The computer attackers who took down Comcast's homepage and webmail service for over five hours Thursday say they didn't know what they were getting themselves into. In an hour-long telephone conference call with Threat Level, the hackers known as "Defiant" and "EBK" expressed astonishment over the attention their DNS hijacking has garnered.
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Friday, May 30, 2008
8 reasons you'll rejoice when we hit $8-a-gallon gas
A further price rise as in Europe to $8 a gallon -- or $200 and more to fill a large SUV's tank -- would be a catalyst for economic, political and social change of profound national and global impact. We could face an economic squeeze, but it would be the pain before the gain.
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Revision3 Sends FBI after MediaDefender
The popular Internet television network Revision3 suffered from a severe DDoS attack, launched by the infamous anti-piracy organization MediaDefender. After targeting The Pirate Bay’s trackers, MediaDefender apparently thought it was a good idea to spread their fake torrents through Revision3.
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Incredible pictures of one of Earth's last uncontacted tribe
Skin painted bright red, heads partially shaved, arrows drawn back in the longbows and aimed square at the aircraft buzzing overhead. The gesture is unmistakable: Stay Away.
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The Worst Reporter in a Helicopter Ever
"It appears to be too large of a body of water to have been caused by rainfall..."
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BE AFRAID COMCAST: The Dawn of Free Internet Access?
It's the sort of news that ought to scare the pants off Comcast executives. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has proposed the commission auction off a portion of the 25 megahertz spectrum with a free provision -- meaning that whoever licenses the spectrum must provide internet access to people for free.
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Thursday, May 29, 2008
Inside the Attack that Crippled Revision3
As many of you know, Revision3’s servers were brought down over the Memorial Day weekend by a denial of service attack. It’s an all too common occurrence these days. But this one wasn’t your normal cybercrime – there’s a chilling twist at the end. Here’s what happened, and why we’re even more concerned today, after it’s over, than we were on Saturd
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
A "conspiracy theory" a few months ago.. now its a fact
It's funny how this was a "conspiracy theory" a few months ago now is a hard fact.
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Offensive Driving: How To Drive Like The Secret Service
At a meeting this morning, Anthony Ricci, owner of Advanced Driving & Security, bashed toy cars together to illustrate how to get Newtonian on the bad guys. "This person has come up to kill you," he said in a thick Rhode Island accent. "You are gonna fuck this motherfucker up."
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Jumbo jet splits in two as it tries to take-off
The accident happened as the cargo plane tried to take off at Brussels' Zaventem airport.
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XKCD: This Is Funny Only if You Know Unix
Mr. Munroe, a physics major and a programmer by trade, is good for jokes like this three times a week, informed by computing and the Internet. By speaking the language of geeks — many a strip hinges on crucial differences between the C and Python programming languages — while dealing with relationships and the meaning of a computer-centric life.
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Titanic search was cover for secret Cold War subs mission
The discovery of wreck of the Titanic was a cover story to camouflage the real mission of inspecting the wrecks of two Cold War nuclear submarines. When Bob Ballard led a team that pinpointed the wreckage of the liner in 1985 he had already completed his main task of finding out what happened to USS Thresher and USS Scorpion.
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MRO captures pic of Phoenix Lander DURING LANDING!
Think on this, and think on it carefully: you are seeing a manmade object falling gracefully and with intent to the surface of an alien world, as seen by another manmade object already circling that world
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Friday, May 23, 2008
McCain Tells Ellen: You Shouldn't Be Able To Get Married
Appearing on Ellen DeGeneres's show today, McCain said, "I just believe in the unique status of marriage between man and woman." Ellen replied, "We are all the same people. All of us. You’re no different than I am. Our love is the same."
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A digger undresses a woman for the first time in history
Actually a cool movie of a guy using a Track Hoe to undress a chick, SFW, no nudity.
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Thursday, May 22, 2008
Top 10 Firefox 3 Features
The newest version of our favorite open source web browser, Mozilla Firefox 3, offers dozens of new features and fixes, but only a handful will make the most dramatic difference in your everyday browsing. It's time to spotlight the biggest improvements that will make "Gran Paradiso" the browser to beat.
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Top 10 Google Flubs, Flops, and Failures
Not everything Google touches turns to gold. These are some of Google's biggest nonstarter Web services, software programs and business moves.
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Growing buds in offices increase employee's job satisfaction
What buds your office decides to grow is up for grabs, but research at Texas State University has produced some data that employees w/ window views & plants report higher quality of life & higher job satisfaction. Indoor plants produced stronger results in employees feeling better about their job, work & life. More men reported positive results.
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Teenager faces prosecution for calling Scientology 'cult'
A teenager is facing prosecution for using the word "cult" to describe the Church of Scientology.The unnamed youth was served the summons by City of London police when he took part in a peaceful demonstration opposite the headquarters of the controversial religion in London.
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
10 Deepest Caves in the World
So what about those caves that create the enigma, that fuel the stuff of legends; caves that appear bottomless and that seem to extend to the very center of the earth? What are the ten deepest caves on our planet?
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The Top 7 Most Evil Things You Can Do in GTA IV
Sure, you can steal cars and beat up random people in Liberty City, but that's not enough. It's not EVIL. Join the Slobs in a feast of depravity and violence as they showcase the most inhuman things you can do in Grand Theft Auto 4. . .
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Friday, May 16, 2008
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Ron Paul publicly names neoconservatives
This is one of (if not) the most important videos on the net right now. Ron Paul once again proves he is 100% for the people and is the most courageous and honest candidate in modern history. Spread it!
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Middle class relaxing with marijuana
A variety of middle-class people are making a conscious but careful choice to use marijuana to enhance their leisure activities.
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Old gas pumps can't handle ever-rising prices
Mom-and-pop service stations are running into a problem as gasoline marches toward $4 a gallon: Thousands of old-fashioned pumps can't register more than $3.99 on their spinning mechanical dials
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Brand new backyard playground
They finished building it on Saturday evening, and the following morning, as mom was about to wake up the boys and have them go out to play in their new play center, this is what she saw from the upstairs window.
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Monday, May 12, 2008
The 6 Most Frequently Quoted Bulls**t Statistics
Facts tend to survive based on how interesting they are, rather than whether or not they're, y'know, true.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
The Return of the Office Affair
Your coworkers aren't getting laid at bars anymore - —they're getting laid at work.
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Monday, May 5, 2008
Who Will Tell the People?
We are living on borrowed time and borrowed dimes. We still have all the potential for greatness, but only if we get back to work on our country.
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Not even a flood can stop this guy from mowing (pic)
No man is an island, but his house can be. Kenny Leitner mows what little grass he has that’s not under water Monday in the 1300 block of West Main Street in Grafton as the Illinois River rises out of its banks.
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Passenger 'moons' speed camera
A front seat car passenger was photographed baring his backside at a speed camera in Northumberland.The "mooning" man was snapped by the mobile camera as the black BMW X5 drove past on the A1171 Dudley Lane in Cramlington last month.
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Friday, May 2, 2008
"Priceless" Radio-Controlled Airplanes Stolen From CA. Man
For Rick Maida, radio-controlled planes are not a hobby. "It's my life. It has been since I was 8 years old." Unfortunately, his "life" is now missing; stolen from outside his Morgan Hill home Monday night.
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Thursday, May 1, 2008
She Has A Boyfriend
How annoying is it when you are talking to a girl and she just insists on mentioning the fact that she has a boyfriend. Makes me so mad.
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Why Speed Geeks Should Actually Buy an Alt-Fuel Ride
Hard-throttle automotive enthusiasts have to deal with these damn gas prices, too! We asked our favorite car blogger if he'd pony up for a Prius—or something better.
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