If I was a James Bond villain, I would be Karl Stromberg. I enjoy marine biology, delusions of godhood, and wiping out the entire human race. I am played by Curd Jurgens in The Spy Who Loved Me. Who would you be? James Bond Villain Personality Test

DOJ's Already Monitoring Modems The Department of Justice already is using its new anti-terrorism powers to monitor cable modem users without obtaining a judge's permission first. […] “We would not have been able to do (this) under prior law without a specific court order,” said Michael Chertoff, assistant attorney general in the Justice Department's criminal division. Ya think maybe there was a reason for that?

It's sleeting outside. I'm cold. It's 65 degrees in here and I'm wearing sweats and my robe. I'm such a wuss when it comes to cold. I'm depressed and worried about money and employment and the house and my cat. On the other hand, I love my life and my husband. I hate tech support. I hate it, I hate it, I hate it. I'm behind on my LJ friends' journals, but I'll have to catch up tomorrow. There's a book and an electric blanket calling my name. G'night.

Our turkey is mutant!!! It has two hearts!!! Oh well – I don't think the cats will complain…

Interview with God I think I need a game patch…

History Channel – November 21 The first ARPANET link was put into service on this day in 1969. The network connected a computer at the University of California at Los Angeles with one at the Stanford Research Institute. Network computers were also installed at the University of Utah and at the University of California at Santa Barbara. The network was developed by J. C. R. Licklider, Robert Taylor, and other researchers who were working for the Department of Defense's Advanced Research Projects Agency. The ARPANET evolved into the Internet in the early 1970s, when Dr. Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn…

Nevada airport terminal evacuated after guard makes up story to hide drinking Half the city's airport was shut down and hundreds of travelers were evacuated because a private guard concocted a story about a security breach to cover up her drinking on the job, federal authorities said. Who will guard the guardians?

FBI software cracks encryption wall The FBI is developing software capable of inserting a computer virus onto a suspect's machine and obtaining encryption keys. The software, known as “Magic Lantern”, enables agents to read data that had been scrambled, a tactic often employed by criminals to hide information and evade law enforcement. The best snooping technology that the FBI currently uses, the controversial software called Carnivore, has been useless against suspects clever enough to encrypt their files. Hey, is that slope getting steeper??