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30Jul/090

iPhone owners – watch your text messages today…

(image from nathanborror on Flickr)

(image from nathanborror on Flickr)

Writing about the iPhone is becoming a worrying habit on here, but what can I say? I like technology, and the way some things have been done with the iPhone keep catching my attention. This latest one's a wee bit more serious than most of the stuff though.

Black Hat is this week. Black Hat is a nice big conference where a lot of people who fall on either side of the fence when it comes to IT security get together. The people who help stop people getting into systems, and the the people who like to get into systems.

Given that, what do you think a company should do if someone gives them a month's notice that they're going to reveal an exploit that allows remote control of their product?

The answer from Apple seems to be 'not patch it beforehand'. The end of that month's notice, and Charlie Miller's talk at Black Hat are today. Might be worth turning your phone off for a bit until people know what the score is. This spreads by seemingly blank text.

29Jul/090

Dear god… Bill O’Reilly does not understand maths…

This is one of the most influential men in the media in America. Worried yet?

10 times as many people, 10 times as many accidents, 10 times as large a tax base.

Media Matters, via The Huffington Post.

29Jul/090

The Onion can still hit right in the centre…

Apple Claims New iPhone Only Visible To Most Loyal Of Customers

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Heh.

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29Jul/090

Logic Problem tour: Brighton

Last gig. Might tidy these blog posts up at some point with some more description at some point, got delusions of doing a zine about the entire tour though. Going to go get some sleep now though.

Nowhere Fast
Plug
Mob Rules
Logic Problem
29Jul/090

Logic Problem tour: Tadley

Last day, two shows. Garage in Tadley, Cowley in Brighton. Google is scaring me by showing me stuff I posted 10 minutes ago in the search results when I try to check things. I need sleep.

The Shitty Limits
Logic Problem