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Archive - Feb 26, 2004

cnn.com: U.N.: UK spying 'illegal' if true

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Thu, 02/26/2004 - 2:00am

Remember folks -- no one's supposed to be watching the watchmen. Read the full story.

space.com: Mars Rocks! Eclectic Music Moves Rover Mission

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Thu, 02/26/2004 - 2:00am

The crew working on the twin Mars probes never quite know what music they'll be greeted with at the office. Read the full story.

Budweiser Frogs Threaten Virus Havoc

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Thu, 02/26/2004 - 2:00am

An old e-mail hoax featuring the Budweiser Frogs has recently re-surfaced with a slighly re-tooled message of digital destruction.

The original version of the e-mail, which I last remember seeing when the Budweiser Frogs were still popular (about 1999) just promised to destroy your hard drive. But in keeping with the times, the new version also claims the virus will also steal your screen name and password and send it to "someone" on the net. That's last bit is a real tactic that some viruses try, but it doesn't make this hoax any more true.