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oldwesley··on Ask HN: What's in it for the author of Conficker?
wiki: The RBN has been described by VeriSign as "the baddest of the bad"

Great links. Thanks. Can't believe rtm didn't serve any jail time.

oldwesley··on How to follow your metrics on iGoogle
Wonderful. Thank you.

Ok, so you just used Flash. I wasn't sure whether you used some alternative flash-generating tool.

oldwesley··on Ask HN: What's in it for the author of Conficker?
This is the NYTimes piece where they discuss the Microsoft reward:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/technology/internet/01viru...

oldwesley··on How to follow your metrics on iGoogle
I'm an artist. I could project it in a public space at night, for example. Or incorporate it into a dance performance. But it's ok if you don't want me to use it. Perhaps you could tell me what software I could use to make my own?
oldwesley··on How to follow your metrics on iGoogle
Sorry, this is off topic, but what software did you use to make that secant square on your blog?

http://bemmu.blogspot.com/2008_11_01_archive.html

Also, what license are you using for it - Creative Commons? Or is it copyrighted? I'd love to use that somewhere, but with permission/attribution of course.

oldwesley··on Jason Fried: Get Satisfaction is "awfully close to blackmail"
An enterprising lawyer could put together a compelling class action case if only GetSatisfaction's pockets weren't so shallow. I'd like to see them get their asses handed to them for this shit.
oldwesley··on Jason Fried: Get Satisfaction is "awfully close to blackmail"
We need someone to start up a site that provides user feedback on GetSatisfaction, using GetSatisfaction's look-and-feel. Taste of their own medicine.
oldwesley··on Jason Fried: Get Satisfaction is "awfully close to blackmail"
Yep, look-and-feel is protected as part of a company's intellectual property. As it should be.
oldwesley··on Jason Fried: Get Satisfaction is "awfully close to blackmail"
Sounds like fraudulent misrepresentation/impersonation. Good luck if you try to do that with a brand like UPS. They would be down your neck in a second. A cell phone store in my neighborhood got busted by TMobile for misrepresenting themselves as official TMobile resellers. This is no different. Should be grounds for legal action.
oldwesley··on Vast Spy System Loots Computers in 103 Countries
"Control of the botnet from one particular country would be persuasive evidence of some involvement by persons in that country."

Hedging your bets?

oldwesley··on Ask HN: Is this plagiarism or competition?
Competition.