Monthly Archives: January 2005

Blaster author behind bars

Posted on January 31st, 2005 by Ryan

Jeffrey Parson, the creator of the ‘Blaster’ worm was sentenced today to 18 months in jail. 18 months is the shortest sentence possible under Parson’s plea agreement. Prosecutors were apparently aiming for the maximum sentence of 37 months. At its … Continue reading →

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A cross country trip through the postal service

Posted on January 30th, 2005 by Ryan

This is a pretty cool idea, and I’m sure more have followed suit. Kyle Van Horn taped a disposable camera to foam core board and dropped it in the mail to a friend. On the board he asked any postal … Continue reading →

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Free Software Magazine – An online magazine focusing on free software

Posted on January 30th, 2005 by Ryan

This February a new magazine is coming out of Europe. It’s called Free Software Magazine, and focuses on free software. You can subscribe to a print version, but they have a PDF version available for free on their site.

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Addictive little flash game

Posted on January 30th, 2005 by Ryan

Trust me – it’s addictive. The text is Japanese, but the concept is pretty simple. You click to start a chain reaction of explosions. 150 is a perfect score.

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Virus writers targeting cars

Posted on January 29th, 2005 by Ryan

Lexus Landcruiser 100 models LX470 and LS430 are apparently vulnerable to a new virus spreading through the on-board cell phone. The virus appears to only affect the navigation system. Fortunately, the brake and steering systems are not under total control … Continue reading →

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Amazon.com looking to create photo yellow pages

Posted on January 27th, 2005 by Ryan

Amazon.com introduced the first phase of a new service called A9.com Yellow Pages. With this release, the phone directory includes 20 million images from 10 cities to make it easy to find what you’re looking for. When the user clicks … Continue reading →

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Altoid MP3 Player

Posted on January 24th, 2005 by Ryan

Is the iPod just too mainstream for you. If you feel up to the challenge, try building this MP3 player inside a Altoids tin.

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Benchmarking PHP: Is it possible to have too many comments?

Posted on January 22nd, 2005 by Ryan

PHP is an interpreted language; and as such, the computer needs to process the script each time it is run. Honestly, I don’t know much about the internal workings of PHP; so I don’t know how it handles comments in … Continue reading →

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A new lease on old Nintendo games

Posted on January 20th, 2005 by Ryan

Do you miss your Nintendo, GameBoy, or Sega? Click on over to EveryVideoGame.com. Just don’t do it while you’re at work. You won’t get anything finished :-)

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Google apparently looking at ‘Dark Fiber’

Posted on January 17th, 2005 by Ryan

A recent job posting on Google’s web site has led to speculation that the search engine giant plans to buy unused fiber optic lines. These so-called ‘dark fiber’ lines are fiber optic lines, typically dating from the dot-com boom of … Continue reading →

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