reSTART, a new Internet addiction recovery center 25 miles outside of Seattle, features a 45-day tech-detox that includes group counseling, individual therapy, 12-step meetings, wilderness adventures, fitness programs, and even vocational coaching and academic tutoring. Located in a residential-styled home, the center sits on five acres of Pacific Northwest forest land, home to deer, raccoons, and goats.
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According to the Justice Department, the suspects used a sophisticated hacking technique called an “SQL injection attack,” which “seeks to exploit computer networks by finding a way around the network’s firewall to steal credit card and debit information.”
OK, those of you that know this stuff… SQL Injection? WTF? One of the oldest methods of getting into a Database over the web. I wonder just “how sophisticated” these attacks really were. Sigh.
Please tell me none of you fell for this one.
iPod nano for just $49 plus your Social Security Number : Macenstein.
This comes on the heels of a conversation in my office about using twitter and other social media to promote a favorable article about my employer in Consumer Reports. I think it’s the competition! Either that or it was the Freemasons really angry about the whole John Quincy Adams twittering thing.
Twitter was inaccessible for several hours on Thursday morning, followed by a period of slowness and sporadic time-outs (and more outright downtime). The company is blaming an “ongoing” denial-of-service attack but has not said anything further.
via Twitter crippled by denial-of-service attack | The Social – CNET News.
Finally got my Google Voice invite this morning. Setting it up now. Sweet. I was able to get a local number and the last 4 digits are 4297 – which spells HAWS 
I will play with it it for a few days and let you know the results.I expect that I will be sending out an email soon with a new phone number
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Peninsula Light Co. (PenLightCo) on Twitter.
My electrical utility (Peninsula Light) is on twitter. Looks like they have been there since last may with a total of 5 tweets. I’m hoping this is useful during the winter when we have the most power outages.
Even though they are promoting their twitter feed on the front page, they only have 64 followers. I wonder what that says about the demographics of their customers.
Apple has released a minor software update for iPhone, patching a security flaw revealed just yesterday.
via Apple Patches iPhone SMS Security Hole With Software Update | Gadget Lab | Wired.com.
Security researchers plan to reveal a security hole that would enable hackers to take complete control of an iPhone with a text-messaging attack.
via Text-Message Exploit Can Hijack Every iPhone, Researchers Say | Gadget Lab | Wired.com.
Well that did not take long. Though conspiracy and marketing people will be quick to point out that “leaking” a copy build interest in the product.
via Windows 7 RTM Leaked to BitTorrent Last Week – NYTimes.com.
Well I pretty much predicted this. If you like having tethering, iPhone 3.1 may not be for you.
via IPCC tethering trick no longer works in iPhone OS 3.1 beta 2.
