[H]ardNews 10th Edition - Blair's Tech Ed.

NextFest 2005:

If you are going to be in the Chicago area on June 24th – 26th, might I suggest you check out NextFest 2005? Wired has all the news and a complete preview.

Building on the success of last year's NextFest in San Francisco, we'll offer more than 100 exhibits about the future of exploration, entertainment, transportation, science and medicine, communication, design, defense, and ­imagination (a pavilion dedicated to developments by NextFest sponsor GE).

BrickFest 2005:

While we are in the fest-ive mood, all you Lego freak…..building block enthusiasts can head to Arlington, Virginia for BrickFest 2005!

BrickFest 2005 is a gathering for Adult Fans of LEGO® (AFOLs) from around the world in Washington, D.C. Anyone who enjoys building with these versatile blocks is invited to join the fun! See who's attending. August 12-14th, 2005 at George Mason University in Arlington, VA. 9:00am-8:00pm

Witty Worm Fest 2005:

O.K. there isn’t a Witty Worm fest…I got all caught up in the whole “fest” thing. Researchers did however track down “patient zero”. The legwork it took to track this back to the source is impressive.

The computer used to kick-start a global worm outbreak in March 2004 has been traced using crucial kinks in its code. The same technique could, in future, help law enforcers pinpoint those responsible for distributing viral code across the internet, researchers say.