Paramount will be the first movie studio to release a new movie on DVD and the two new competing hidef DVD formats, HD-DVD and Bluray at the same time. The movie is Mission: Impossible 3. Read more here.
Blacklisting incoming sites using iptables
Use this command to add an ip address to be blocked by iptables:
<code> iptables -I INPUT -s x.x.x.x -j DROP iptables -I INPUT -s x.x.x.x -j LOG </code>
This example inserts a rule at the top of the table to block all incoming requests from ip x.x.x.x, and then inserts a second rule at the top to first log any connection attempts from this address (before they are blocked).
To see what rules are currently configured, use: iptables -L
For more info, see this entry in the O’Reily Linux Hacks book.
Serious security flaw in Ruby on Rails – users urged to update
A serious security flaw has been found in Ruby on Rails, and any users running site on 1.1 to 1.1.4 are urged to download and install the update to patch the security hole. More info here on news.com.
10 Misconceptions about the Spring Framework – onJava.com
Steve Anglin on the OnJava.com site has an interesting article listing ’10 Misconceptions About Spring.’
This is a good list of points that are commonly misunderstood by people who have not yet started working with Spring, or who have taken a brief look but not grasped the goals of the Spring Framework.