Well, although there isn't much left of NO, there is one thing....wireless internet.....I hope this trend continues with other cities....

New Orleans offers free WiFi

Second Life is a virtual world - a 3D online persistent space totally created and evolved by its users. Within this vast and rapidly expanding place, you can do, create or become just about anything you can imagine.

Interesting idea...

Second Life: Basic Overview

Well, I just want to inform the community that I will sadly *not* be attending PhreakNIC this year. This is a startling discovery for me, as I have not missed a single PN except for PN 1. I will be attending another conference with my boss, and it is a pretty big deal that I get to go, so there is no way around it. But I will see you all at PN 10 for the great return of the nanochick.

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist broke party lines with President Bush on Friday by speaking out in favor of federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. The senator now supports a bill that would lift the research limits imposed by the Bush administration four years ago.

This is a huge step. I am very excited to see the developments...

Stem cell switch - Connected Coast to Coast with Ron Reagan and Monica Crowley - MSNBC.com

Burger Kings new PR campaign. It begs the question, is their advertising executive out of the loop, or do they just not care that their slogan is COCK ROCK!?

ANyway, a bit of humor in these troubled times....

Coq Roq

Wow...candles with LEDs....this is cool

ThinkGeek :: LoungeLight LED Candles

Internet equipment maker Cisco Systems is fighting a shareholder action that urges the company to adopt a comprehensive human rights policy for its dealings with the Chinese government, and with other states practicing political censorship of the internet

This just isn't Cisco's week.

Wired News: Critics Squeeze Cisco Over China

This is an article about how Mike is now getting probed by the FBI because of ISS.

Mike Lynn Is Being Investigated by the FBI

Lynn felt compelled to quit his job Wednesday morning so that he could give the talk because the Cisco security issues are of vital importance to the Internet's health. "This is the right thing to do," he said, speaking Wednesday to Black Hat attendees, who punctuated his talk with applause. "When you attack the router, you gain control of the network."
Lynn described a now-patched flaw in the Internetwork Operating System (IOS) software used to power Cisco's routers, and to describe the steps he used to gain control of a router. Although Cisco was informed of the flaw by ISS, and patched its firmware in April, users running older versions of the company's software are at risk, he said.

Computerworld | ISS researcher quits job to detail Cisco flaws

I just wanted to say that I passed my second qualification exam (oral exam) on Tuesday, and am now officially a PhD candidate. Yay!