Anatomy of Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux)

In depth article by IBM:

Linux® has been described as one of the most secure operating systems available, but the National Security Agency (NSA) has taken Linux to the next level with the introduction of Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux). SELinux takes the existing GNU/Linux operating system and extends it with kernel and user-space modifications to make it bullet-proof. If you're running a 2.6 kernel today, you might be surprised to know that you're using SELinux right now! This article explores the ideas behind SELinux and how it's implemented.

sad but true

"Government cripples you, then hands you a crutch and says, 'See, if it wasn't for us, you couldn't walk." - Harry Browne

Steve Jobs tells iPhone buyers to drop dead

I know it's not new but it fits todays trend in my post.

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Is apple's Steve Jobs is getting a little cocky?

"It doesn't matter how good or bad the product is, the fact is that people don't read anymore," he said. "

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well with all of my posts and links about apple's crummy treatment of the consumer, I have to give Dell a few props for also treating their customers like shit.

Reader Julia writes in to say that Dell owes her a $70 gift card and when she didn't get it they simply told her "too bad." She's wondering if any other Dell customers were similarly "cheated." She sent an EECB to Dell and a quick summary of her problem to us:

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Oops! Apple's done it again

According to various media reports, the computer manufacturer has started offering a $45 Apple store credit to Canadians who purchased early versions of the company's iPod music player prior to June 24, 2004.

It would mark the second time in eight months that Apple has issued rebates for early adopters of its products. In September, the company offered a $100 (U.S.) credit to irate iPhone customers who paid $599 for the high capacity model, only to watch as Apple lowered the price to $399 just three months after it hit the market.

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Because it just works: Apple to pay up to $182 million to 2.3 million Apple customers for power supplies that were prone to sparking and melting

I found this on fark.com, but the article is on the la times.

Because it just works: Apple to pay up to $182 million to 2.3 million Apple customers for power supplies that were prone to sparking and melting.

so much for it just works.