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January 26, 2005

Dublin spam adventure

Filed under: — brendan @ 11:26 GMT

Although it was in April 2004, if you haven’t yet read the story “I fought the scammer… and I won.” it’s worth your time. A sysadmin at a Dublin Internet cafe snags a spammer with their laptop still hooked up.

Black Americans suspect HIV plot

Filed under: — michael @ 06:24 GMT

For all you conspiracy theorists out there:
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Black Americans suspect HIV plot

…with an alarming twist towards the end.

A version of ThinkGeek for the UK

Filed under: — brendan @ 05:35 GMT

Just discovered pocket-lint.co.uk in the UK, similar in idea to what you get at ThinkGeek in the US. Tons of stuff. Try not to think about the current exchange rate for the US $ or the Euro €.

Giving up smoking for the 1061st time…

Filed under: — jim @ 04:43 GMT

Okay, so day 3, using patches, gotta start somewhere. Moral support accepted. Two days, 17 hours, 42 minutes and 33 seconds. 32 cigarettes not smoked, saving €10.27. Life saved: 2 hours, 40 minutes.

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