Evil Spud Boy

I thought I’d heard every blonde joke there is, but this is probably the best blonde joke ever.

ABC News reports that William Shatner sold his kidney stone to GoldenPalace.com for $25,000. The money is being donated to Habitat for Humanity.

It went to a great charity and all, but ewww.

Evil Spud Boy’s sources say that Shatner was later heard asking, “How much for a couple of Klingons?”

In a recent post, Bruce Schneier writes about the problem of authenticating credentials when it’s not common knowledge how to distinguish fake credentials from real ones. He references a story about a man being pulled over by an officer who turns out to be a fake. And as Bruce states, “There’s no obvious way to solve this.”

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The problem with signature based virus scanners is that they take a reactive approach to security. Only after a new virus is discovered to signatures become available, so there is always a window of vulnerability. As virii become more sophisticated and propagate faster, this lag becomes more of an issue.

This Report on Robin Good’s blog tells of an Indian company that is planning to release a heuristic virus scanner.

A heuristic virus scanner is one that recognizes virus like behavior rather than depending on signatures. It will be interesting to see if more companies start to take this approach to virus detection in the future.

Epicurean Geek is a new blog created by a colleague of mine. It seems like it will focus mainly on technology and food, which are two things I love.

In this post, Danh takes an idea I had and runs with it.

If you play guitar or want to learn, this is the best site I know. The lessons are great and the forums are very friendly, with many knowledgeable people who are always willing to offer help with any question. Check it out.