Blair welcomes probe into Iraq dossier

The prime minister has been criticized since media reports emerged that the government might have punched up the dossier to exaggerate claims that Saddam Hussein would be able to launch a chemical or biological attack within 45 minutes.
No one has found any weapons of mass destruction inside Iraq, increasing pressure on the British government to explain the dossier that formed the underpinnings of Blair's decision to go to war.
Last week, BBC Radio quoted a source within the British intelligence community as saying intelligence officers had cast doubt on the validity of the 45-minute reference in the dossier.

Poor Iraqi Guy

I can’t help but feel for the guy on the ground. Yay America! If this guy is only guilty of...

North Korea’s School for Hackers

In North Korea's mountainous Hyungsan region, a military academy specializing in electronic warfare has been churning out 100 cybersoldiers every year for nearly two decades.
Graduates of the elite hacking program at Mirim College are skilled in everything from writing computer viruses to penetrating network defenses and programming weapon guidance systems.

Why Centrino and VPNs Don’t Mix

Intel has a problem on its hands with its new chipset for wireless laptops: The Centrino chipset can freeze laptops trying to run software for creating Virtual Private Networks.
Virtual Private Networks, or VPNs, are widely used "tunnels" that allow a user to connect to internal computer networks at businesses, schools and governments through the Internet.

Stagger and Doe

Went to a “Stag and Doe” last night. It took a 20oz. pitcher and two pints of Guinness, but it...

Ripping Friend

Bought the latest issue of “2600” and am trying out some DVD-ripping. There’s this cewl article that shows how to...

Cuba Pics Coming Soon

Got some pictures developed from the Cuba trip. So here’s a tip — don’t get those “disposable cameras”. While they...

PM tables relaxed pot law

The federal government moved today to eliminate criminal penalties for simple possession of marijuana, but promised a tougher line against growers and dealers. Under legislation introduced by Justice Minister Martin Cauchon, possession of up to 15 grams of pot would be a minor offence punishable by a fine.
Youths could face fines of up to $250 for minor possession while adults could be fined $400.
By contrast, the maximum sentence for illicit growers would be boosted to 14 years in prison from the current seven.
The penalty for trafficking would stay the same, with a maximum life sentence.

RIM to pay more in patent damages

A U.S. court has ordered Research In Motion to pay $8.87 million in enhanced damages in its ongoing patent-infringement suit with NTP Software, according to statement from NTP and its attorneys.
The statement said the U.S. Federal District Court in Richmond, Va., also awarded privately held NTP 80 percent of its legal fees. But it said the court had not yet ruled on NTP's request for an injunction to stop RIM from selling the popular BlackBerry e-mail device.
Officials with Waterloo, Ontario-based RIM could not immediately be reached for comment.

From PlayStation to supercomputer

As perhaps the clearest evidence yet of the power of sophisticated but inexpensive game consoles, the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has assembled a supercomputer from an army of Sony PlayStation 2 devices.