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Microsoft pulled out The
Best Excuse Ever (tm) today and said they couldn't open up Windows
source code and API's because of the War on Terrorism. According to MS, some
Microsoft code is so flawed it could not be safely disclosed, and hackers may use this to attack
Microsoft computers. If you extend this idea a little further though, then you
relieze that "Microsoft has therefore taken the position that their code is so
bad that it must kept it secret to keep people from being killed by it." And
people trust this stuff? The Open Source world has no problem disclosing their
code so that everyone can look at it and improve on it, and yet it's still
considered more secure than Microsoft's proprietery code. It's a bit scary to
think Microsoft knows there are serious and gaping security holes in their
programs but don't make them public until after someone points it out to
them.
E3 (biggest gaming expo of the year) starts tomorrow, but Nintendo
is already making annoucements with a $50 price
drop of the Gamecube to $150. This follows the news of PS2 and X-Box going
down to $200. The Monday Morning CEO also has a related article about what price
cuts mean to the
X-Box.
The last episode ever of the X-Files aired last night. The
Truth is out There
Anyone remember that show on Nick called Pete and Pete? Yeah, that show
ruled.
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