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New Contest Will Seek the Best "I'm Linux" Video 460

Posted by kdawson on Sunday December 21, 2008 @01:38AM from the dust-off-directors'-chairs-and-hats dept.

LinuxScribe writes "From Apple's ubiquitous 'I'm a Mac,' to Jerry Seinfeld, to Microsoft's 'I'm a PC' retort, operating system commercials have been flooding the airways. Except that Linux is the one OS that has been notably absent. Now the Linux Foundation is launching a video contest on their new video site to fill this void. The winner gets a trip to Tokyo next year to participate in the Linux Foundation Japan Linux Symposium, and some serious geek cred." The contest doesn't officially open until late January; the blog post has an email address to contact if you want to get a head start.

Comment Re:It doesn't work like that. (Score 1) 779

by TurtleRam on Saturday December 20, 2008 @09:32PM (#26187815) Attached to: Diskeeper Accused of Scientology Indoctrination

Seconded: The 1st Amendment may allow for free speech, but not discrimination based on religion. Then again, we are talking about Scientology, which is more of a business than anything. But let's put this in perspective. Let's say that the CEO is actually part of a cult that is openly preying on the weak... Hey, wait just a second!

Is Finding Part Time Work In IT Unrealistic? 396

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday December 20, 2008 @01:01PM from the easier-to-replace-with-hardware dept.

I like my current job writes "Having worked full-time in IT for the past 12 years, I would really like to work less and focus on other goals and priorities in my life. I asked my current employer and was shot down. It seems like everyone I know in IT works full-time except for entry-level help desk staff. Striking out on my own seems to be the only way to control the ball and chain around my ankle. However, my experience with independent consulting is a 'feast or famine' situation, with work coming all at once, thus making part-time impossible, or the other extreme (which is even more likely). Is part-time work a pipe dream in IT? Maybe a career in toilet cleaning is calling me."

Hacked Business Owner Stuck With $52k Phone Bill 300

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Friday December 19, 2008 @03:19PM from the build-a-better-mousetrap dept.

ubercam writes "A Canadian business man is on the hook for a $52,000 phone bill after someone hacked into his voice mail system and found a way to dial out. The hacker racked up the charges with calls to Bulgaria. The business owner noticed an odd message coming up on his call display (Feature 36), and alerted his provider, Manitoba Telecom Services. They referred him to their fraud department, who discovered the breach. MTS said that they would reverse the charges if the hacked equipment was theirs, but in this case it was customer owned. The ironic part is that the victim's company, HUB Computer Solutions, is in the business of computer and network security. They even offer to sell, configure and secure Cisco VoIP systems. Looks as though they even couldn't manage to secure their own system, which doesn't bode well for their customers." This certainly isn't the first time someone has exploited the phone system and stuck another with the bill. Maybe it's time for the phone company to get their fraud detection and prevention services at least on par with the credit card companies'.

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