28 Jun 2004
ABC already spinning off 'Wife Swap'

Reality, indeed. For anyone still contending that our culture is not in serious trouble, I offer the following link.

ABC is looking to spin off its fall reality series "Wife Swap."

(link) [CNN]

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A How-Not-To Guide to Cyber-Extortion

What can I add to this ...???

The Register reports: Myron Tereshchuk, 42, of Maryland, pleaded guilty to "attempted extortion affecting commerce" for sending threatening messages to a competing patent firm, including a demand for $17 million in exchange for not revealing sensitive information. He was clever in hiding his tracks, the messages came from two different homes and a dentist's office, all of which turned out to be running unsecured WAPs. He also avoided a web bug sent by the firm, and managed to penetrate the company's computer system. But he made a few mistakes. First of all he was already a prime suspect due to "past altercations between Tereshchuk and the company". But "the clearest sign came when he issued the $17m extortion demand, and instructed the company to 'make the check payable to Myron Tereshchuk.'""

(link) [Slashdot]

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Forget Radio, Tune In to Net

I'll have to say that being in my geographic location is not exactly optimal for radio reception. But 'Net radio comes thru loud and clear.

Internet radio services keep getting better and attracting bigger audiences. Digital features like personalization and variety blow away anything on the airwaves. But some of the services are better than others. Katie Dean reviews a few top choices.

(link) [Wired News]

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