Archive for April, 2006

Do you know what P911 means? What about NIFOC? It’s Leetspeak for “parent alert” and “naked in front of computer.” Leet-speak is the language used by kids and teens everywhere for instant and text messaging.

Last night on cable, I watched a show about the history of pornography. It was a show full of surprises because up until that point I- just like you perhaps- had been under the impression that pornography was not invented until some time in the mid-1970’s. As it turns out however, pornography has been around for hundreds, perhaps even thousands of years. The only problem was that nobody had DVD

(Sports Network) – Northeastern University named Bill Coen its new head men’s basketball coach on Friday. The move comes less than a month after Ron Everhart announced his resignation to accept the head coaching position at Duquesne.

(Sports Network) – Sacramento Kings swingman Ron Artest underwent an MRI examination on his right thumb Thursday. The MRI revealed an aggravation to the ulnar collateral ligament in the thumb.

(Sports Network) – The Portland Trial Blazers requested that enigmatic forward Darius Miles leave the team and return to Portland.

(Sports Network) – Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Childress was suspended for two games by the NBA on Friday following an incident with Chicago’s Andres Nocioni in a game Wednesday night at Philips Arena.

Charleston, SC (AP) – Tombstones have been placed on the graves of the final crew of the Confederate submarine Hunley. The Confederate Heritage Trust, several Sons of Confederate Veterans camps and local re-enactors placed headstones over the graves at Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston Thursday.

(Sports Network) – Cincinnati signed fullback Jeremi Johnson to a six-year contract on Friday, keeping the punishing blocker in a Bengal uniform through the 2011 season.

(Sports Network) – Two-time Grand Slam champion Marat Safin and former Valencia titlist Fernando Verdasco highlighted Friday’s quarterfinal winners at the Valencia Open.

Ever wonder what goes down in the back channels and dark alleys of the Internet? How spyware hunters find and penetrate botnets? Don’t just read about- now you can hear it on your PC, download it to your iPod or device of your choice. SpywareGuide articles are sponsored by FaceTime Communications,

THE Federal Government is trying to stop the adult internet domain .xxx being created, saying it will increase the availability of pornography and do nothing to protect children from offensive material. –

This is Part TWO of a series of write-ups focusing on the recent threat to E-Commerce systems via potential IM (Instant Messaging) attack vectors and more besides, by way of a remotely installed administration tool and custom-built scripts, designed to find vulnerabilities in third-party payment sys

A hardware solution in the software-dominated world of parental control.

You’re sitting on the couch in your apartment, doing the same old things you do every day. Flipping through channels, deciding whether to watch a rerun of “Parental Control” on MTV or rent the second season of Laguna Beach on DVD. Look at yourself and what you’ve become.

(Sports Network) – When the United States meets host Germany in next week’s first-round Fed Cup matchup, it will do so without top players Lindsay Davenport, Venus Williams and Serena Williams.

(Sports Network) – Former champion and Spanish crowd favorite Fernando Verdasco highlighted Wednesday’s second-round winners at the clay- court Valencia Open.

PRINCE Agyemang Prempeh is homeless and hustling in Accra, and he’s only 15 years-old. For the past 3years, Prince has been sleeping on a bench in an open space at the Accra Arts Centre, nearly a hundred meters away from the resting place of Ghana’s first president Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah.

The Gay Games in Crystal Lake take away my control as a parent as I see fit to utilize it. I can choose and discuss with my children which movies and TV shows they watch, video games they play or parties they attend as I feel is best for them emotionally and is comfortable for our family.

(Sports Network) – Tony Parker scored 27 points and dished out nine assists to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 104-95 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics.

Tasmanian families will take part in a free trial of a system which blocks pornography and violent content on the Internet. The trial, which is being launched in Launceston today, is being offered by two Internet filtering companies and will start in a few months.