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It’s a landslide: David Cook rocks the ‘Idol’ vote (AP)

May 22nd, 2008 by Baldy

 

David Cook, center, hugs fellow contestant, David Archuleta, center left, after he was announced the winner of 'American Idol' as Kristy Lee Cook, left, Carly Smithson, second left,  Michael Johns, and David Hernandez, right look on during the finale at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, Wednesday, May 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)AP – For an “American Idol” season so flat and lifeless, the end sure rocked: Ex-bartender David Cook virtually body-slammed teen prodigy David Archuleta in a surprising landslide Wednesday night, capping an energized finale filled with big stars and polished performances.

Jeeesh LC’s favorite rocker won! Naw I am fine just a slight rush of Idol overflow this morning. It’s LC’s fault she got me hooked. Baldy

It’s a landslide: David Cook rocks the ‘Idol’ vote (AP)

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After Debian’s epic SSL blunder, a world of hurt for security pros

May 22nd, 2008 by Baldy

It’s been more than a week since Debian patched a massive security hole in the library the operating system uses to create cryptographic keys for securing email, websites and administrative servers. Now the hard work begins, as legions of admins are saddled with the odious task of regenerating keys too numerous for anyone to estimate.

The flaw in Debian’s random number generator means that OpenSSL keys generated over the past 20 months are so predictable that an attacker can correctly guess them in a matter of hours. Not exactly a comforting thought when considering the keys in many cases are the only thing guarding an organization’s most precious assets. Obtain the key and you gain instant access to trusted administrative accounts and the ability to spoof or spy on sensitive email and web servers.
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