You couldn’t make this stuff up. Hilary Rosen, formerly of the RIAA, is complaining about Apple’s Digital Rights Management (DRM) system on the iPod/iTunes system. Eh? Guess who created this DRM nightmare in the first place? Yep: MS Rosen and her buddies in the RIAA. Ye Gods!
Daily Archives: May 10, 2005
What Carly did next
Remember Carly Fiorina, the testosterone-poisoned ex-boss of HP? Well, if you’re desperate to hear how she, er, revitalised HP, she will happily give an inspirational address to your AGM. At $40,000 a throw, it’s a steal. And many of your employees will be enthused and follow the example of the former Hewlett Packard workers now building exciting new careers in the fast food industry.
Firefox security
From Mozilla Details Two New Security Flaws in Firefox
Firefox creator Mozilla has announced two security alerts for its popular web browser. The new alerts pertain to security vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code using the Firefox browser.
The Mozilla Foundation says that attackers through javascript could go back to a users’ prior visited web pages allowing them to steal sensitive information. This issue also affects users of the Mozilla Suite. Mozilla also has found that Firefox’s automated install function could also be compromised. Mozilla, which is updating its servers to curtail further exploitation, recommends users to disable javascript and the automatic installation feature on their Firefox browser until a fixed version is released.
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The election in a nutshell
Front page of today’s Independent. Brilliant encapsulation of a crazy electoral system that gives one party the powers of an “elected dictatorship” (to use Quintin Hogg’s famous phrase) with a minority of the popular vote. Labour got 35.22% of the votes, but 356 MPs. The Lib-Dems got 22.05% but only 62 seats.