Microsoft Issues Patch, Squashes Two Security Bugs

Microsoft has released a patch which corrects two securituy vulnerabilities in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000.

The Anatomy of a Trivial Patent

Richard Stallman writes " The patent system's defenders can point to the complex description and say, 'How can anything this complex be obvious?' I will use an example to show you how."

PHP 4.0: Dynamic Content for the Web If you came late to the PHP Party, don't worry--there's plenty of reasons to celebrate. PHP is an open source server-side scripting language for creating dynamic web content, in place on some 1.5 million web sites worldwide--and growing. There's a new version of PHP out, version 4.0.

Giant turtle heading for shopping spree rescued by police Just when you think you've seen it all, here comes a 50-pound turtle waddling down the sidewalk.

Ingestible camera gives internal view Small device records journey through the digestive tract. Patients just swallow the capsule. They don’t know it is there. The other thing that is different is that they don’t have to be in a hospital environment,” Paul Swain, of the Royal London Hospital, said.

"Plowing the Dark" by Richard Powers "A novel that conjures up the bygone days of virtual reality and the promise of the unreal world that might have been". Hmmmm, I think I'm going to get this one to read next.

SpaceViews Article: Astronomers Peer Through Milky Way to Glimpse Distant Galaxies For most, the Milky Way is a picturesque band of gas and dust visible over large portions of the night sky. However, to astronomers the Milky Way has been an annoying object that, until now, has obstructed their view of more distant objects.

ET Dust Bunnies The Galactic DUNE mission is a Dust Observatory for Galactic Dust Near Earth. Galactic dust is a significant constituent of the interstellar medium and, thereby, is part of the fundamental matter from which planetary systems form. Its study provides unique insights in the early stages of planet formation. Although the study of galactic dust is in the interest of both the astrophysics and planetary scientific communities, information on this important material is extremely sparse. Following the discovery by Ulysses and the most recent confirmation by Cassini that micron-sized interstellar dust grains pass through the planetary system a mission is proposed to characterize galactic dust at the Earth's distance by in-situ analysis.

Haggis Recipes Haggis "is typically served on Burns Night, January 25, when Scotland celebrates the birth of its greatest poet, Robert Burns, who was born in Ayrshire on that date in 1759. During the celebration, Burns poems are read, and the haggis is addressed by a member of the party, ceremonially, in the form of verses from Burns' poem, 'Address to a Haggis.' A typical meal for Burns Night would include Cock-a-Leekie, Haggis with Tatties-an'-Neeps, Roastit Beef, Tipsy Laird, and Dunlop Cheese."