2003

A very interesting, thorough and clueful discourse on spam from James Gleick in today’s New York Times (via Slashdot). It’s an in-depth examination of spam, its history and its mechanisms, and it’s well worth reading. Although I’d recommend you read it all, and not skip to the conclusion, the conclusion is pretty damn good:

Movements in graffiti in the Postgraduates' Club this past week.

Viruses still written by morons

Advertising a spam filter - by spam.

Creationist is offended by having to believe in evolution to practice medicine, sues University Professor.

If you’re reading this blog regularly, you’ll probably appreciate this. But, OTOH, you might not. Don’t click unless you’re sure you don’t want to be offended.

They’ve elected a Conservative - the fucks!

Richard Herring (yes, the comedian) has entry in his blog:

They appear to ignore the emergence of the SSP and the Greens in the Peter Snow swingometers.

They're wrong, but we need them.