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  • Yermo
    Yermo
    Excellent article on Mortgage Fraud
    04/10/2007 10:58AM
    As reported by washingtonpost.com:

    "In some neighborhoods, mortgage fraud became so extensive that it drove up overall home prices. That is what happened in Atlanta. Hill, 50, was convicted last month in what authorities call one of the biggest mortgage-fraud cases in U.S. history. It involved 400 fraudulent loan applications; nearly $100 million in mortgages; and 120 closing attorneys, appraisers, mortgage brokers and others who prosecutors say were in on the scam.
    "

    You can read the entire article at washingtonpost.com.
  • SSH Shut Out
    04/05/2007 5:49PM
    Yermo
    Yermo
    We're getting hit by ssh dictionary attacks much more frequently now.

    I just installed a daemon called "SShutOut" available from http://www.techfinesse.com/sshutout/sshutout.html.
    It's very quick to install and runs in the background to monitor the /var/log/messages file for excessive failed login attempts from a given IP address. If a configurable threshold is reached, it uses iptables to block the offender for a configurable period of time.
  • Open Source Business Blog
    03/13/2007 6:55PM
    Yermo
    Yermo
    Came across a very interesting presentation on open source business models. blog entry here:

    http://stephesblog.blogs.com/my_weblog/2007/03/the_best_presen.html
  • startupping
    02/21/2007 1:13PM
    Yermo
    Yermo
    As reported on slashdot here:

    "Today I launched a new site, Startupping, dedicated to helping Internet entrepreneurs. For the launch I asked several successful entrepreneurs about lessons they learned starting and running Internet companies. The first set of replies includes responses from Paul Graham, John Battelle, Chris Pirillo, Ross Mayfield, and Dick Costolo."

    A quick read through the best and worst mistakes rings true with this software entrepreneur.
  • 02/12/2007 2:41PM
    Yermo
    Yermo
    I've been paying attention to honey bee population stories for some time. More than most critters, humanity relies on the work on honey bees to maintain the population levels we have.

    As reported on AOL News:

    A mysterious illness is killing tens of thousands of honeybee colonies across the country, threatening honey production, the livelihood of beekeepers and possibly crops that need bees for pollination.

    Read the full article at aol.com.

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