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Submission + - Young and Stylish Los Angeles

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Stacey
Stacey writes: "Announcing a New Upscale Boutique For Girls, Specializing in the Cutest Clothing, Shoes, and Accessories from Trendy L.A. We carry Trish Scully, Kate Mack, LeTop, Pediped, Mim-Pi, Baby Nay, Beetlejuice, Toni Tierny, Corky & Co., Bear Feet Shoes and more!"
Linux Business

Submission + - HP Sees Huge Linux Desktop Deals

Submitted by Anonymous
Anonymous writes: With all the talk about Dell and desktop Linux, HP has quietly been cutting some deals to provide "multi-thousands" of Linux-installed desktops, and, according to CRN, is suggesting factory-loaded Linux PCs are getting closer by the day.
Security

Submission + - Remote Control To Prevent Aircraft Hijacking

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Snad
Snad writes: "The UK's Evening Standard is reporting that Boeing plans to roll out aircraft remote controls systems in a bid to eliminate the threat of terrorist hijackings, and prevent any repetition of the events of September 11 2001.

"Scientists at aircraft giant Boeing are testing the tamper-proof autopilot system which uses state-of-the-art computer and satellite technology. It will be activated by the pilot flicking a simple switch or by pressure sensors fitted to the cockpit door that will respond to any excessive force as terrorists try to break into the flight deck.
Once triggered, no one on board will be able to deactivate the system. Currently, all autopilots are manually switched on and off at the discretion of pilots. A threatened airliner could be flown to a secure military base or a commercial airport, where it would touch down using existing landing aids known as 'autoland function'.""

Critical Flaw Found in VNC 4.1 175

Posted by CowboyNeal from the public-desktops dept.
jblobz writes "IntelliAdmin has discovered a critical flaw that allows an attacker to control any machine running VNC 4.1. The flaw grants access without the attacker obtaining a password. The details of the vulnerability have not been released, but their website has a proof of concept that allows you to test your own VNC installation for the vulnerability"

One Big Bang, Or Many? 492

Posted by Zonk from the boggles-the-mind dept.
butterwise writes "From the Guardian Unlimited: 'The universe is at least 986 billion years older than physicists thought and is probably much older still, according to a radical new theory. The revolutionary study suggests that time did not begin with the big bang 14 billion years ago. This mammoth explosion which created all the matter we see around us, was just the most recent of many.'"

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