Category: Science
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Blog Spam
Casual computer users only have to fight spam, spyware and torjans – but if you host a site where users can leave feedback (like this one), you have to deal with users writing spam comments!
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How to update the Tripwire Policy
I finally figured out why I couldn’t update my Tripwire Policy. Tripwire is an amazing tool that checks the integrity of your computer’s filesystem, thereby detecting intrusions. But there are some pitfalls…
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Gmail account for free
A friend of mine got me a Gmail account. Now they gave me 6 invitations that I can forward. Any takers…?
Update: All invitations are gone! Sorry!
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Checking out SuSE Linux
I recently had to setup a computer from scratch. The machine had been sitting around for the longest time unused, and I finally got around buying a new hard drive for it. What OS to install? I use a hand-build Linux From Scratch system as my main system, but I don’t need that pain for every machine. Another one is running Gentoo Linux, but I wanted something even more userfriendly. As I worked with RedHat in the past (and didn’t like it too much), I thought I’ll give the latest raising star a try: SuSE Linux (a German company recently acquired by Novel).
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Riding through Chernobyl
Elena rides with her Motorcycle through Chernobyl and records what she sees in her online journal.
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Do cell phones kill people…?
Yes they do – at least 2,600 a year, but not through radiation. Read on…
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Anatomy of a Computer Virus Writer
Did you ever wonder who’s writing computer viruses? Here is a detailed and extensive article by the New York Times.
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East Coast power outage – animated!
Remeber the August 14 East Coast power outage? Renesys has a cool animated map of the propagation of the outage.
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Free Yoga MP3
You do Yoga, but not as often as you’d like to do? No problem, download this free Yoga MP3, so you can practice half an hour at home, whenever you feel like it.