Web Week

Spread truth about P

If you know someone who may be hooked on the drug P, or affected because someone close to them is, you can send a sympathetic e-card (card by email), thanks to Wellington dance radio station Firm FM.

Dodgy page redirects

VeriSign, the US company that manages dot.com and dot.net addresses as well as the global network's central directory computers, caused an outrage last week when it set up an online search service. Side-effects of the service included disabling junk email filters and networked printers. The body that oversees the internet read the riot act and VeriSign has agreed to pull the plug.

Joining dots for Matrix

Will the final episode in the Matrix trilogy solve the arguments about what it's about? The trailer for the movie (The Matrix Revolutions opens locally on November 6) is available online now.

Stealing half your life

A hacker has stolen the source code of the eagerly awaited game sequel Half-Life 2. The thief cracked the internal network of developer Valve Software, which blames security holes in the Microsoft Outlook email programme the company used. The software company tells its sad story.

Come in Osama, Saddam

Here's a contest that might flush these two wanted men out of hiding. It's the world championship to find the best beard or moustache. If you want to compete against other hairy men from more than 100 countries.

P ecard

ICANN Verisign advisory

VeriSign calls halt to .com detours

Matrix Revolutions trailer

Half-Life 2 source code stolen

World Beard Championships