicle's engine.

Status: False.

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Bloglines - The Case Of The Bogus Invoice

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Neat Net Tricks Updated: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 05:26 AM

The Case Of The Bogus Invoice By Jack Teems I just wanted to share with you what may well be the latest hoax attempt on the Net. A couple of days ago, in reviewing my PayPal account, I noted a pending invoice for $200 from a company that shall remain nameless. The description of the invoice was "Spamming a Florida Resident" and I was informed that "Florida Law provides Civil and Criminal Penalties for Unlawful access to Computers within the State of Florida..." etc. Since NNT has never spammed anyone, my first inclination was to email the sender with a suggestion clearly outlining where he could place his invoice. But I simply cancelled the invoice, and the company was duly notified. Shortly thereafter, I received an autoresponse, indicating that someone had broken into the company's corporate PayPal account and compromised their password. It seems the culprit sent out 5,000 fraudulent invoices, apparently hoping at least a few of the recipients would naively click on the "Pay" button. It's becoming quite clear that, wherever there exists an opportunity to make a few dishonest dollars on the Web, someone will develop an innovative way to do just that. Surf safely, and remember those immortal words from the desk cop on Hill Street Blues: "It's a jungle out there." Jack Mon, 2 Aug 2004 04:50 AM

Bloglines - Mydoom, Zindos, and Doomjuice Worm Removal Tool 4.0

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Mydoom, Zindos, and Doomjuice Worm Removal Tool 4.0 By tim@majorgeeks.com (Tim Tibbetts) on Download Direct and Related Links for 'Mydoom, Zindos, and Doomjuice Worm Removal Tool 4.0' This tool helps to remove the Mydoom.A, Mydoom.B, Mydoom.E, Mydoom.F, Mydoom.G, Mydoom.J, Mydoom.L, Mydoom.O, Zindos.A, Doomjuice.A, and Doomjuice.B worms from infected systems. Once the tool has run-after the End-User License Agreement (EULA) is accepted-it automatically checks for infection and removes any of the targeted worms that are found. If a machine is infected with the Mydoom.B worm, the tool also provides the user with the default version of the hosts file and set the “read-only”… Sun, 1 Aug 2004 10:52 AM