In 1997 I set up an e-mail account to support several software products I’d written for my (now-former) company. Because customers and potential customers needed to be able to find it easily, I put it on the company web page too. Predictably, it became an instant spam magnet. I couldn’t trust automated spam filters (when …
“42nd Avenue, of course.”
As the saying goes, you can find absolutely anything on the ‘net. I’d say that this site, featuring nothing but the sounds of cats purring and pictures and biographies of the “actors” (purr-tors?), pretty much proves it.
The full text of the news can be found here.
Baby may be feeling secure, but I’m feeling a bit creeped-out by them.
Why? Because the “traditional phrase ‘may be offensive to women’.” I agree with the (voluntarily-former) Santa trainee quoted there: it’s “political correctness gone mad.”
Oh, the irony!
Interesting interview with one of my favorite computer security writers, especially (to me) the part about how he handles passwords: Q: How do you remember all of your passwords? A: I can’t. No one can; there are simply too many. But I have a few strategies. One, I choose the same password for all low-security …
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These gift boxes, with fake products advertised on the outside, are priceless: Awake to your next fire calm and refreshed with DigiPliance’s Peaceful Progression Smoke Alarm. Choose the perfect way for your family to wake up—from the peaceful sounds of the rainforest, to the celebration of Dixieland jazz, or the hot pulse of the Caribbean—because …
An interesting idea, but it’ll never fly. Presidential hopefuls aren’t even allowed to participate in unscripted debates anymore, everything has to be carefully coordinated by their handlers and PR people.