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BBC News Imagery – Literal as ever

Lloydi — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:44:24 +0000

Another fine example of BBC news editors for the website using related images without thinking beyond the obvious. In this piece about wireless security, we learn that WPA security can be cracked but only through brute force attacks (throwing all manner of words from a dictionary until you get the correct answer). So they helpfully provide this image:

The caption reads ‘Long passwords can thwart dictionary attacks’

What, long words like ‘home’ and ’straight’? or ‘home theater’? Ooh, ooh, I got it! ‘Homesteading’ – nobody will ever get that one.

Looks like a case of "We have space for a picture, just put any old crap in there", to me!

@Media 2007 – Speakers and registration details announced

Lloydi — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 14:06:41 +0000

The fine conference that is @Media once again takes place this year – or should that be ‘thrice again’? The teaser site has been up for a while but today we get to see the proper site including more information about the speakers for this year’s events which take place in San Francisco, Hong Kong and London

If you want to support the event with a link, then you can get a choice of linkybuttons from the appropriate page (e.g. here are buttons for Europe)

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Squiggle – Is she Proper Bo, Our Kes?

Lloydi — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 20:52:26 +0000

Is it just me, or does Squiggle off Eastenders look like one of the caricatures off Bo Selecta?