Times Square is a major intersection in Manhattan, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets.
Like Red Square in Moscow, Champs-Elysées in Paris, Trafalgar Square in London, or Tiananmen Square in Beijing, Times Square has achieved the status of an iconic world landmark and has become a symbol of its home city. Times Square is principally defined by its lighted and animated advertisements. Here is one of such advertisements 
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More than 317,000 people from 41 countries took part in the world’s largest ever survey by Durex on sexual attitudes and behaviour. The research confirmed that Greece is officially the sexiest country with the Greeks having sex 138 times a year – well above the global average of 103. Croatia (134) and Serbia and Montenegro (128) come a close second and third.
Here is a piece of the survey that reveals most frequent places we have sex outside our bedrooms:
All results by country:
Almost half of all adults surveyed said they were happy with their sex lives although men are the least satisfied with how often they have sex. The survey also revealed the global average age for first time sex is 17.3 and the trend is for people to lose their virginity earlier, with 16 to 20 year olds becoming sexually active by 16.3 years.
In less than two minutes hackers can defeat the security measures protecting many home wireless internet connections.
Defeating these measures could let them capture passwords, steal confidential information or download illegal pornographic material using the connection.
Many home internet users rely on an encryption system called Wireless Equivalent Protection (WEP) to stop others using their wi-fi link, even though WEP has long been known to be flawed.
In early April three cryptographic researchers at the Darmstadt Technical University in Germany revealed a method of exploiting the flaws far more effectively.
Before now it took at least 20 minutes of monitoring the airwaves before it was possible to break in to a wireless network protected by WEP.
Now, armed with a program iwritten by the researchers, it is possible to break in to the same network far faster.
"Breaking in to a WEP protected network is now very easy to do," said Erik Tews, one of the researchers.
"Doing it in 60 seconds is realistic, or five minutes in the very worst case. We think now that WEP is really dead and we recommend that no-one should use it."
In its place he recommends an encryption system called Wi-fi Protected Access (WPA), introduced four years ago to replace WEP. "We have had a very close look at WPA and we can’t find anything to exploit," he said.
The only known way to defeat WPA encryption – and WPA2, a newer version – is to use what is known as a brute force dictionary attack.
This involves trying millions of different words or combinations of words from in the hope of stumbling upon the correct password.
by Paul Rubens right from the source
Linux has never been a consumer option on mainstream hardware from a name brand manufacturer. Until now.
Dell and Canonical today are announcing that Dell will ship PCs with Ubuntu Linux pre-loaded. The move follows an unprecedented outcry from Dell’s users who demanded that Dell support Linux for consumers and specifically Ubuntu Linux.
"We’re obviously very excited about this. It’s a strong endorsement of Ubuntu and is recognition for the traction and momentum that we’ve been building over the last few years," Jane Silber, director of operations at Canonical, told internetnews.com. "As well it is a true broadening off access and adoption for Linux in general and Ubuntu in particular on the desktop."
Though Linux has been available as an option for servers and business workstations from Dell and other hardware vendors before, consumer-targeted desktop PCs have never had this type of offering.
Initially the Dell Ubuntu pre-load option will be available only to U.S. consumers purchasing through Dell’s Web site. Dell engineers will be installing the recently launched Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn.
Dell will install the version of Ubuntu that is identical to that which is freely available and not some special version made just for Dell, according to Silber.
Canonical also noted that any demand that the Dell deal may drive toward Ubuntu will not be a problem. Ubuntu updates on a fairly regular basis, with users connecting to the Ubuntu update infrastructure to download patches and updates. In the case of the recent Feisty update, Ubuntu servers were overtaxed with users waiting many hours to download the full update.
"There is a big difference between providing updates, which are generally small, and having people waiting to download 700MB ISO images, which was the release-day issue," Silber explained. "We have a very healthy mirror system already; we have over 100 mirrors around the world and I don’t expect any problems."
Dell will not be offering the KDE Linux desktop variant of Ubuntu, called Kubuntu initially, and will focus only the GNOME Ubuntu version. That said Silber was quick to point out that this is just the beginning.
"We’ll see how it goes, as both companies are interested in serving a market that exists and, clearly right now, it looks like there is a pent-up demand for Ubuntu, and that’s what we’ll be delivering initially," Silber said.
Dell had been soliciting customer feedback since February through its IdeaStorm Web site about what people wanted. Pre-loading Linux became the first customer-requested option adopted by the company, with Ubuntu being the specific Linux version that users were asking for.
Though Silber declined to comment on the revenue arrangement surrounding the deal with Dell, she was quick to note that, as always, Ubuntu will remain free. She explained that Canonical’s business model is around support, certification and training. "With Ubuntu on Dell, commercial support is available for those that want it," Silber said. "For those that opt not to purchase, there is always community support."
Though the deal with Dell marks a significant milestone for Ubuntu and for Linux, Silber noted there are still some challenges.
"We will need to see the demand for the support offering; it’s unknown at this point," Silber said. "There is proven demand for pre-installed Linux this has been a well researched business decision to do this."
Silber added that she expects the Dell rollout to go smoothly but she’s been around long enough to know that there are always surprises.
Beyond Dell, Ubuntu already has a hardware certification deal with Sun. And Silber expects that with the Dell deal in check, Canonical will continue to expand its market share.
"The continued strengthening of the ecosystem both in terms of skills and education and in terms making Ubuntu available and accessible through this major distribution channel will continue the march toward much, much broader adoption of Ubuntu," Silber said.
right from the source
Girls are very strong and formal in supporting Ubuntu:
Babies are more casual and support Ubuntu in business casual:
However, all dogs support Ubuntu strictly in business attire:
Be the first to support Ubuntu naked!
Let’s talk about SEX. Don’t mind people who try to laugh it off, or who are too uptight and "adult" to admit they love it. Just don’t mind them. Let’s talk about US – Let’ talk about SEX.
2. According to the Kinsey Institute, the biggest erect penis on record measures 13 inches. The smallest tops off at 1 3/4 inches.
3. The most common fantasy is oral sex.
4. 8% of us have regular anal sex.
5. 60% of men and 54% of women have had a 1-night stand.
6. Women buy 4 out of every 10 condoms sold.
7. In 1609, a doctor named Wecker found a corpse in Bologna with two penises. Since then, there have been eighty documented cases of men similarly endowed.
8. Men say the average erect penis is 10″. Women say it’s 4″. 3 kilometers = 1.86411358 miles
9. A female orgasm is a powerful painkiller (because of the release of endorphins), so headaches are in fact a bad excuse not to have sex. (see #17)
10. 56% of men have had sex at work.
11. 1 in 3 of us have had an extramarital affair.
12. 62% think there is nothing wrong with affairs.
13. 29% of us are virgins when we marry.
14. Given today’s average frequency of sexual intercourse, it would take the typical American couple more than four years to try every one of the 529 positions described in the Kama Sutra.
15. If a woman experiences orgasm during sex, she is more likely to become pregnant, since orgasmic spasms in pelvic muscles help move sperm up the vaginal canal to the uterus.
16. The typical lovemaking session lasts around 15 minutes: roughly 10 to 12 minutes of foreplay and around 3 to 5 minutes of intercourse.
17. Sex cures headaches. Endorphins released into our bloodstream when we have sex not only give us pleasure but also act as painkillers. Useful information to whip out the next time your partner uses a headache as a reason to say no.
18. Many elderly can and do have frequent sex. At age 70, 73% of males are still potent, and 30% of women 80 or older have still have sex.
19. The maximum speed at which erotic sensations travel from skin to brain has been clocked at 156 miles per hour.
20. 70% of women would rather eat choclate than have sex.
Are you one of those 4000 who is having sex right now while reading my blog?
Have you contribute to "1-night stand" percentage?
Are you ready to cover 529 positions for the following week?
Let’s "do it", people! – Let’s boost those numbers!
sources: The Kinsey Report, Wikipedia, American Urology Association, peetypassion, digitalbeat
A hacker managed to break into a Mac and win a $10,000 prize as part of a contest started at the CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver.
In winning the contest, he exposed a hole in Safari, Apple’s browser. "Currently, every copy of OS X out there now is vulnerable to this," said Sean Comeau, one of the organizers of CanSecWest.
The conference organizers decided to offer the contest in part to draw attention to possible security shortcomings in Macs. "You see a lot of people running OS X saying it’s so secure, and frankly, Microsoft is putting more work into security than Apple has," said Dragos Ruiu, the principal organizer of security conferences including CanSecWest.
Dino Di Zovie, who lives in New York, sent along a URL that exposed the hole. Because the contest was only open to attendees in Vancouver, he sent it to a friend who was at the conference and forwarded it on.
The URL opened a blank page but exposed a vulnerability in input handling in Safari, Comeau said. An attacker could use the vulnerability in a number of ways, but Di Zovie used it to open a back door that gave him access to anything on the computer, Comeau said.
The vulnerability won’t be published. 3Com’s TippingPoint division, which put up the cash prize, will handle disclosing it to Apple.
One reason Macs haven’t been much of a target for hackers is that there are fewer to attack, said Terri Forslof, manager of security response for TippingPoint. "It’s an incentive issue. The Mac is not as widely deployed of a platform as, say, Windows," she said. In this case, the cash may have provided motivation.
Was it a coincidence that on late Thursday Apple released a patch for 25 vulnerabilities in OS X?
What kind of laptop does Michael Dell use at home? See for yourself. This is the laptop and peripherals Michael is using right now.
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Just another laptop – right? Not quite – check out the Operating System that is installed on Michael Dell’s laptop – it is newest version of Ubuntu, 7.04 Feisty Fawn. This is no Vista, not even Windows XP – it’s Linux! If Michael Dell, the founder and CEO of the #1 Laptop/PC market player Dell Inc., is using Linux, then what are you, my dear reader, planning to use within next 5 years?
The only answer that is not "Linux" would be "Mac", but hey, OS/X is FreeBSD 5 (the process model, network stack, and virtual file system) which is Unix
to see the full list of computers (including the above) that Mr. Dell uses go to dell’s official site
According to Ubuntu once Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty) is out, there will be plenty to celebrate, whether you were directly involved the release process or just rejoice because the next iteration of the best distribution is finally out.
April 19, 2007 is the tentative date for Ubuntu 7.04. Many parties will be on this date, or you can pick your own date! Go ahead and put down your favorite pub, park or cafe and celebrate getting Feisty out of the door!
get it while its hot
Come and join Ubuntu parties all over the Globe! The schedule of already "Confirmed Parties" are here.
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According to xitimonitor Firefox is getting 25% share in Europe. That is a huge deal – now every 4th European uses Firefox to browse the www. Here is a chart that shows European Firefox usage per country:
There are three more factors that play in favor to Firefox:
For somebody who does not do any web development and uses Microsoft Windows products (XP, Vista – well who uses Vista anyway.. ), this may not sound like great news, but for everybody else it is a pleasant "turn around", and it is going towards:
Yes, the idea is that Internet Explorer will die out the same way it was born – along with Windows
It will not happen overnight or tomorrow, but it is already happening today…
