“Patch time again” states the headline. More bloody holes and more bloody patches for Windows and related products. This time the issue is with jpegs, or rather how MS handles these graphics which is open to exploitation. To tempt you away from the dark side The Free Standards Group has released Linux Standard Base 2.0, [...]

Oh lord, this is so good to know. The UK Navy is using a Windows 2000 for their Combat Management Systems in the new Type 45 Destroyer. For your information these Destroyers carry thermo-nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles. That’s so reassuring to know!!

The US death toll in Iraq has hit the 1,000 mark with a further 7000 or so injured! “The grim milestone follows a surge in fighting and attacks in recent days with more than a dozen US soldiers killed in the last 24 hours alone.” The number of civilian deaths is believed to be over [...]

Interesting one here. The Danes have built an exact replica of a Viking ship which had originally being built in 1042 near Dublin! “Your name shall be Havhingsten (Stallion of the Sea) from Glendalough,” said Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II as she, in Norse tradition, poured water from a nearby creek on the stern of the [...]

King Mswati III of Swaziland has chosen a 16-year-old beauty queen to be his 13th wife!! While a 16 year old beauty queen might sound delicious to you perverts just think … 13 wives?!? Could you handle it?

Very interesting look at the role of women in combat with the US military. While the ban on women in combat jobs still exist many women are still placed in combat situations and performing well.

If anyone is interested (why would u be?): Bush’s address from yesterdays convention. I balked when i read “we have seen Americans in uniform … … liberating millions, with acts of valour that would make the men of Normandy proud”. How he can make that comparison is beyond me!

Nice article explaining a bit more about Win XP SP2 and some of the tweaks you might want to make after installation.

Good page on About.com: Bushisms – Adventures in George W. Bushspeak. Worth a look.

I’ll tell ya, ya gotta hand it to the robbers, bold as brass these fellas, takes some balls to just walk in and out with two paintings.