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X Prize winner says NASA 'silly' to go to moon again

X Prize winner says NASA 'silly' to go to moon againI am not so sure returning to the moon ...... is a bad idea. If we had proceeded to build a moon base in the 1970s & 80s, we would have the capability to build and launch vehicles from...

Tags: Low Earth Orbit, Rutan, moon, NASA, X Prize winner, X Prize

Discussion threads 2007-09-24

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Pwn2Own 2009: Macbook falls in seconds

Pwn2Own 2009: Macbook falls in secondsAgain?Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me, twice shame on me.HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!Plummeting computer sales.Plummeting iPhone sales.Plummeting security.What a fantastic week for anyone not emotionally invested in Apple! :)HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!I had to read it again. OS X fell in SECONDS??!!??!!And Windows 7 is still standing??!!??!!Hmm, in...

Tags: Desktops, Well Windows, Pwn2Own 2009, Apple Inc., security, Apple MacBook, vulnerability

Discussion threads 2009-03-18

More details on the Pwn2Own Flash flaw that won the Vista machine

So, I've been pretty surprised by the response to the discussion of the Flash flaw that allowed the Vista machine to be compromised in the Pwn2Own contest.  I'm working on getting an interview with Alexander Sotirov and Shane Macaulay (see image, courtesy of ZDI's official site) to discuss the issue, but...

Tags: Java, Microsoft Windows Vista, Data Execution Prevention, Flaw, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Security, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-03-31

MacBook Air falls in two minutes at PWN 2 OWN

The MacBook Air fell in two minutes at the CanSecWest security conference's PWN 2 OWN. According to Infoworld, Charlie Miller won the $10,000 prize. Under the contest rules, organizers offered Sony Vaio, Fujitsu U810, and the MacBook as prizes. On day 1 no one won because they...

Tags: Apple Safari, Vulnerability, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Charlie Miller, Zero Day Initiative, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-03-27

Cars R US

Smart Car, green regardless of the color. Cars are crucial to modern American life. The U.S. builds ten million new ones every year. Many people, including me, find it impossible to live in America without owning a car. I lived without a...

Tags: Car, Mercedes Smart Car, SmartUSA, Team Management, Management, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-01-12

Why the '8 things' tag meme is important

Now and again, someone will dream up a tag meme game. The idea is the writer says x-number of things and tags y-number of others to follow suit. Right now the 8 things you didn't know about me tag meme is doing the rounds and yes, I've been tagged on...

Tags: Workplace, Oracle Corp., Idea, Blog, Workforce, OraNA, Cyberthreats, Blogging, Spam, Games, Recruitment & Selection, Security, Internet, Spam And Phishing, Personal Technology, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-01-11

X Prize winner says NASA 'silly' to go to moon again

Any work NASA is doing to return to the moon is "silly," Burt Rutan, the engineer who won the Ansari X Prize for a suborbital rocket plane, told a panel at CalTech on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the space program, News.com reports. "Taxpayer-funded NASA should only...

Tags: NASA, Productivity, Leadership, Management, ZDNet Government

Blog posts 2007-09-21

Apple plugs QuickTime zero-day flaw

Apple plugs QuickTime zero-day flawMacHope Steve Jobs Can Cut The Crappy Ad. For A Week As MemorialSo basically...When there was finally a function to crack a mac, that included some incentive, then they found holes?So basically for Apple to avoid this embarrassment again, they just need to keep a low...

Tags: Digital music, Operating systems, Digital media, UNIX, Hacking, open-source community, Apple Inc., Apple QuickTime, Apple Mac OS X, zero-day bug

Discussion threads 2007-05-02

NASA needs astronauts - apply here

Thought I'd take a detour from discussions about god to Space exploration, just because I'm enjoying staying mostly off-topic this week. It wasn't my intention that the talkbacks to my last post would take such a theological bent, but so what? The discussion was interesting, and...

Tags: NASA, Space

Blog posts 2006-09-01

X Prize funder to become first female space tourist

X Prize funder to become first female space touristCoolchicks in space... that's sexy! :)Ansari X-prize winner a phonyThe X-prize stipulated that you had to transport 2 passengers to space in a 72 hour period. This meant LIVE HUMAN BEINGS and not a couple of sacks of potatos. AFAIK the pilot...

Tags: X Prize, flight vehicle

Discussion threads 2006-08-25

Windows XP-on-Mac contest declares winner

Windows XP-on-Mac contest declares winnerHow long will it take Apple to "plug the hole"?And the next, and the next, and... ;-)that's irrelevant for meI have to see Linux running on Mac.That will be worth the money, not windoze!Macintosh enthusiast has apparentlynothing worthwhile to do.First, if he really is a...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Macintosh enthusiast, Run OSX, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-03-16

The Java Desktop System and "real-technic"

I got an interesting comment in response to last week's blog on desktop Linux in which the person refered to Stephen Shankland's CNET news report from June of 2005 entitled: "Sun steps back from desktop Linux". What that report is about is Sun's decision to focus the Java Desktop...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., desktop, Linux

Blog posts 2006-03-14

AMD video contest winners

See the top short videos in actionAMD sponsored a 64-second film contest. Entrants were asked to express the concept of "waitlessness" in 64 seconds and to show off AMD's Athlon 64 X 2 dual-core processors. Here, the three winners: second place, then first place, then the grand-prize winner.

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Videos 2006-02-13

SANS Institute embarrasses FBI

Today's headlie (see my Dec 19th blog for the rules on these) is the third in the series: 2005: the missing headlies. Basically: the thing has to relate to IT and be both true and false at the same time. When the SANS Institute, in co-operation with the FBI,...

Tags: FBI, SANS Institute, vulnerability

Blog posts 2005-12-23