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Many PalmOS users like VNC for remote control, as a free VNC client is available for the Palm OS. Intelliadmin now reports on a flaw in RealVNC version 4.1.1(only), that allows users to gain fullm access to the machine without knowing the right password:

http://www.intelliadmin.com/blog/2006/05/security-flaw-in-realvnc-411.html?FullView=True

Not much is known so far, but more information is expected soon!

Recently, I was at aa arabian bazaar in Vienna for kicks and to meet up with some friends. People who know me well know that I, um, love coke…and look at what I found at the bazaar:

OK, so what? Cola Turka?? Cola turka..dont ask me what it means exactly, but it decyphers to something like Turkish Coke. It tastes pretty well btw, but that is not the topic of discussion.

What concerned me about the can was how the company uses nationalism to market its drink. In austria, hundreds of different coke knockoffs fight for market share; some have major, some minor success. They fight via price, taste, caffeine content(yeah)-and the market basically is open for everyone.

But Ulker, the manufacturer of Cola Turka, took the show into another arena. Its drink tastes pretty well and is darn cheap-AND it has the nationalistic touch that appeals to many. A company that has a similarily well-tasting drink has automatically lost the people attracted by nationalism, and their high road presence leads to more and more people finding out about the drink.

Today, I can’t really conclude on anything. But please, please, tell us what you think!

The page “How to be a successful Evil Overlord” probably was intended as a joke. However, a few of the statements really made me think, as they could somehow apply to businessmen leading a market, too:

I will maintain a realistic assessment of my strength and weaknesses. Even though this takes some fun out of the job, at least I will never utter the line “No, this cannot be! I AM INVINCIBLE!!!” (After that, death is usually instantaneous.)

I will not fly into a rage and kill a messenger who brings me bad news just to illustrate how evil I really am. Good messengers are hard to come by.

I will make sure I have a clear understanding of who is responsible for what in my organization. For example, if my general screws up I will not draw my weapon, point it at him and say “And here is the price for failure.” then suddenly turn and kill some random underling.

If an advisor says to me “My liege, he is but one man. What can one man possibly do?”, I will reply “This.” and kill the advisor.

If I learn that a callow youth has begun a quest to destroy me, I will slay him while he is still a callow youth instead of waiting for him to mature.

I will treat any beast which I control through magic or technology with respect and kindness. Thus if the control is ever broken, it will not immediately come after me for revenge.

My Legion of Terror will be trained in basic marksmanship. Any who cannot learn to hit a man-sized target at 10 meters will be used for target practice.

I will not tell my Legion of Terror “And he must be taken alive-” the command will be “And try to take him alive if it is reasonable practical.”

If my weakest troops fail to eliminate a hero, I will send out my best troops instead of wasting time with progressively stronger ones as he gets closer and closer to my fortress.

I will not ignore the messenger that stumbles in exhausted and obviously agitated until my personal grooming or current entertainment is finished. It might actually be important.

Any data files of crucial importance will be padded to 1.45Mb.

What do you think?