Skype claims to be unaware of the security flaws used by China to monitor users (and presumably also used by the US Govt.):
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10057580-83.html
Mono, the Open Source version of Microsoft's .NET that runs on multiple platforms, hits version 2 and now supports C#3.0:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/06/mono_two/
The Ubuntu Eee project gets an update, with a simplified desktop that might even catch on for some casual desktop users:
http://www.ubuntu-eee.com/?module=moreinfo
The MIFARE smartcard, aka Oyster Card, is now publicly busted. It can be cracked in minutes using inexpensive tools:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/06/mifare_hack_finally_published/
And finally. For those of you wondering what happens if you stick your head in a particle accelerator, Anatoli Bugorski did it:
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/5.12/science.html
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