cbart387 - Slashdot User

Submission + - Common Slashdot Acronyms? (or CSA)

Submitted by cbart387 on Sunday December 02, 2007 @03:32PM

cbart387 writes: I come to slashdot because it usually has a good mesh of news. However, one of the offputting things is the amount of acronyms used. I'm not refering to the technical acronyms, I know it comes with the territory of computer science. Rather I mean the Aim-like acronyms.

My question is, If the slashdot users could provide common acronyms used on this site? It would help my understanding (and I'm sure others).

Submission + - The 7 Reasons Why Businesses are Insecure (beastorbuddha.com) 1

Submitted by

Miranda.Hamilton

on Saturday December 01, 2007 @03:50AM

Miranda.Hamilton writes: "This story in Beast or Buddha seems to have set some benchmarks and some perspective around the hype of business approach to IT Security. It's not hard! Some basic principles deployed means that investments of millions of dollars need not be the norm. There are no silver bullets but smart thinking can make the difference. http://beastorbuddha.com/2007/11/10/the-7-reasons-why-businesses-are-insecure/"

Submission + - Judge jails 46 due to annoying mobile phone (guardian.co.uk)

Submitted by ais523 on Friday November 30, 2007 @08:55AM

ais523 writes: A judge was interrupted by a ringing mobile phone. So the judge demanded the phone. When nobody admitted owning the phone in question, the judge ordered the doors of the courtroom locked, and when the phone didn't turn up after a search, he sent all 46 defendants present to jail.

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