Links for 2008-10-01
Tech Bubble 1.0 Stars: Where Are They Now? : wow, who the hell are these people? totally forgotten
(tags: web1.0 interwebs via:nishad trivia history)YA Mac apps list : bookmarking for more crufting of the OSX laptop
(tags: macos mac applications todo)Franklin Street Statement on Freedom and Network Services : a definition of a “Free Service”, an open-source form of SaaS. uses the Affero GPL
(tags: saas cloud-computing software open-source gnu gpl affero web floss fsf freedom free-software)The Risk of ePassports and RFID - THC Blog : hacker group THC release an RFID-passport cloning/modification tool, noting that e-Passports are fundamentally insecure due to their trust of self-signed certificates. Also raises the Smart-IED attack danger: ‘A Smart-IED waits until a specific person passes by before detonating or let’s say until there are more than 10 americans in the room.’
(tags: via:schneier security terrorism risks rfid e-passports certificates pki)
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Keith Brady said,
October 2, 2008 @ 1:25 am
Unsurprisingly I know a bunch of the now-working-at-Google people (I work for Ben Lutch) but you’re right that they weren’t the poster-kids of web 1.0
Justin said,
October 2, 2008 @ 9:35 am
yeah; where’s Marc Andressen?
Justin said,
October 2, 2008 @ 9:37 am
‘Spencer and Kraus went on to found enterprise social software company JotSpot in 2004, with Lutch later joining the team as VP of Operations. Google acquired Jotspot in 2006 and launched Google Sites in 2008 using the application-wiki technology. All three ex-Exciters currently work for Google.’
huh. that’s pretty cool. ;)