Do you suppose this is the equivalent of a border incident or “bumping” another nations warship on the high seas?

http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/10/08/0248257&from=rss

U.S. Commerce Department Hacked Again

Posted by Zonk on Saturday October 07, @11:36PM from the uncomfortable-it-people dept. Security United States

evil agent writes "The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), a branch of the Commerce Department, has sustained several successful attacks. Chinese hackers were able to gain access to its computers and install rootkits and other malware." From the article: "This is the second major attack originating in China that's been acknowledged by the federal government since July. Then, the State Department said that Chinese attackers had broken into its systems overseas and in Washington. And last year, Britain's National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Center (NISCC) claimed that Chinese hackers had attacked more than 300 government agencies and private companies in the U.K."

Why wasn't this done in California first?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061006/od_nm/germany_aliens_dc;_ylt=Aod732D.t0REY_75J_ku1Eus0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3NW1oMDRpBHNlYwM3NTc-

Abducted by aliens? Call now for compensation

Fri Oct 6, 8:31 AM ET

A German lawyer hopes to drum up more business by pursuing state compensation claims for people who believe they were abducted by aliens.

"There's quite obviously demand for legal advice here," Jens Lorek told Reuters by telephone on Thursday. "The trouble is, people are afraid of making fools of themselves in court."

Lorek, a lawyer based in the eastern city of Dresden who specializes in social and labor law, said he hoped to expand his client base [beyond globally... Bob] by taking on the unusual work.

He has yet to win any abduction claims, but says there are plenty of potential clients, noting that extra-terrestrial watchdogs report scores of alien assaults every year.

"These people could appeal for therapies or cures," he said.

Lorek, 41, is pinning his hopes for success on a German law which grants kidnap victims the right to state compensation.

Asked if he was worried he might look ridiculous by seeking justice for clients haunted by aliens, Lorek was unfazed.

"Nobody has laughed about it up until now." [Now who is delusional? Bob]

“We might as well start training future citizens to carry their papers at all times.” A. Hitler, School Uber-Principal

http://cbs4denver.com/local/local_story_280141616.html

Oct 7, 2006 3:13 pm US/Mountain

East High To Require Badges On Students, Staff

(AP) DENVER Denver's East High School is going to require all students and staff to wear badges because of recent school violence.

Assistant Principal Bill Ewing said if someone without a badge is seen they will be confronted.

Ewing said that with 2,200 students, it can be hard to determine who should be in the building and who shouldn't.

So far East is the only Denver public school that will be requiring badges but Jefferson County is working on a similar plan.

In case I haven't said this before: Free is good!

http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/53474.html

Finding Free Software Online

By Jay Dougherty Deutsche Presse-Agentur 10/07/06 4:00 AM PT

An excellent source of free offers from many categories -- including software -- is the No. 1 Free Stuff Web site. There, you'll find pointers to free MP3 music files, software, e-mail, services, clothes, games, and even free money for surfing the Web.

A message to Congress?

http://digg.com/tech_news/Encrypting_Instant_Messaging_Conversations

Encrypting Instant Messaging Conversations

webtech submitted by webtech 16 hours 3 minutes ago (via http://www.rorta.net/index.php?page=encryptim )

Whenever you talk online with your instant messaging (IM) client of choice, your conversations can be, and in all probability are, recorded, monitored, and read. Any data which travels over a network can be viewed using programs known as packet sniffers, with some specially crafted programs..