Author: The Internet Patrol
Spam King Scott Richter’s Bankrupt Real Big Notice to Creditors
Scott Richter and his OptInRealBig have filed for bankruptcy and must notify all potentially impacted parties by email – but how many of them will actually get the notices, given that spam filters around the world have a special place just for him and his email?
Canadian Press Banned from Linking to Non-Canadian Sites Talking about Canadian Robert Pickton Murder Trial
Robert Pickton. If his name means nothing to you, and you are not from Canada, that’s no surprise. But if a Canadian court’s press ban is successful, the name Robert Pickton won’t mean much more to Canadian citizens either, despite the fact that he is the focus of a sensational murder trial in Vancouver right now.
Gamer Killed Over Virtual Legend of Mir 3 Sword
While it may be that addiction is not a problem for Internet gamers, apparently taking their games too seriously is. Not just a problem – but potentially fatal. According to the BBC, Chinese online gamers Qiu Chengwei and Zhu Caoyuan were both involved in the online game Legend of Mir…
Digital Bullying and Cyber Bullying on the Rise
A new report out this week indicates that a phenomenon known as digital bullying, or “cyber bullying” is on the rise.
VoIP On Cordless Housephone to Be Available Through Vonage and Uniden!
Pretty soon you will be able to use a standard cordless house phone with Vonage in your home! Vonage has entered a partnership with Uniden to adapt one of Uniden’s cordless phones, the UIP1869V, to plug directly into an Internet connection, to take advantage of VOIP services without requiring an…
Pentagon and NASA “UFO Hacker” Gary ‘Solo’ McKinnon Apprehended
Gary McKinnon, Nasa’s ET hacker, has been arrested in London.
No downtime. No waiting for answers. Viagra. (Stupid Adsense Ad)
Aunty found this most unfortunate placement for an ad for Sprint, in an article about a new medical use for Viagra: New Use for Viagra: Treating Lung Disease Advertisement: No downtime. No waiting for answers. Get complete end-to-end managed wireless service from Sprint. Management that includes data security for lost…
Sexy Dead Singles (Stupid Adsense Ad)
Says Codeman38: “My current favorites are the ones mentioned in [Page no longer available – we have linked to the archive.org version instead]. Sexy dead singles and WMDs!”
New and Used Beef Jerky (Stupid Adsense Ads)
Aunty reader Ian McKenzie submits this stupid Adsense ad he saw recently: Beef Jerky New and used Beef Jerky. aff Check out the deals now. “Mmmmmm,” says Ian, “used beef jerky.” Mmmm indeed!
Leading E-Mail Organizations to Speak at Email Authentication Implementation Summit 2005
This should be an interesting gathering. Now, if they can only get it together to actually accomplish something, unlike so many of the industry get-togethers, where there’s a lot of talk, but little outcome: Industry Recognizes the Urgency of E-Mail Authentication and Issues Call to Action to Help Protect Customers…
As Apple and Intel Get in Bed to Create a New Apple Intel Machine, is Linux Left Out in the Cold?
Much has been made of the recent announcement that Apple is going to start using Intel CPUs. For the most part people think that this is either pretty cool, or no big deal, depending on where you sit. Many people seem to think that, particularly with the advent of the…
A Really Stupid Idea – Encrypt Your Email to Look Like Spam with Spam Mimic
In the world of really dumb ideas, this one is, well…really dumb. Actually the underlying concept is not dumb, but the execution surely is. Spam Mimic is a new site which allows you to encrypt your email into an unreadable code so that it looks like spam. The recipient on…
Firefox and Mozilla Still at Risk for Spoofing “Frame Injection” Security Flaw
Online security company Secunia has said this week that versions of Firefox and Mozilla, as well as the lesser known Camino, are again at risk for a frame injection security flaw which has dogged Mozilla on and off for nearly seven years. The problem, which plagues Firefox versions 1.x, Mozilla…
Put Carmen, Anna, Yasmine, Michael, or Eminem’s Mugshot on Your Phone – Literally!
A new service is offering celebrity mugshots to download as wallpaper for your cellphone. Who wouldn’t want to take a call to Carmen Electra, Yasmine Bleeth, or Anna Nicole Smith’s smiling face? Well, ok, maybe they aren’t exactly smiling as, yes, these are real mugshots. As the purveyor, Celebrity Mugshots…
SuperGeek Computer Pocket Tool Deal, Just in Time for Father’s Day! – Leatherman Micra for only $18.99
As some of her gentle readers know, Aunty is an Amazon affiliate. That means that from time to time Aunty gets a heads up on some great deals at Amazon which may be of interest to Aunty’s readers. Examples include the Replay TV for only $49.74 earlier this year, and…