Some lesser known knoppix bootable linux cds. Give them a try!
Auditor
WarLinux
Knoppix MAME
Elive

Are all listed and described.

Also try WHAX/Whoppix

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ever wondered how to pick a lock…well now you can know. i have tried
the pin column lock explanation they gave and it was open with no
problem

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Your lack of privacy has been extended: “In the wake of today's London
bombings.. this revision includes 10 year extensions to two other
provisions set to expire on December 31, one allowing roving wiretaps
and another allowing searches of library and medical records.”

This is a very popular and controversial subject.  There many digg comments on it.

Here is what I have to say about it:

Privacy is over rated anyway.. AMERICA FUCK YEAH!!

Listen folks.. freedom is not free, it is relative. Now think about that.

We are only ever truly FREE in our own minds and I suspect that even
that will be up for public record before Generation X expires. Happy
hanukkah, bitches. (see freedom of speech.. thats why I love America)

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Do your really think the Patriot Act will go away?
How many times has the Federal government relaxed some of its power? The Patriot Act is here to stay.

Fear will continue to justify the loss of privacy and certain freedoms.
I think if people knew the what certain levels of the intel world knows
they would give up those freedoms willingly.

It seems like national karma. The policies and interests that the U.S.
and its allies have supported to aggressively protect their freedoms
have stepped on some toes (i.e. training Taliban and Osama to fight
Russia). Now the enemies of our enemies have turned on us (just like
Suddam and the Bath Party did). And the very freedoms we were trying to
protect are threatend by and ideology that is even worse for capitalism
than communism.

Its as if we paid Satan to get rid of Hitler and expected the Prince of Darkness to be our homie after the job was finished.

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Complaining about it is useless.

VOTE! Write your congress person and/or reps–> http://www.house.gov/writerep/

Here is what your representatives did:

October 25, 2001: Senate Passes H.R. 3162, the USA PATRIOT Act. The
vote was 98-1 with Senator Russ Feingold the only member voting against
passage of the bill.

Eventually even Russ Feingold folds:
http://feingold.senate.gov/~feingold/statements/05/07/2005721526.html

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The official new name for the Longhorn operating system is Microsoft Windows Vista.

I'm excited about Vista inspite of myself.  I'm not fond of
Microsoft's relentless business practices, but I think they've got
pretty solid products (excluding Windows ME and other disasters). 
They have the resources and skills to adjust to the ever changing tech
climate. 

I.E is not one of my favorite browsers, its just leaves me too exposed,
but Windows has evolved quite nicely.  All that is left is for
them to copy UNIX like OSX did and they will be untouchable like Eliot
Ness! 

They should be releasing IE7 with Vista.

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