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Bank ATMs Converted to Steal IDs of Bank Customers
Check out this story on the website for the pictures
A team of organized criminals is installing equipment on legitimate bank ATMs in at least 2 regions to steal both the ATM card number and the PIN. The team sits nearby in a car receiving the information transmitted wirelessly over weekends and evenings from equipment they install on the front of the ATM (see photos). If you see an attachment like this, do not use the ATM and report it immediately to the bank using the 800 number or phone on the front of the ATM.
The equipment used to capture your ATM card number and PIN is cleverly disguised to look like normal ATM equipment. A 'skimmer' is mounted to the front of the normal ATM card slot that reads the ATM card number and transmits it to the criminals sitting in a nearby car.'
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Boing Boing: A Directory of Wonderful Things

Boing Boing: A Directory of Wonderful Things: "
Thinkgeek is selling these wicked-geeky doormats. Please direct pedantic remarks about the superiority of 'There's no place like ~/' to /dev/peevish. "

Yahoo! News - Windows XP Tips

Yahoo! News - Windows XP Tips
Some cool tips for Windows Xp newbies

Free Isamu Kaneko !!

Isamu Kaneko supporter site.: "About freekaneko.comthis web site 'freekaneko.com' was created by official Isamu Kaneko supporters. We are consisted by software engineers who deeply concern our freedom to create and research software.
We are conducting a publicity, and fund raising. We need a lot of attention from the people of the world. You can help us by telling the issue to your family, friends, and co-workers. Also, translation volunteers (and English proof readers) are needed to let the people know this issue.
Freekaneko.com marked a million hit only a day after an opening. Also, we raised 10 million yen ($100,000) in 2weeks"

RIAA up to no good

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RIAA still suing strong, adds another 493 people
Source: Wired
WASHINGTON -- A U.S. music industry group says it has sued 493 more people for copyright infringement as part of its campaign to stop consumers from copying music over the Internet.
The Recording Industry Association of America has now sued nearly 3,000 individuals since last September in an attempt to discourage people from copying songs through peer-to-peer networks like Kazaa and LimeWire."

More Legal Ludicrosness

Boing Boing: A Directory of Wonderful Things: "New law would let parents sue funnybook sellers for mentally scarring kiddees
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund raises the flag about this profoundly stupid new proposed law:
H.B. 4239, also called the 'Parents' Empowerment Act,' would allow the parent or guardian of a minor to sue in federal court anyone who knowingly disseminates any media containing 'material that is harmful to minors' if the material is distributed in a way that 'a reasonable person can expect a substantial number of minors to be exposed to the material and the minor, as a result to exposure to the material, is likely to suffer personal or emotional injury or injury to mental or moral welfare.' The bill has been referred to the House Judiciary Committee. "

The First Ever!

Well, this is it, my first succesful attempt to document and share my thoughts, life and ideas with the world!!I'm sure when i'm famous these lines will be quote like Linus Torvald's famous post on the minix news group :).I'm not promisig the world though i'll do my best to entertain and inform all of you who happened to stumble across this!!