The Telegraph in Calcutta India explains why coconuts are chopped down in advance of a Presidential visit The hardy coconut has made the hallowed list of VIP-unfriendly arsenal that was so far filled with shoes, bricks, pies, tomatoes and rotten eggs. Coconut trees outside Mani Bhavan, where Mahatma Gandhi used to stay and where Barack … Continue reading Coconut Threat to US President
The High Tech Crime Team in Holland have taken over the 143 command and control servers that manage a 30 million node botnet based on the Bredolab malware. …Bredolab was capable of infecting 3 million computers a month. At the end of 2009 it was estimated that 3.6 billion emails, each containing the files needed … Continue reading Police Take Over Bredolab Malware
Park staff in South Africa have installed GPS devices into Rhino horns to help protect them from poachers. Rusty Hustler, head of security for North West Parks Board, explains: “There are a number of alarms that can be programmed: one for excessive movement, so if the rhino starts running, and another that goes off if … Continue reading Rhinos Protected by GPS
Scott Bradner writes in Network World that Apple is “still pushing industry forward”. This is a misleading title. His actual review is far from glowing and gives no evidence of a push. First example: I did not find any of the sample features [in OS X 10.7 Lion] all that compelling, although the OS X … Continue reading Apple Lags in Innovation