Symantec buys antiphishing firm WholeSecurity | Tech News on ZDNet Symantec has agreed to acquire privately held WholeSecurity, which makes products to fight phishing scams and detect malicious code attacks. Venture-backed WholeSecurity is based in Austin, Texas, and employs about 60 people. Its customers include eBay, Deutsche Bank and Visa, according to the company's Web site. The acquisition is expected to be completed in October, Symantec said Thursday. Financial details were not disclosed. Here's hoping things work out ok.

My pirate name is: Mad Jenny Kidd Every pirate is a little bit crazy. You, though, are more than just a little bit. Even though you're not always the traditional swaggering gallant, your steadiness and planning make you a fine, reliable pirate. Arr! Get your own pirate name from fidius.org.

Watching videos from LA local news stations. Reading blogs and non-US news sources. Horrified. We are so screwed.

NOLA.com: T-P Orleans Parish Breaking News Weblog OUR OPINIONS: An open letter to the President –Editorial board, New Orleans Times-Picayune Dear Mr. President: We heard you loud and clear Friday when you visited our devastated city and the Gulf Coast and said, “What is not working, we're going to make it right.” Please forgive us if we wait to see proof of your promise before believing you. But we have good reason for our skepticism. Bienville built New Orleans where he built it for one main reason: It's accessible. The city between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain was easy…

Just another datapoint: We filled up the behemoth on 8/29 at $2.49 a gallon. The station we hit is usually 2-5 cents a gallon higher than the cheaper places. Today around 7 pm it was $2.74/gallon for regular. Edit: 09/03/2005 – just for fun, I'm going to keep track of gas prices for a while. One, it'll help my short attention span; two, it might be interesting; three, oooh shiny! Wait, where was I? Prices are for low grade, at my corner Conoco station 08/29/2005 – am – $2.49 08/31/2005 – pm – $2.74 09/01/2005 – pm – $2.82 09/02/2005…

Testing… nothing to see here.

On my drive to work this morning: Dear Moron, It's bad enough that people drive while yakking on the phone, but when you've got the phone clutched in one hand and are gesturing wildly with the other, I have to ask: Who's driving? Confused and scared, the person staying far away from you — A shout of thanks goes out to for linking to Pandora – wow, this is great! — In work news, today I was testing again on a Chinese win2k install. Adds a nice surreal touch to my day. — Tonight, gotta pick up some cat food…