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Submission + - 'Radioactive Boy Scout' at it again? (freep.com)

zurkog writes: A man who became the subject of a book called "The Radioactive Boy Scout" after trying to build a nuclear reactor in a shed as a teenager has been charged with stealing 16 smoke detectors. Police say it was a possible effort to experiment with radioactive materials. In his mugshot, his face is covered with sores which investigators claim are from exposure to radioactive materials.
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Submission + - What makes some software so uncommonly good? (360is.com)

Armchair General writes: "The guys at 360is have compiled a list of their most frequently recommended infrastructure software, and have quantified what characteristics make for dependable, secure, low-maintenance, tools. Among popular choices like nmap and ssh, are tools less commonly associated with security infrastructure like rsync.
Not everyone will agree with their choices, but the pattern the article uncovers is revealing, and is something that commercial software vendors should take note of. For those familiar with the apps, skip to the end where they gather the threads together and answer the question: What makes this software so uncommonly good?"

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