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Never Forget Flash Animation

A while ago, one of the bloggers who wanted to use the Never Forget graphic dropped me a note and said that the 150 pixel wide graphic didn’t fit in his narrow column template. So, in the interest of getting it seen on more websites, I wrote another script to render a 118 pixel wide version of the graphic. If there is a need for other custom sizes, it is easy enough to accommodate. Just let me know.

See both scripts and both sizes at the Never Forget Flash Animation page. This is the smaller graphic:

Compare it to the normal size in the right column.

Update: For users of the graphic that wish to modify the script for the smaller graphic

The original script went like this:

<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://capnbob.us/graphics/never.php"></script>

The new one is identical except for the script filename:

<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://capnbob.us/graphics/never118.php"></script>

If someone who already has the script installed wants the smaller version, they need only to append the “118” to the filename (before the .php extension) in order to get the smaller graphic.

13 Oct 2005 by Blogosphere Islamic Terrorism

Michael Yon Back in Iraq

Michael Yon is back in Iraq to cover the upcoming referendum.

Greetings:

Just a quick note that I am in Iraq to cover the critical upcoming referendum. Have been meeting with some key persons, and so far all looks well despite the serious ongoing attacks.

There are no new dispatches at this time, but I will alert you when a new dispatch is available.

Respectfully,

Michael Yon

Visit Michael’s Online Magazine.

Update: 10/13/05 -Michael’s newest dispatch is now available.

12 Oct 2005 by International Islamic Terrorism Media Military

al-Qaida’s Long-Term Strategy

Next time someone says “End the War” or “Get out of Iraq Now,” point them to CENTCOM where they have posted al-Qaida’s vision of the future in the Middle East and elsewhere (here, for example).

From CENTCOM:

We note seven critical themes from the Zawahiri-Zarqawi letter. The first four confirm al-Qaida’s long-term strategy and core beliefs; the latter three reflect new information about how senior al-Qaida leader Zawahiri views developments in Iraq – and elsewhere – turning against them.

You can see the English translation and the Arabic versions in the article “What Extremists Are Saying.”

Also, you can keep posted to CENTCOM activities by subscribing to the CENTCOM Electronic Newsletter.

Thanks to 1LT Brian Anderson, CENTCOM Public Affairs Office for the heads-up on this important issue.

12 Oct 2005 by Islamic Terrorism Military

UK Court Imposes Soft Sentences for Cybercriminals

Apparently, UK courts don’t take $9.6 million in damages as seriously as the US, and even then it’s way too lenient in the US as well. From PCWorld .com (emphasis added):

LONDON — Two British men who pleaded guilty to charges they helped create the “TK worm” were sentenced to prison Friday in Newcastle Crown Court. The worm infected thousands of computers, including two owned by the Department of Defense.

Jordan Bradley, a 22-year-old electrician, was sentenced to three months imprisonment and Andrew Harvey received six months, according to the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU). Harvey is 23 years old and unemployed. Both men were part of the international hacking gang called the Thr34t Krew (TK).

From the same article:

A U.S. man, Raymond Paul Steigerwalt, was sentenced to 21 months in prison in May in connection with the Thr34t Krew, and ordered to pay $12,000 in restitution to the DOD. Steigerwalt, 21, was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit fraud and one count of possession of child pornography.

Cyberpunks like these guys ought to receive a penalty suitable for the crime – they caused almost ten million dollars in damages – if I were legislating penalties to cover these crimes, I would impose a minimum of 10 years in prison. If i were the judge applying the sentence I would administer the maximum penalty under the law. How the hell else will the potential thousands of these types of criminals be deterred?

You may read the entire article at PCWorld.com – British Hackers Jailed for Worm.

11 Oct 2005 by Cyberspace Degenerates

Are We Headed for a Brave New Cyberspace?

One of my on-line habits is to read the news about computers and the internet. While browsing around, I found an article at EWEEK.COM entitled “Sun, Google Snuggle Up.” I read it and noted that the two companies appear to be posturing themselves for the marketplace. Pretty much business as usual for modern media and computer companies.

Later, I found another article at PCWORLD.COM entitled Will Google Kill News Media? In this second article, the author drew the picture of merging and posturing among the electronic media to eventually eliminate the New York Times and other print media. I also found a link to a flash video entitled “Epic 2015.” It was a graphics-driven projection of events yet to come in the electronic information market. Very interesting – almost scary. Everything is affected – including blogs, Ipods, and anything wireless. From the second article:

Matt Thompson, deputy editor for online content for startribune.com, the Web site for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and Robin Sloan, who works for Current, a San Francisco-based cable and satellite TV network, have created “EPIC 2015.” In the short movie, the two peg the growing Google as the death knell for the slumbering Fourth Estate, which loses its gatekeeping and publishing role to the Internet.

The eight-minute piece–produced by the Museum for Media History, a fictitious construct of Thompson and Sloan–swerves between the plausible and the dramatic, tendering a prophecy that is both alarmist and maybe inevitable.

Whether you read the linked articles or not, I highly recommend that you watch the Epic 2015 flash video. Spooky!

One word of caution as you view the video: the authors of the video both seem to have liberal media connections.

10 Oct 2005 by Blogosphere Media

Flu Season

Damsel and I signed up to get our flu shots next week. We missed getting them last season due to the shortage of vaccine. Luckily, we didn’t get the flu, but since Damsel had it the previous season, perhaps her immunity was up.

And, speaking of vaccine shortages, did you know that it is the insanity of the liberal left and endless frivolous lawsuits that have caused American pharmaceutical companies to shun vaccines?

Read GOP Bloggers: How Liberals Left America Prone to Deadly Flu for more on the subject

10 Oct 2005 by Medix Whacko Politics

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