Phishing

Earlier this week I received what has to be the nastiest spam I’ve seen yet. It came from (ostensibly) “Do_Not_Reply@paypal.com” and the message “regret[ed] to inform you that your account is about to be expired in the next five business days. To avoid suspension of your account you have to reactivate it by providing us with your personal information.” In order to update your information, you are asked to run the executable attached to the e-mail. Without having been so stupid as to actually run the attached code, one can only assume that at best it is a virus, and … Continue reading Phishing

Worst Hockey Logos

Hee hee – it’s the Worst Hockey Logos Ever!, topped off with the “Bakersfield Fog”. You know, fog might not seem like such an impressive foe, but the local outdoor hockey rink has been coated in a thick layer of fog the past few weeks, what with the unseasonably warm, wet weather, and an inability to see the puck or other players approaching does put an interesting twist on the game. Be sure to click through to the last page to check out the Toledo Blades’ “goalie being brained by a puck” logo…. [via Anita’s LOL]

Behind “Inside the Book”

I commented last time I posted on Amazon’s “Search the Book” feature, noting that they are in effect making some books’ entire content freely available, if you’re willing to do the work to get it. I closed with saying: Frankly, the more I think about it, the more surprised I am that any publishers went along with this. It turns out that it’s the author’s guild who’s really upset about this. They claim that most contracts do not give the right to publishers to participate in this type of program without the author’s consent, and authors were not consulted. Their … Continue reading Behind “Inside the Book”