After a communications glitch the New York Stock Exchange was forced to close 4 minutes early last Wednesday (1 June): The New York Stock Exchange is re-examining its network after it was forced to close four minutes early at 3:56pm on Wednesday (1 June) because of a communications glitch. Trading opened on time (09:30 EDT) [...]
Entries from June 8th, 2005
UK Hacker In Deep Shit
June 8th, 2005 · 2 Comments · Paranormal, Security
The BBC reports of a UK hacker who’s about to be extradited to the US on some serious charges: A British man who allegedly hacked into US military and Nasa computer networks has been arrested, say Scotland Yard. Gary McKinnon, 39, of Wood Green, north London, faces extradition proceedings over claims he hacked into 53 [...]
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Weapons Spending Tops $1 Trillion
June 8th, 2005 · No Comments · Business, News
An alarming story at the BBC reports that worldwide arms spending has for the first time ever hit the $1 trillion mark: Spending on weapons around the world topped $1 trillion (£560bn) for the first time in 2004, a new report says. A study by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) found that countries [...]
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The Secretary Who Stole £4 Million
June 8th, 2005 · No Comments · Business, Crime
The BBC reports of a secretary who lived the good life by stealing 4 million pounds from the company she was working at: Now a new BBC drama documentary tells the extraordinary story of the Goldman Sachs secretary who stole £4.5m from her bosses, and spent it all on a lavish lifestyle of diamonds, designer [...]
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Tokyo Geek Walhalla
June 8th, 2005 · 3 Comments · Anime, Cool Geeky Stuff
The Washington post has written an article on Tokyo’s infamous Akihabara district, where Japanese geeks can be themselves. Excerpt: TOKYO At his favorite neighborhood cafe, Shunsuke Yamagata, a college student who proudly calls himself a nerd, smiled shyly behind his horn-rimmed glasses at waitresses hurrying about in black Minnie Mouse shoes and lacy, racy mini-dresses [...]
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