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@ CYBORGASMS link corrected: http://www.socio.demon.co.uk/Cyborgasms.html
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# Space X-ray images out. (BBC) Europe's most expensive space observatory
produces dramatic pix of some of the hottest and most violent parts of the
Universe. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_636000/636349.stm
# Also: XMM takes first snap:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_563000/563249.stm
# Ariane soars to success:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_558000/558370.stm
# X-raying the violent Universe:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_543000/543638.stm
@ XMM UK: http://www.xmm.ac.uk/
@ Esa XMM: http://sci.esa.int/xmm/
@ Chandra X-Ray Home Page: http://chandra.nasa.gov/
@ Chandra X-Ray Observatory: http://chandra.harvard.edu/
: What are your favorite "hot parts" of the universe? Are they Web-filtered?
How closely can you look at them? Are your eyes burning? D'ya like rilly hot
violence? How much can you spend for good images? Will you share'em with us?
# Super-Small Satellite Mission Succeeding:
http://space.com/space/technology/jawsat_scorecard_000201.html
# Student-Built Satellite to Hang by a Thread:
http://www.umich.edu/~newsinfo/Releases/2000/Jan00/r012500b.html
# Arctic SOLVE Mission Living Up to Its Name:
http://www.enn.com/news/enn-stories/2000/01/01272000/solve_9467.asp
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# 2nd-Hand Exposures Smoke Lower Than Believed. Exposures to environmental
tobacco smoke may be lower than previously thought for bartenders and
waitpersons: http://sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/02/000209074907.htm
# British Doctors Say: Nicotine As Addictive As Heroin. Surprised?
http://news.excite.com/news/r/000208/07/science-health-nicotine
# Addictive Powers of Tobacco Examined - I'd rather have opium:
http://news.excite.com/news/ap/000208/14/britain-smoking-report
: Are you addicted to 2nd-hand nicotine? Do you prefer nicotine diluted or
pure? Have you ever ingested pure nicotine? How quickly did it kill you? Is
nicotine your favorite insecticide? Have you smoked much insecticide lately?
# McCaffrey: Drug trafficking threatens democracy. And war on drugs doesn't?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_636000/636713.stm
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# 98-million Americans exposed to monkey virus - going ape:
http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2000/02/002bookchin.htm
@ BONOBO: This primate shares a 98% genetic profile with humans. Get this:
the species is female-centered and substitutes sex for aggression. This
directly challenges our assumptions on male supremacy in human evolution.
http://songweaver.com/info/bonobos.html [ via http://www.camworld.com/ ]
: What's your favorite aspect of your primate heritage? Have humans gone too
far in the direction of male domination? Is balance needed? Would you rather
be dominated by males, females, aliens, robots, me? Is humanity a virus???
@ Every horny young man's worst nightmare: http://www.therulesbook.com/
@ Damn, it looks like we missed <http://www.gencor.ca/events/buyback.html>
the Semen Buy Back Program. [ via http://www.memepool.com/ ]
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HackaRama:
# Internet sabotage spreads. (BBC) Online brokerages E*Trade and
Datek as well as web publisher ZDNet are the latest victims of
a well-organised campaign to bring big websites to their knees.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_637000/637094.stm
# Hackers Take on Buy.com - spoil the IPO party:
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,34222,00.html
# Yahoo on Trail of Site Hackers - FBI probing:
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,34221,00.html
# Was Yahoo Smurfed, Fragged, TFNed, or Trinooed?
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,34203,00.html
# Routers Blamed for Yahoo Outage - or are they:
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,34178,00.htm
@ Attacks: Govt Provocation? Expanding surveillance:
http://slashdot.org/articles/00/02/08/0344217.shtml
@ Who's Doing What, With Which, To Whom, For Why?
http://listserv.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind0002&L=foi-l&F=&S=&P=9484
@ How-2 Hack, Crack, Slash And Burn:
http://dogpile.com/texis/search?q=TFN+Stacheldraht+trinoo&geo=no&fs=web
@ Is IBM's discontinued WinCE laptop a great deal at $300?
http://www.byte.com/printableArticle?doc_id=BYT20000202S0003
# A Frenzy of Hacking Attacks - any apparent motive?
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,34234,00.html
# 'If We Find Them, They'll Pay' - or will they?
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,34240,00.html
# Smells Like Teen Malcontent - or does it?
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,34228,00.html
# The Unscathed Ask, 'Who's Next?'
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,34231,00.html
@ eBay Service Announcements: http://www2.ebay.com/aw/announce.shtml
@ FBI Nat'l Infrastructure Protection Ctr: http://fbi.gov/nipc/welcome.htm
@ CERT Coordination Center: http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-01.html
@ 2600 - The Hacker Quarterly: http://www.2600.com/mindex.html
@ Attrition: http://www.attrition.org/
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I was walking across a bridge one day & I saw a man standing on the edge,
about to jump off. So I ran over & said "stop! don't do it!" "Why shouldn't
I?" he said. I said, "Well, there's so much to live for!" He said, "Like
what?" I said, "Well...are you religious or atheist?" He said, "Religious."
I said, "Me too! Are you Christian or Buddhist?" He said, "Christian." I
said, "Me too! Are you Catholic or Protestant?" He said, "Protestant." I
said, "Me too! Are you Episcopalian or Baptist?" He said, "Baptist!" I said,
"Wow! Me too! Are you Baptist Church of God or Baptist Church of the Lord?"
He said, "Baptist Church of God!" I said, "Me too! Are you original Baptist
Church of God, or are you Reformed Baptist Church of God?" He said,
"Reformed Baptist Church of God!" I said, "Me too! Are you Reformed Baptist
Church of God, reformation of 1879, or Reformed Baptist Church of God,
reformation of 1915?" He said, "Reformed Baptist Church of God, reformation
of 1915!" I said, "Die, heretic scum", and pushed him off. -- Emo Philips
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