U.S. military drones hit by computer virus

By Xeni Jardin at 10:47 am Friday, Oct 7

Noah Shachtman at Wired News: "A computer virus has infected the cockpits of America’s Predator and Reaper drones, logging pilots’ every keystroke as they remotely fly missions over Afghanistan and other warzones."

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Dittoed newsletter mentions “computer Ted Nelson purchased”

Ben sez, "I remember getting 'dittos' in school as a child, and on a whim I looked it up to see what went into creating the periwinkle printout. I found this copy of a school newspaper in 1978 discussing a fundraiser to buy a computer ('the same as one Ted Nelson recently XXXXXXXXXX purchased'!). I found the newsletter an interesting landmark on the tech road, and thought I would share."

The High Valley News (Thanks, Ben!)

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Gaddafi’s high-tech computer spying facility revealed

I know it doesn't look like much, but see that "1.44" off to the right? That means they are high density floppies.

First Look Inside Security Unit [WSJ. Photos: Edu Bayer]

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