via St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, via Hacker News:
St. Isidore of Seville
Born: c.560 in Cartagena, Spain
Died: April 4, 636
Canonized: pre-Congregation
Feast Day: April 4
Patron Saint of: computers, computer users, computer programmers, InternetSo, how does Saint Isidore of Seville become the patron saint for the Internet? The Observation Service for Internet, who drew it’s mission from the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, researched the Internet and related technologies to select a patron saint that best reflects the concerns and ideals of computer designers, programmers and users.
I was really interested to learn about this Observation Service for the internet, but rather ironically, the link is broken.
BlueBeat.com made waves this week in the music world by selling remastered Beatles tracks for a quarter a piece. Now, hit with a federal copyright lawsuit, the company behind the site has responded… and it says that BlueBeat actually owns the copyright on the works it sells. EMI is not amused.
A Ministry of Defence document giving advice on how to stop documents leaking onto the internet has been leaked onto the internet.
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The following list presents common information security mistakes and misconceptions, so you can avoid making them.
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Federal district judge Dale A. Kimball has handed down the final judgment in the SCO case. The decision dismisses SCO’s latest claims, grants declaratory relief to Novell, and sustains the court’s previous judgment that SCO owes Novell over $2.54 million (plus interest) for unjust enrichment.
