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If disabling the internet and throwing the world’s online functions into disarray sounds like fun but too much work, Wired magazine is here to help. The techie bible will publish the code to January’s infamous SQL Slammer virus, which knocked nearly all of South Korea offline and stopped cell phone service across the country, in its July issue. Wired may seem like it’s courting controversy on this one, but its editors argue that those who have actual interest in frying the web don’t need instructions on how to do it. Those charged with preventing such things, on the other hand, do. The article, called “Slammed! An inside view of the worm that crashed the internet in 15 minutes,” already has some anti-virus firms worried. But Wired does not include details on planting or erasing the plant of the worm, two hacker necessities.
For the right price, Martha's indictment and more
Will Martha Stewart show up at her next court date in a “Free Martha” T-shirt? Maybe not, but if the domestic guru wants one, they're not hard to find. Martha merchandise has flooded the internet since Stewart’s Wednesday indictment, including a copy of the indictment itself. Ten copies of the 41-page document were available on eBay as of this weekend, with bid prices starting at $3.50. Other Stewart memorobilia, such as Martha Stewart Living magazines and T-shirts depicting her behind bars, have also gone up for bid. Notmarthastewart.com has already sold out of “It’s not a good thing” T-shirts and aprons. The site for Martha fans, www.savemartha.com, buzzed with good wishes rather than merchandise. But anti-Stewart surfers filled Yahoo, AOL and Google Newsgroup chat rooms, outnumbering pro-Martha chatters for now.
NYTimes.com begins charging for alert service
There are more changes going on at the New York Times than just those on the masthead. Along with requiring a free registration, the newspaper’s web site has long charged for access to the crossword puzzle and archives. Now NYTimes.com will begin charging for its popular News Tracker alert system, which allows users to receive real-time updates on user-selected key words. Starting Friday, the company will require users to pay $19.95 per year for the service, a price that will jump to $29.95 at a to-be-determined date. The Times introduced the service in March of last year. Currently 500,000 users receive News Tracker. The new service also will include breaking news updates. The News Tracker had included such a service until a few months ago, when technical problems from the more than 1 million users led to delays.
The price to play with Tiger: $400K on eBay
You may not be Tiger Woods, but you can play with him -- for a couple hundred thousand dollars, anyway. The Tiger Woods Foundation is auctioning off a round of golf with the defending U.S. Open champion on eBay. This is the second year that the foundation has made the offer. Last year’s winning bidder paid $425,000. The winner and three friends will play at the Isleworth Country Club in Orlando, Fla. Bidding began Friday and runs through June 16.
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