NIGERIAN FRAUDSTER BAITING

Dec 12, 2002 | news

With the raging popularity of the Nigerian e-mail scam (see my writeup and links on October 24), a new sport has sprung up – Nigerian fraudster baiting, leading the scammers on the road to ridicule. Here’s a wonderful example – an exchange of e-mails between “Dr....

LORD OF THE RINGS UPDATE

Nov 27, 2002 | news

Getting ready for The Two Towers? Here’s an early look from Time Magazine, which notes that “Fellowship was often quiet and deliberately paced. Two Towers is an unabashed action film.” They predict that we’ll like it even more than the first film. There’s no...

THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT

Sep 30, 2002 | news, Politics

MSNBC has a wonderful article about an unexpected side effect of global warming – huge ice blocks, 22 lbs or more, which form in the upper atmosphere on clear days and fall to earth, smashing car windshields and ripping holes in houses. Don’t look at me like that –...

GOOGLE NEWS

Sep 25, 2002 | Google, news

Google is bringing its remarkable technology to harvesting the news. Here’s a link to Google News, presenting the top news stories of the moment without any human intervention. Google News software continuously crawls more than 4,000 Web news sources, looking for the...

DICTIONARIES

Sep 25, 2002 | news

The Press Democrat just did a feature about the abbreviations invented for text messaging – they’re becoming second nature to many kids, and teachers are seeing them turn up in school assignments. FYI, here’s a dictionary that covers many of the basic text messaging...

FREE AMAZON SHIPPING

Aug 26, 2002 | Amazon, news

Amazon has improved its free shipping offer – starting today, you can get free shipping for any purchase over $25.