These look like great teams.

[[american_flag]]

Go USA!

Here’s what I thought about the [[Ryder Cup]] the last time around!

It’s been 3 years, and a lot has happened.

Good will pervades atmosphere after Sept. 11

Phil Mickelson playing pool. Tiger Woods, who calls himself a “double-digit” handicapper in Ping-Pong, taking on all comers. Curtis Strange popping in a videotape of comedian Robin Williams doing a rift on the game of golf in his best Scottish brogue.

Williams’ monologue Tuesday night was such a hit with the U.S. team that Strange decided to show it to the Europeans.. So the American captain wandered over to his opponents’ team room, knocked on the door and stayed around as they all dissolved in laughter, as well.

**EXCELLENT!**

Maybe now everyone will remember what the Ryder Cup Matches are about: a friendly team golf match between the best players from the US and Europe… with emphasis on **friendly**!

Let the games begin!

M$ has announced a bug in FrontPage such that if you use **M$ extensions** your server is open to attack

In its 53rd advisory for the year, the software giant said a vulnerability in the SmartHTML interpreter could be exploited to cause a denial-of-service attack on the Web server if the computer had FrontPage Server Extensions 2000 running. For FrontPage Server Extensions 2002, the flaw could result in the attacker running the code of their choice, essentially taking control of the server.

When will people learn? **NEVER USE NON-STANDARD EXTENSIONS!** Doing so only accomplishes 2 things:

1. Makes it difficult for everyone to enjoy your work
2. Opens you up to exploitation because only one vendor can see the code that’s doing the interpretation

Apple will release its innovative Rendezvous system to the open source community.

Apple® today announced it is “open sourcing” the code for its innovative new Rendezvous™ networking technology. Rendezvous, based on open Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Standard Protocols such as IP, ARP and DNS, uses industry standard networking protocols and zero configuration technology to automatically discover and connect devices over any IP network, such as Ethernet or 802.11-based wireless networks like Apple’s Airport®. Major developers such as Canon, Epson, Hewlett-Packard, Lexmark, Philips, Sybase, World Book and Xerox have announced support for Rendezvous in a broad range of products spanning network printers, consumer electronics, enterprise database management and educational applications.

I just love how Apple is embracing rather than [[Microsoft to Attack Linux?]] the open source movement.

The Europeans are looking for revenge after the last [[Ryder Cup]] at Brookline. Will they be able to get it together and give the yanks a beating?

The open source community responds to the challenge of M$.

Start-up Guardian Digital has launched an effort to sell a version of Linux that’s less vulnerable to attack, a niche the company hopes will gain it a foothold in the market for the Unix-like operating system.

Maybe they’re starting to feel the heat.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says the company will use its community of professionals to outsmart the open-source movement. Meanwhile, a new version of Linux promises to be more attack-resistant.

Hmmm… I’m not worried about [[Linux]] being able to weather the storm. I’m worried about a lack of ability on the part of business executives everywhere to see through the M$ FUD.

He’s a [[Ryder Cup]] veteran and now the captain. Can he get the US team pumped up for the rematch?

Strong-willed and keenly focused — attributes that served him so well as one of the game’s top players — the 47-year-old Strange, a two-time U.S. Open champion, has proven to be the perfect man to weather an often trying and sometimes stupefying three-year term as Ryder Cup captain. He has been a foundation stone for the team he leads as well as for the biennial competition he reveres.

This sounds awesome! I just hope it’s the real deal

###Spoilers!

I received a mysterious email from a spy that is new to me. He or she sent me a few details on the new TTT trailer! I’m not vouching for any of this, but if it is true it sounds VERY good! Take a look!

Don’t read this story if you don’t want any spoilers. There’s quite a few in this short description, and some involve major (but understandable) changes to the story as told in the book.