Darwin was right. This guy is not going to be able to mate, thereby strengthening the species for our survivors. Balloon lost in the sky with diamond – Telegraph: By Natalie Paris Last Updated: 11:24am GMT 14/03/2008 It had seemed a romantic and highly original way to propose to the love of your life with a £6,000 diamond ring. Lefkos Hajji, 28, wanted to make his engagement one his girlfriend.. Read More
Most spam comes from just six botnets | The Register
C’mon people… please update your virus definitions and scan your machines :( Most spam comes from just six botnets | The Register: By John Leyden → More by this author Published Friday 29th February 2008 15:16 GMT Six botnets are responsible for 85 per cent of all spam, according to an analysis by net security firm Marshal. The Srizbi botnet is reckoned to be the largest single source of spam.. Read More
C’mon EA… please get your shit together. Please?
Well, I’m not quite pissed, but more disappointed, really. This is part 3 of an on-going adventure, where I try to get a replacement for my broken Rock Band guitar. Part 1 talks about how great the initial online request for help was. Part 2 explains that the human element doesn’t live up to the computer bits. This one expands upon Part 2. Ok, to catch you up if you.. Read More
Perls of Wisdom – The Daily WTF
Wow. Great read. I recently experienced something similar. A new dev I know was learning a new language and got pretty confident in his skills. His home-brew site was getting some decent Adsense revenue. When a more experienced dev looked at his work, he realized that there were far more page-loads going on than were necessary, artificially driving the ad impression counts up. Looking deeper, there were several security holes,.. Read More
Just because I’m paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not still after me
I was on my way to Il Duce’s house to feed his wife’s cat and stopped at his corner gas station. This gas station is pretty brain-dead to start, so I’ll explain that day’s event before I relate them to the quoted story, below. I only buy the highest octane possible (which I realize is of questionable utility, but let’s skip that for now). When my pump wouldn’t work, I.. Read More