Politicians in Westchester County began talking last year about passing a law requiring businesses that offer WiFi access to secure their network in various ways. The law passed last week, but it’s typically misguided, written with little understanding of network security and doing nothing that would actually pose a problem for a hacker. But county [...]
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The record industry may be on the verge of waving the white flag in front of Apple boss Steve Jobs, and abandoning its demand for iTunes to charge different prices for different songs. Negotiations between Apple and the four major music companies - with which iTunes deals all expire in the next two months - [...]
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It’s this simple: if you don’t understand the fundamentals of landscape painting, you don’t understand the fundamentals of web design. In fact, if you don’t grok landscapes you won’t possess the requisite understanding for working in photography, music composition, ballet, filmmaking, architecture or any other art or design endeavor.
Web designers are looking for information on [...]
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i haven’t blogged anything important in awhile, so i’m not going to spit out the rhetoric you’d come to expect from a catholic on easter- yes, it’s about the ressurection of christ, and all the good stuff that comes along with a catholic holiday- and for my jew friends, happy passover- unless this is one [...]
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This could be taken as a ‘way out there’ theory, but the facts are just too interesting to pass up- I grabbed this tale at everything2: Some have wondered how the iPod, a strangely-named device with no prior market support at introduction, could so quickly have blossomed into a cultural phenomenon with such widespread brand [...]
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An oft-quoted nugget of wisdom in the consumer world is, “The squeaky wheel gets the grease.” While this is certainly true for situations such as getting the wrong cup of coffee, putting together a puzzle only to find the last piece missing, or demanding that your meal be free because you found a hair in [...]
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Unleash the power of the Gods and embark on a merciless quest as Kratos, an ex-Spartan warrior driven to destroy Ares, the God of War. Armed with lethal double chainblades, Kratos must carve through mythology’s darkest creatures— including Medusa, Cyclops, the Hydra and more, while solving intricate puzzles in breathtaking environments. Driven by pure revenge, [...]
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