Jabber servers owned
Ouch! Security Focus has a news piece titled, “Root kit surface after Jabber attack” which explains that the Jabber development servers have been owned for more then a year! These attacks, which have happened on other projects, are particularly nasty if they inject malicious code into a large software project. Not only did the developers have to discover that the box was owned, but now everyone working on the project needs to comb the source code looking for changes (and you can’t trust the revision control systems.) If the project’s source was modified, it’s amazing that it took this long for someone to notice — especially if it meant a backdoor went out to all servers running the Jabber engine!
A few books I'm reading now:
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What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful
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The Simplicity Survival Handbook: 32 Ways To Do Less And Accomplish More
A few books I'd recommend:
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Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science
by Charles Wheelan -- A fantastic overview of the field of Economics. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book.
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson -- a true tale of scientific thinking throughout history. You'll be amazed by how much we still don't know.
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Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner -- a fun read offering a somewhat different way of looking at society. Answers questions like "Why do drug dealers still live with their moms?", and what qualities in a parent matter for the success of a child later in life?
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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
by David Allen. I'm a bit of a GTD freak since reading this, but productivity == $$ (whether you can simply get more work done in a given time, or work less by focusing on the right tasks.)