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...York City)," circa 1932-1935, seems, at first glance, to be a simple snapshot of a crowd of men in midtown Manhattan. The faces and figures of some are blurred, evidence of the close proximity in which Shahn uses his camera. Yet, we see that Shahn's photography employs method in its apparent randomness--there is one man that draws our attention. This man is in the center of the photograph and in focus, and we see that he seems to be deep in thought, with a slight frown on his face...
...attackers brought down eBay and other sites using a method called "denial of service," or DOS. On a regular computer network, one computer sends a packet, or a bit of information, to another computer, and waits for a "ping" in return to verify that the information was received...
...This method also amplified the amount of information arriving at eBay, making the assault even more powerful...
...TIME digital editor Joshua Quittner, "which means that the server gets so clogged with the false requests that it can't deal with legitimate inquiries. It's akin to calling someone and hanging up constantly so they can never get a real phone call." And while this relatively simple method of attack has been around for years, Quittner adds, the sheer breadth of the Yahoo assault could suggest a new, if belated, sophistication in the world of high-tech vandalism. The Yahoo case wasn't technically hacking, since the attack was carried out without the perpetrators' actually forcing their...
STRAP THAT SUCKER Frustrated because your preschooler is still sucking his or her thumb at night? Ask your dentist how to use a technique outlined in the journal Pediatric Dentistry safely. The method involves wrapping an Ace bandage (snugly, but not too tightly) around your child's elbow, from mid-arm to mid-forearm, to create a gentle tension that pulls the thumb from the mouth as the youngster relaxes and falls asleep. The approach, which has shown a 60% rate of success, requires that your child be willing to try it, and that he or she be periodically rewarded...