Archive for August, 2006

Thursday, August 3rd, 2006

No more safe haven

People often look at me quite incredulously when I tell them that I must have written 60 pages of my Master’s thesis sitting here at the bar at the Vortex Bar & Grill in Midtown, what with all the people talking and loud music. I can see why you might think that’d be a […]

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Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006

Well, gonads and strife

Thus endeth the age of invincibility (and that smug sense of superiority). Apple fixes 26 Mac OS flaws - New York Times
Attackers could exploit several of the vulnerabilities, specifically those related to image processing and file compression, by crafting malicious files and tricking people into opening them, Apple said. This attack method is seen […]

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Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

KerPLACK

You know, the fact that the new Intel MacBooks are just lightning-fast — not only warping spacetime in comparison to the old G3 iBook, but even laughing at my G5 iMac as it starts up and launches apps without any detectable hesitation — would seem a good enough reason to be happy with a new […]

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