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One of the selling points of Windows Vista was that it was "more secure" than Windows XP or previous Windows Operating Systems. If this is the case wouldn't it stand to reason that there should be many more security updates for Windows XP than Windows Vista? Instead, it appears as though Microsoft is going nearly 1:1 with the *same* security updates for Vista, XP, 2003, and even Windows 2000. Yet another month's updates are set to roll out, and yet again the same vulnerability affects all the supported platforms. I'm calling bullshit.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-jan.mspx

See the Affected Software section. Granted the Vista advisories are listed as "moderate" instead of "critical", but if we're par for the course they're subjectively listed that way because most likely it's only "critical" if you run as administrator on your desktop with the Vista User Access Control (UAC) turned off... which most people I know with Vista do.

Can American car makers be car makers and not creative oil-burners? As symbols of ingenuity, creativity, and engineering - are they lost?

I'm not sure how long it will be up, I'd urge you to watch it ASAP if you don't have HBO. I'm hoping HBO will be kind and realize that people should have a chance to see this. It made me angry to watch it though I wasn't surprised. The country was bought and paid for a long time ago. [BSEG]

Hacking Democracy on Google Video

The Diebold voting machines have been sick, sad joke on Democracy. Question authority.

“Hotel Minibar” Keys Open Diebold Voting Machines

"You may continue to use your computer while these updates are applied in the background."

Bullshit.

Maybe if your crap update system wasn't stealing the window focus every 5 seconds I could. Nobody actually tests this stuff, do they?

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I had the TV on in the background and between 11:30PM and midnight the Emergency Broadcast System came on. So, I turn to channel 24 as instructed, trying to remember if I have enough bottled water and where the duct tape is... Only to find out that they've issued an "Amber Alert" because they were looking for a lost kid but that they've called it off already because he was found.

Assholes.

Seriously.

After this, my mind still racing through images of everything from earthquakes to terrorist bombings, all I can think about is who do I call to make sure they take the kid away from these parents for good and the EBS button away from the turbo-asshat who issued a state wide emergency alert.

Assholes.

Seriously.

First, a funny story from one of my favorite pit stops, the Internet Storm Center or isc.sans.org...

I've copied my favorite excerpt into the extended text below.

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New definitions of death? The deceased wander the earth, on four legs and sniffing butts no less.

I thought prostitution was illegal. Talk about peddling your honor...