Author Archives: Donncha

War

A long FAQ about the war on terrorism from “Right Wing News”.
Via Ann on IRC: Bill proposed to allow return of U.S. vets buried in France

“I, along with many other Americans, do not feel that the French government appreciates the sacrifices men and women in uniform have made to defend the freedom that the French enjoy today,” Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite said in introducing legislation providing financial help for the reburial of veterans from the two world wars.

Maybe Ann has a point, “the french really should ask for that statue back…”

U.S. tests powerful non-nuclear bomb

I heard this on the news this morning. Via Fark, comes this report that says,

Dropped from a C-130 transport plane and guided by satellite, the MOAB – also known as the Mother of All Bombs – is considered a “bunker buster” because of its ability to destroy command bunkers and underground tunnels.

It’s a 21,000lb bomb, that’s over 9 tonnes!

[ILUG] serious linux worm on the loose

I haven’t seen this hit the mainstream press, or slashdot or anywhere yet. It could be some obvious hole missed while configuring these Red Hat 7.3 boxes but I’m worried. 8 Red Hat 7.3 boxes were broken into and rooted. John doesn’t know how they were cracked, almost missed it but thinks it might be a worm mentioned in Phrack a while back..
I checked my own Red Hat 7.3 boxes and they appear to be fine but given the nature of the worm, it won’t be easy to find without shutting down first.

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