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Submission + - The Estonian Internet War (downbeatsinc.com)

Luyseyal writes: "Gadi Evron, a computer security expert at Afilias Global Registry Services, wrote to the Bugtraq mailing list today, "About a year ago after coming back from Estonia I promised I'd send in an account of the Estonian 'war'" [PDF]. His account details the background, circumstances, and general methods used by Russian attackers, as well as the political fall-out and recommendations for Internet security."
The Almighty Buck

Submission + - FBI Raids Liberty Dollar Offices-Linden Labs Next? (libertydollar.org)

Luyseyal writes: "On November 14, 2007, FBI agents raided the offices of the Liberty Dollar, an alternative gold-backed currency, which has taken great pains to stay within the bounds of US law. One wonders if Linden Labs got in the business of printing Linden Dollars if they would get the same treatment. With the dollar falling, metal-backed, online-usable currencies may see more demand. PayPal Goldstandard[tm] anyone?"
IBM

Submission + - Recycle Waste CPU Wafers into Solar Panels (statesman.com)

Luyseyal writes: "IBM has developed a process for scrubbing the data clean from waste silicon wafers, allowing the otherwise highly secret waste to be sold. The silicon quality usually necessary for solar production is very high and the cost of solar panels reflects it. Recycling this waste should help bring down the cost in the long run and add a new profit vector for chip manufacturers."
Spam

Submission + - Craigslist blocks entire .info TLD

Luyseyal writes: "I tried to submit some items to craigslist but was blocked. I emailed customer service and got this wonderful response: "Yep '.info'. We had to block that due to the large volume of spam eminating [sic] from that extention [sic]. You'll need to use a different email." Harsh."

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