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| Topic: Computer Security |
10:57 am EDT, Oct 18, 2001 |
"Packet Scrubber" plug-in to Snort. This is the original posting about it on Security Focus that gives the whys, wherefors, and hows at a high-level. SecurityFocus - HogWash |
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| Topic: Computers |
10:52 am EDT, Oct 18, 2001 |
Socket Programming FAQ. Looks like it stays pretty up-to-date as well. Unix Socket FAQ |
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Davin's collection of unix programming links |
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| Topic: Computers |
10:46 am EDT, Oct 18, 2001 |
Reasonable. And looks like it's been updated regularly for 6 years, which is pretty good for this kind of collection. Usually these go to rot at some point. Davin's collection of unix programming links |
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The History Guy: Arab-Israeli Wars |
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| Topic: Politics and Law |
2:43 pm EDT, Oct 17, 2001 |
Also the the Arab-Israeli historical conflict. Useful contextual information for current events. The History Guy: Arab-Israeli Wars |
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The History Guy:United States Military History |
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2:40 pm EDT, Oct 17, 2001 |
Some idiot pro-war/Bush-supporter just told us, on TV, how we've had "8 years of peace and this is what we got." This was in reference to the WTC incident and the bombing of Afghanistan. Anyway, his ignorance was very humorous. I was curious what the actual number of years looked like and this link has a pretty decent chronological list of U.S. military history. The History Guy:United States Military History |
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BBC News | UK | Alan Turing: Father of the computer |
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| Topic: Miscellaneous |
12:09 am EDT, Oct 17, 2001 |
An excellent synopsis of the man with the brilliance to understand the the possibilities of computers. They would have come about regardless, but this man really was the first HACKER in many ways. He saw the problem, he hypothesized the solution, and in a way created the solution. Alan Turing is, undoubtedly, one of the great (troubled, but truely) geniuses seen throughout history. I encourage everyone to explore his story. It's incredibly valuable. As someone with a limited knowledge I can't tell you much, but you can start in the most simple way by reading Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson. And this is also one of those times I am going to BITCH that I can't get reasonable cross-linking (multiple topics) to Tom and Nick. BBC News | UK | Alan Turing: Father of the computer |
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A (sort of) Reflection on the Evolution of DefCon |
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6:17 pm EDT, Oct 16, 2001 |
Interesting open letter from Dark Tangent (Jeff Moss) that reflects on DefCon's evolution and asks for feedback from the Hacker community on how to deal with some of the current issues. A (sort of) Reflection on the Evolution of DefCon |
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Edward W. Said Interview | David Barsamian | November 2001 issue of The Progressive magazine |
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| Topic: War on Terrorism |
10:41 am EDT, Oct 16, 2001 |
Interesting article/interview with Edward Said. One of the more striking pieces that is particularly relevant to my current personal experiences: "What is quite worrisome is the absence of analysis and reflection. Take the word 'terrorism.' It has become synonymous now with anti-Americanism, which, in turn, has become synonymous with being critical of the United States, which, in turn, has become synonymous with being unpatriotic. That's an unacceptable series of equations. The definition of terrorism has to be more precise, so that we are able to discriminate between, for example, what it is that the Palestinians are doing to fight the Israeli military occupation and terrorism of the sort that resulted in the World Trade Center bombing. " Edward W. Said Interview | David Barsamian | November 2001 issue of The Progressive magazine |
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