links for 2008-06-24

Snarky Amazon reviews for Denon’s dumb-ass $500 Ethernet cable - Boing Boing
Hi-larious parody of the faux science of audiophiles.
(tags: humor omgwtfbbq audiovisual)

Will Clinton supporters vote for Obama? | Salon
This is really depressing.
(tags: 2008 election clinton obama)

Leaked Comcast PowerPoint paints a picture of a bumbling, evil, stupid monopolist - Boing Boing
Missed this on Friday. This is [...]

My madeleine? Thunderstorms

This has felt like summer, for the first time in recent memory. Why? The last few days, we’ve had high humidity and thunderstorms. Bam. Takes me right back to Newport News or even DC. Mowing the lawn Saturday morning was a real Proustian moment: cloudless sky but with steadily climbing temps and thickening air. By [...]

Followup: Mac OS X ARDAgent vulnerability advice

Various parties in the Mac community have weighed in and suggested the best way to address the issue highlighted in last week’s advisory regarding an escalation of privilege vulnerability in ARDAgent. While some have suggested that enabling the remote access service may actually correct the privilege escalation, there’s been enough evidence that it doesn’t really [...]