Vista Speech Command Exposes Remote Exploit

"One gentleman on the Dailydave security mailing list started a discussion about the potential for exploiting Vista's speech recognition feature by hosting malicious sound files on a website that would playback a series of audio commands to try to subvert the Operating System."

You think after 5 years of development someone would have been clued into this....

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Windows Vista Hacked Within Hours Of Launch

"A Candian security expert has already released technical details of how to unlock Vista’s video encryption, allowing him to now copy high-def DVDs on to his computer."

That was quick.....

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The Most Dangerous Roads In The World

These are absolutely amazing! Gives me vertigo by just looking at the pictures...

Website is here.

New Year's Resolutions

1) 640 × 480

2) 800 × 600

3) 1024 × 768

4) Get into jazz

Aaron's Boat Dance

Here we go with the Bears/Colts jokes....

Indianapolis school classroom: A first grade teacher explains to her class that she is an Indianapolis Colts fan. She asks her students to raise their hands if they are Colts fans too. Not really knowing what a Colt fan was, but wanting to be liked by their teacher, their hands fly into the air.

There is, however, one exception. Susie has not gone along with the crowd.

The teacher asks her why she has decided to be different. "Because I'm not a Colts fan" she reports.

"Then," asks the teacher, "what are you?" "I'm a Chicago Bears fan" boasts the little girl. The teacher asks Susie why she is a Bears fan. "Well, my Dad and Mom are Bear fans, so I'm a Bear fan too" she responds.

"That's no reason," the teacher says. "What if your mom was a moron, and your dad was an idiot. What would you be then?"

Susie smiles and says, "Then I'd be an Indianapolis Colts fan."

Electron Microscopy Photographs

This site has some really amazing electron microscopy photographs (under the "gallery" link). This picture is of nylon stocking fibers magnified 150x. Take a look around, pretty impressive! You can visit the site here: http://www.eyeofscience.com/eos2/index2.html

Government Job

A guy goes to the U.S. Post Office to apply for a job. The interviewer asks him, "Have you been in the service?"

"Yes," he says. "I was in Vietnam for three years."

The interviewer says, "That will give you extra points toward employment."

Then he asks, "Are you disabled in any way?"

The guy says, "Yes. A mortar round exploded near me and blew my testicles off."

The interviewer tells the guy, "OK, I can hire you right now. The hours are from 8 A.M. to 4 P.M. You can start tomorrow. Come in at 10 A.M."

The guy is puzzled and says, "If the hours are from 8 A.M. to 4 P.M. then why do you want me to come in at 10 A.M.?"

"This is a government job" the interviewer says. "For the first two hours we stand around scratching our balls. no point in you coming in for that."

Oscar.com "Predict The Winners" Group Invitation

The nominations for the 79th Academy Awards were announced this morning. It's the mark of an unusual year when Eddie Murphy gets nominated for best supporting actor, yet Apocalypto doesn't get the nod for best foreign picture. I'm shocked, SHOCKED I tell ya...

Regardless, you are invited to play the Predict the Oscar Winners Sweepstakes at OSCAR.com.

You and a guest could be headed to Hollywood for an all-expense paid weekend and watch as your favorite stars arrive at next year's Academy Awards! Seated in the bleacher seats in the Red Carpet arrival area, you will be able to watch as the stars strut for the cameras and the fans!

Log on to OSCAR.com, make your predictions, then join your group using the information below:

URL: http://predict.oscar.go.com/predict/frontpage

Group Name: Beegs' Gang

Group Password: No Password Required

My picks are listed below. Good luck!

Best Picture:
"Babel"
"The Departed"
"Letters From Iwo Jima"
"Little Miss Sunshine"
"The Queen"

Actor:
Leonardo DiCaprio, "Blood Diamond"
Ryan Gosling, "Half Nelson"
Peter O'Toole, "Venus"
Will Smith, "The Pursuit of Happyness"
Forest Whitaker, "The Last King of Scotland"

Actress:
Penelope Cruz, "Volver"
Judi Dench, "Notes on a Scandal"
Helen Mirren, "The Queen"
Meryl Streep, "The Devil Wears Prada"
Kate Winslet, "Little Children"

Supporting Actor:
Alan Arkin, "Little Miss Sunshine"
Jackie Earle Haley, "Little Children"
Djimon Hounsou, "Blood Diamond"
Eddie Murphy, "Dreamgirls"
Mark Wahlberg, "The Departed"

Supporting Actress:
Adriana Barraza, "Babel"
Cate Blanchett, "Notes on a Scandal"
Abigail Breslin, "Little Miss Sunshine"
Jennifer Hudson, "Dreamgirls"
Rinko Kikuchi, "Babel"

Directing:
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, "Babel"
Martin Scorsese, "The Departed"
Clint Eastwood, "Letters From Iwo Jima"
Stephen Frears, "The Queen"
Paul Greengrass, "United 93"

Adapted Screenplay:
Sacha Baron Cohen and Anthony Hines and Peter Baynham and Dan Mazer and Todd Phillips, "Borat Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan"
Alfonso Cuaron and Timothy J. Sexton and David Arata and Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, "Children of Men"
William Monahan, "The Departed"
Todd Field and Tom Perrotta, "Little Children"
Patrick Marber, "Notes on a Scandal"

Original Screenplay:
Guillermo Arriaga, "Babel"
Iris Yamashita and Paul Haggis, "Letters From Iwo Jima"
Michael Arndt, "Little Miss Sunshine"
Guillermo del Toro, "Pan's Labyrinth"
Peter Morgan, "The Queen"

New Drug

Spank The Monkey

The record is currently 242 miles per hour. Beat that....

http://www.flamjam.com/spank/

Robot Sex

Psycho Kitty

Buffalo Chicken Dip

Buffalo Chicken Dip
(makes 9x13 pan of dip; easily cut in half)

In a frying pan, melt:
2 8 oz. packages of Cream Cheese
1 cup Ranch or Blue Cheese Dressing (whichever you prefer, blue cheese works better)
4 Chicken Breasts, cooked and chopped fine
1 1/2 cups of Frank's Red Hot (this makes it rather hot, you can use less if you don't like it that hot)
3/4 cup celery, diced (I usually leave this out, but it's in the official recipe)
2 tbsp butter

Once melted, pour into 9x13 baking dish and place in a preheated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.

Put 1 cup grated cheddar cheese on top and put back in oven for about a minute to melt it.

Goes pretty well with Tostito's as a dip.

Rumsfeld's Hands

The Ultimate iPhone Frequently Asked Questions List, Complete With Answers

ANSWERS TO ALL YOUR QUESTIONS:

Can it be used with anything but Cingular? –No.

Is it an "unlocked" phone, so I can use it with a carrier other than Cingular? –No.

Will there be a non-Cingular version? –Not within the first two years.

Can I put my T-Mobile SIM card in it instead of Cingular? –No.

But what if I keep asking? Then will it be available beyond Cingular? –No.

Can it run Mac OS X programs? –No.

Can I add new programs to it? –No. Apple wants to control the look and feel and behavior of every aspect of the phone.

Does it run programs from Palm, Symbian, Windows? –No.

Does it connect to iChat? –No.

Does it have games? –No.

Is it ambidextrous? –No.

Does it have GPS? –No.

Voice recognition? Voice dialing? Voice memos? –No, although this could change by June when the phone ships.

Does it get onto the HSDPA (3G) high-speed Internet network that Cingular has rolled out in a few cities? –No. But Steve Jobs said a later version of the iPhone will — once there's enough HSDPA coverage in this country to justify it.

Does the Web browser support Flash or Java? –No.

Will it play music over Bluetooth? –Unknown.

Can you change the battery yourself? –No. You'll have to send the phone in to Apple for battery replacement, just as with the iPods.

Can it open Word and Excel documents? –No. (Steve Jobs says it can open PDF files, though.)

Can you use it one-handed? –Yes, for some functions. But overall, it's less convenient than on a phone with physical keys.

Can I make a call while driving a car? –Not as easily as on a regular cellphone with programmed speed-dial keys. (Besides–MUST you?)

Does the camera record video? –Not yet. Apple may add this feature by June.

Does it connect to standard iPod accessories like car docks and speaker systems? –Yes!

Does it work overseas? –Yes. It's a quad-band GSM phone, meaning you can use it in almost any country (for an added fee, of course).

Is there a Verizon version? –NO!!!!

Will they make a non-cellphone version–a widescreen touch iPod? –Nobody knows. Apple doesn't leak product info until it's good and ready.

That scrolling through lists thing is glitzy, but what if I have 3,000 names in my address book? –There's also an alphabet "index tab" down the right side of the screen, so you can jump to another spot in the list.

Is there a calendar? –Yes.

Will it sync with Outlook? –No.

What about airplane use? –It has a airplane mode (wireless off), just like any cellphone.

Won't the screen get smudgy? –It does, but you don't see it except when the screen is off. The one I played with was pretty streaky, but wiping it on my sleeve cleaned it completely.

Cool Game

Move your mouse over the numbers sequentially (1-33) as fast as you can. My best so far is 29 seconds. Post your best in the comments section for this post.

This mind game is supposed to help delay Alzheimer's. It involves many facets of the brain. When all the numbered red squares are visible, try to get rid of them as fast as you can in numerical order. You do not need to click on the numbers, but touch them with the cursor in numerical order. There is a prompt at the upper right hand corner of the screen that lets you know which number you need to look for.

http://flash.abunawaf.com/2005/12/game33.swf

Calendar Of Love '07

If you look at the links on the right side of this page, you'll notice that I have linked directly to the new Calendar of Love '07. This is a continuation of the Summer Of Love Calendar '06 from last summer. As time progresses, more and more events, festivals, parties, parades, etc. will be added. Be sure to check it often (especially as the days get warmer) for events that a lot of us end up going to.

Also, if you have any event, birthday, party that you'd like added, send it off to summeroflove@beegs.com. Enjoy....

Extra, Extra....

11,523 music videos

Name it, and it'll be here:

http://cyber-knowledge.net/videos/videos.php

100 voices in under 5 minutes

This guy is pretty damn good...

New York/David Letterman Trip

New York 2007

New Year's Eve 2006

New Year's Eve 2006

The front page of newspapers from around the world

http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/flash/