News: Helene again reaches hurricane strength

Helene became a hurricane again Saturday as it moved quickly over the open Atlantic, and the storm will likely create hazardous ... ...

Internet: Phirst Phishing, Now Pharming

Enough has been written about phishing scams by now -- those fake emails that purport to be from banks or eBay, trying to trick you into submitting personal information. I get these every day, and never really worried about it because I'm not a moron. It's a minor annoyance to delete them, but you don't have to respond. But the latest threat, dubbed "pharming," can get you even if you're Howard Hughes careful. Pharmers actually manipulate the domain name system (DNS) that translates URLs into the IP addresses that computers understand, so these fraudsters can send you to a scam Web site even if you type in the correct URL. ...

Society: Werbemülldeponien

Wie "UIP" und "Sony Entertainment" Kinderforen für Produktwerbung nutzen...

Internet: P2P Has Its Day In Court

Just as we all suspected, the MGM vs. Grokster case has made it all the way to the Supreme Court, in a case that will determine whether file swapping services have a viable business model or are liable for copyright infringement. So far, two federal courts have sided with the file swapping companies, basically upholding the ruling of the 1984 Betamax case. While I agree with the Betamax ruling (basically a "don't ask, don't tell" policy), I don't see a direct parallel to file sharing. More importantly, Justice Anthony Kennedy doesn't seem to, either. Today Kennedy told attorneys for Grokster and Streamcast that "What you are suggesting is unlawful expropriation of property as a kind of start-up capital. From an economic standpoint and legal standpoint, that sounds wrong." ...

Leisure: Grand Canyon: Das Jahrmillionen-Werk

Wie eine riesige Wunde in der Erdoberfläche öffnet sich der Grand Canyon im Norden Arizonas. Wer hier unterwegs ist, wer hinab steigt in die bis zu 1600 Meter tiefen Schluchten, kann im steinernen Buch der Erdgeschichte lesen. In Millionen von...