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Security jobs on the rise
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Unemployed in the IT industry? Well you have a few different
options. One of them that is proving to be a hot item right now is to
get involved in IT security. In addition to Open Source jobs, IT
security seems to be a sector of the industry that is going to hold
quite a bit of promise. If this does not suit you, there is always the
world of game design. Just realize this... [Continued]
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Rip on the Google artist and ye shall reap the
wrath of Google (Internet)
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I can related to the feeling that Google must have regarding
someone ripping on that amazing artist that does the Google doodles.
Nothing is more irritating to spend hours coming up with an idea only
to have some dork put it down. Lucky for the person that does that
Google doodles Google is quick to come to their defense - publicly
too.... [Continued]
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China's Christmas Present to Its Own People
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"China is censoring Google News to force Internet users to use the
Chinese version of the site which has been purged of the most critical
news reports," said a statement from Reporters Without Borders. "By
agreeing to launch a news service that excludes publications disliked
by the government, Google has let itself be used by Beijing." Read
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Christmas Present From China (Security)
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A Chinese group claims it has found four vulnerabilities in
Microsoft's Windows operating system and has posted details about the
same to a public mailing list. The details were posted yesterday by
the Xfocus group. The group has released proof of concept code and
says that one of these flaws, in the Windows help file parsing
program, can be exploited on systems which are patched with the second
service pack for Windows XP. The other... [Continued]
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Shape Solitaire - Play Shape
Solitaire, a new unique card puzzler. The goal is to fill all open
tiles with cards by one simple rule - place a card on the field next
to another card with a value one less or one greater, regardless of
the suit. It's simple to learn, but incredibly fun to play! If Billy
Idol can make dancing with yourself look like so much fun, Shape
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