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diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Fri/elsewhere.txt b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Fri/elsewhere.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 7f4f1b7..0000000 --- a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Fri/elsewhere.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,17 +0,0 @@ -<img border="0" src="http://blog.wired.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/03/23/gun.jpg" title="Gun" alt="Gun" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; float: right;" />Elsewhere on Wired: - -* Table of Malcontents just opened up a strange set of memories I didn't know I had as Annalee Newitz looks at the [retro meme of Cal Worthington and His Dog Spot][1]. Anyone who grew up in Southern California in the late 70s and early 80s will no doubt remember these ads -- goofy, lamely funny and somehow classic. See Annalee's post for some links to online versions. - -[1]: http://blog.wired.com/tableofmalcontents/2007/03/retro_meme_cal_.html "Cal Worthington and His Dog Spot" - -* Eliot Van Buskirk at Listening Post has sad news: The Online Guitar Archive, or (OLGA), has been [served with a cease and desist letter and site is gone][2]. OLGA was, as Eliot describes it, "a guitar tablature repository where guitarists who had picked their way through a song would post charts in order to teach each other how to play the guitar parts from popular recordings." It was without a doubt one of the best resources on the net for aspiring guitarists. - -[2]: http://blog.wired.com/music/2007/03/music_publisher.html "Music Publishers Crack Down on Guitar Tabs" - -* Kevin Poulsen of 27B Stroke 6 has the text of [one of the "hit man" advance-fee e-mails][3] the FBI warned about last month. The basic scam is that an assassin claims to have been hired to kill you but is willing to negotiate, if you give more money than the person who supposedly took out the contract, you get to live. The actual text of the email is hilarious: "The reason why they want you Dead is not disclosed to me as i was not allowed to know, but you are now not better that the dead ok. " - -[3]: http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/03/phisher_threate.html "Scammer Threatens Lives, English Language" - -* Sex Drive Daily brings news that [porn star legend Ron Jeremy has taken a new job as a tech product reviewer for Heavy.com][4]. I mean, why not right? At least we know he's not in it for the chicks. - -[4]: http://blog.wired.com/sex/2007/03/porn_legend_ron.html "Porn Legend Ron Jeremy Now a Gear Geek"
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\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Fri/nightly.txt b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Fri/nightly.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 97edfe8..0000000 --- a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Fri/nightly.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,22 +0,0 @@ -The Nightly Build: - -* The Stration/Warezov [Trojan is back][1] and it's been modified to target Skype users. Websense Security Labs says a targeted Skype user will receive a chat message with a link to a malicious executable called "file_01.exe" on a Web site. The attack is vry similar to one that surfaced last month, but it has been adapted to use files hosted in different locations and running new code. Skype chat users be cautious. - -[1]: http://www.websense.com/securitylabs/alerts/alert.php?AlertID=757 "Malicious Website / Malicious Code: New Warezov spreading via Skype" - -* It's too bad Jean Baudrillard isn't around to see this: [Daily Show on the Viacom/Google Lawsuit][2]. - - -[2]: http://www.ifilm.com/video/2835488/show/17676 "iFilm" - -* Holy Tubes Batman! Research firm Park Associates, says that 29 percent of U.S. households, or 31 million homes, [do not have Internet access and do not intend to subscribe to an internet service over the next 12 months][3]. What do these people do without Twitter and YouTube? They must actually watch TV shows and talk to their neighbors or something. Suckers. - -[3]: http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=internetNews&storyid=2007-03-23T223329Z_01_N23234603_RTRUKOC_0_US-INTERNET-HOLDOUTS.xml&src=rss "Many Americans see little point to Web: survey" - -* Wired has a breaking story on some [personnel shakeups at Wikipedia][4]. Kim Zetter reports that "two top employees of the Wikimedia Foundation have resigned, citing disagreements with the board." Although both announced their resignations publicly yesterday they claim that they are unrelated and the timing coincidental. - -[4]: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/internet/0,73074-0.html?tw=rss.index "Wikipedia Shakeup: Resignations" - -Just in case you're one of the probably millions of NPR lovers who don't have Showtime, the first episode of <cite>This American Life</cite> is [now available via the Showtime website][5]. - -[5]: http://www.sho.com/site/thisamericanlife/video.do?source=blogs "This America Life"
\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Fri/paint.txt b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Fri/paint.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 960cba6..0000000 --- a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Fri/paint.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,21 +0,0 @@ -Here's the strangest thing I've seen in a while, a U.S. based company announced last week that they have [created a wireless blocking paint][1]. Contrary to what you might think, the intended use is not to help those who claim wifi signals induce headaches, but rather as a means of containing the signal within a building. - -A bit of digging reveals that WiFi blocking paint is not a new idea. In fact security expert [Bruce Schneier notes][2] an [Information Week article][3] on similar technology way back in 2004. The company mentioned in that article is even [still in business][4]. - -The chief problems with wifi-blocking paint appear to be, powerful antennas can generally still pull out a signal, mobile reception inside the building is most likely equally blocked and then there's whole problem with windows. - -According to this press release from EM-SEC, the makers of this new wifi shielding paint: - ->The tests demonstrated that intellectual property can no longer be stolen through the airwaves while inside an EM-SEC-coated facility. The results showed that a one-time application of the EM-SEC Coating creates an "electromagnetic fortress" by preventing airborne hackers from intercepting signals. - -To be honest I can't even tell if the press release is a hoax or not. I don't think it is but the outlandish claims do seem a bit much. Either way if you believe the above statement please contact Michael and I using the links to the right as we have some valuable antique bridge hardware you will absolutely love. - -On a serious note, I wonder is putting a coat of this paint, say on the bedroom walls, would help the folks that claim wifi signals give them migraines and other health problems? - -[photo credit][5] - -[1]: http://emsectechnologies.com/press_releases/press1.php "EM-SEC Technologies Announces Successful Test of Wireless-Blocking Paint" -[2]: http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2004/12/wifi_shielding.html "Wi-Fi Shielding Paint" -[3]: http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=56200676 " Startup Markets Wireless-Security Paint" -[4]: http://www.forcefieldwireless.com/products.html "Force Field Wireless" -[5]: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiseb/209240887/ "Flickr: Free wifi"
\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Fri/reboot.txt b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Fri/reboot.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 787ec73..0000000 --- a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/03.19.07/Fri/reboot.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,22 +0,0 @@ -<img alt="Any_key_3" title="Any_key_3" src="http://blog.wired.com/photos/uncategorized/any_key_2.jpg" border="0" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" />The Morning Reboot: - -* A federal district court has [struck down][3] the Child Online Protection Act of 1998 -- signed into law by President Bill Clinton -- saying that it violates the First Amendment and is not the most effective way to keep children from adult websites due to the current state of web filtering software. 27B Stroke 6 [has more][4]. - -[3]: http://news.wired.com/dynamic/stories/I/INTERNET_BLOCKING?SITE=WIRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT "U.S. Judge Blocks 1998 Online Porn Law" - -[4]: http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/03/court_strikes_d.html "Court Strikes Down Internet Censorship Law Intended to Protect Kids" - - -* Oh the search engine wars. The analyst firm comScore says [Google's share of U.S. web searches grew][1] to almost 50 percent in February. Google's closest rival in web search, Yahoo, had just over 28 percent of the U.S. market, while Microsoft's share dipped to down to about 10 percent. - -[1]: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070321/wr_nm/google_search_dc "Google share gains quicken in U.S. search market" - - -* The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has [started a "notice of inquiry"][2] into the question of whether or not high-speed Internet providers like AT&T and Comcast should be barred from charging extra fees to guarantee access to the Internet -- AKA net neutrality. The FCC's glacial pace has irritated some, Democratic commissioner Michael Copps said, "I want an FCC that unconditionally states its preference for nondiscrimination on the Internet." So do I. Plus I want a pony. - -[2]: http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=internetNews&storyid=2007-03-22T214200Z_01_N22240577_RTRUKOC_0_US-FCC-NETNEUTRALITY.xml&src=rss "U.S. FCC to examine future of Internet access" - - -* The EFF is [suing Viacom][5] claiming that the media giant is misusing copyright law by forcing YouTube to remove a parody video of The Colbert Report. Viacom denies the accusation and says it does not object to the video being on YouTube. - -[5]: http://news.com.com/2100-1030_3-6169765.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-5&subj=news "Viacom sued over Colbert parody on YouTube"
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