"To go directly to phone hell, press 666"

Gethuman.com provides a list of phonepad shortcuts that get you past hundreds of companies annoying automated call-routers, to live human beings.

Halliburton Solves Global Warming

"The SurvivaBall is designed to protect the corporate manager no matter what Mother Nature throws his or her way," said Fred Wolf, a Halliburton representative who spoke today at the Catastrophic Loss conference held at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Amelia Island, Florida.

http://www.halliburtoncontracts.com/about/

http://www.theyesmen.org/

Spelling Bee kid does Napoleon Dynamite impersonation

That's two great Big Media hacks in one week. First, Anil Dash wears a goatse t-shirt for his NYT photo op, and now this... Ah, to be 13 and on television...

(Warning: If you just moved out of a cave, found an Internerd connection and don't know what goatse is, consider yourself warned. Once you see goatse, you can never unsee goatse.)

This one's for Val

Starbucks Delocator.

Now if you'll excuse me, my Dunkin Donuts coffee is waiting for me...

(more info)

When Chimps Attack II

Fred Durst shows you his 'O' face (WARNING: Spyware-laden link. Proceed at your own risk. Thanks, Nora).

WARNING: NSFW. Actually, not safe for anyone with the gift of sight.

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everywhere
else.

DVD Jon Hacks Apple's iTunes Lock

SAN JOSE (California) - The Norwegian hacker famed for developing DVD encryption-cracking software has apparently struck again - this time breaking the locks on Apple Computer's wireless music streaming technology.

Mr Jon Lech Johansen released on his website - defiantly named So Sue Me - a software key that helps to unlock the encryption Apple uses for its AirPort Express, a device that lets users broadcast digital music from Apple's online iTunes Music Store on a stereo that's not plugged into a computer.

Ship Comes in For Tanker-Chasing Team

For five years, the tight-knit crew has quietly surfed tanker wakes -- an activity that required them to closely monitor the shipping schedule, along with wind speed and water depth. Any miscalculation, and their boat could be grounded, or overtaken by a crashing wave.

"This stuff took us years to figure out," said Fulbright, who has identified six premier tanker surfing spots, each one with its own name. "People still have no idea where we go or how we do it."

Fuck You. You're an Idiot.

Don't hate me.

[ Fair warning: If you click the link you'll end up having to force quit your browser after the link runs it's course. This warning courtesy of cranky j p e g.]

_{Pure Unadulterated Evil.}

Hackers Run Wild and Free on AOL

Using a combination of trade tricks and clever programming, hackers have thoroughly compromised security at America Online, potentially exposing the personal information of AOL's 35 million users.

The most recent exploit, launched last week, gave a hacker full access to Merlin, AOL's latest customer database application. As a security measure, Merlin runs only on AOL's internal network, but savvy hackers have found a way to break in.

You Don't Have Time?

We do...

We Now Join the Ninnies at The RIAA

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But the RIAA seems to be having a few problems with the facts itself.

Yesterday it issued a press release announcing a piracy bust in New York which unearthed 421 CD-R burners.

Only there weren't 421 burners, but "the equivalent of 421 burners."

In fact, there were just 156. How did the RIAA account for this discrepancy?

"There were only 156 actual burners, but some run at very high speeds: some as high as 40x. This is well above the average speed," was the official line yesterday.

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International Orgasms

(via Karen's link below)....

Why can't I press "No" on that thing?

And oh, yeah, these guys left their directory open and there's alot of funny stuff in it...

Infamous Hacker's Laptop Up For Auction

The laptop belongs to the infamous computer criminal Kevin Mitnick, and on Feb. 15, 1995, it was seized as evidence when he was arrested in North Carolina by the FBI.

The bid as of mid-morning on 10-1-02 was $7,900.

"Warchalking"

You a hobo with a wireless card? Also, Let's WARCHALK!

via Evhead

Water-cooled XBox

Why? Because. Stupid.

via Camworld

Nike.com Running

asks its visitors to complete the phrase "I run" with whatever motivates them to (run). I don't (unless chased), so Pazen, our resident freako-triathlete was compelled to answer for us...

one | two

Sorry kids, but there's a profanity filter on the form. Apparently, they've also learned from their Nike iD debacle; "sweatshop" is nixed.

Suddenly Everything Sucks

Hah!

via Scripting News

Distributed Denial of Service attack on GRC.com

Warning! This is a geek-factor 11 read, but it's also an excellent account of the havoc personal computers are capable of creating now.

Welcome to the brave new world of
the 13 year-old Internet terrorist.

via Mr. Barrett

Vegas Phreaks

Until he went on the lam in the early nineties, Las Vegas was a home-away-from-home for the world's most famous hacker, Kevin Mitnick, who had family in town. And from approximately 1992 until his February 1995 arrest, Mitnick says he enjoyed substantial illicit access to the Vegas network. What's more, he recalls once being approached with an offer to redirect calls from an adult entertainment service for a single weekend, for $3,000. "They wanted me to somehow take control of the line and forward it," Mitnick recalls."

"It would have taken, had I wanted to do it, all of three minutes."

via Follow Me Here