Spamhaus estimates that by the summer of 2006 spam will account for 95% of all e-mails sent and the problem will not be alleviated until the US acts to toughen its laws. British anti-spam laws are even more toothlessly useless than the US ones, apparently. 95%? Also according to Spamhaus, Australia has a strong anti-spam law. They report a reduction in overall spam, known spammers are keeping a lower profile, and at least one has left the country.
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There’s a carnival set up in one of the parking lots near the office this week – I can see a Ferris wheel and other traveling carny-type rides. I’m pretty immune to the idea of going, though, now that I’ve read the horrific stuff at RideAccidents.com, which was recently featured in this post from BoingBoing.
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Almost done with Gus’ thinly veiled autobiography, Pirates of Pensacola. It’s a good fun read, and every now and then I run across a little detail that I know is re-worked from Gus’ recent adventures chasing a certain blubbery bastard across the lower Caribbean. However, the work stands on its own merit. Anyone with a little pirate in them will enjoy this book. While goofing around reading Nelson’s blarg and wondering where in the world Stupid George has gotten to, I ran across this interesting BlogPulse page for “Pirates of Pensacola.” Most of the entries are from other shipmates’ blogs,…
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Aw, I thought it would turn out to be a cute li’l car you could drive around real fast and pull capers with. Instead, it’s a search server that companies can use to speed things up for users trying to find stuff on their corporate website, which is packed so full of useless garbage that nobody can find what they want on it. A steal at only $2,995. Low miles, runs great. 1 year bumper-to-bumper warranty. Drive it home today (wheels sold separately).