The other side of spamicide: Spam's Other Victims [Dan Gillmor's eJournal]
9:42:01 PM  #   your two cents []

This is so beautiful and symmetric. An ISP is banning the RIAA from its network. Now, let's all of us think of ways we can erase the RIAA from our lives. This could get interesting. [Scripting News]
9:39:42 PM  #   your two cents []

Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Privacy fear over plan to store email . [Privacy Digest]
9:38:41 PM  #   your two cents []

Slashdot | Haiku vs Spam.

Mark Cantrell was among several people who sent in a story about a company using "Haiku to Stop Spam. Essentially you use a copyrighted Haiku to tag that a message meets criteria (1 Recipient, Pre-Existing Relationship, etc) which then makes it a simple matter to filter the mail. I'm sure the spammers in China will laugh wildly as they forge the haiku. I challange comment posters to post only Haiku in this discussion ;)

[Privacy Digest]
9:37:55 PM  #   your two cents []

Cambridgeshire County Council has created an online book of condolences for the parents of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, the two little British girls murdered last week, which will be transcribed into a permanent memorial.
11:56:08 AM  #   your two cents []

The company founded by the UK's youngest tech entrepreneur star, Charlie Muirhead,  is facing investigations into £3.6 million worth of accounting irregularities, reports the FT. Equal opportunity among nations for corporate financial probes!
11:34:55 AM  #   your two cents []

Rafe Needleman: "Venture firms still have billions of dollars invested in technology startups, and there are a lot of people worrying about that money." [Scripting News]
10:22:16 AM  #   your two cents []

The Register starts its own ISP, the Vulture Capitalist ISP. We in Ireland can only look on longingly as they offer self-install DSL in the UK for the monthly sum of £25.99. Meanwhile, over here, we are paying euro89 monthly before you add on a walloping amount of tax and all the set-up charges. However, not everyone is happy with the service The Reg is offering...

10:20:33 AM  #   your two cents []

Study: Power Lines Probably Risky. A California Department of Health Services report says there's better than a 50 percent chance that electric power lines increase the risk of leukemia, brain cancer, Lou Gehrig's disease and miscarriage. By Paul Boutin. [Wired News]
10:10:53 AM  #   your two cents []

Report: Investigators focus on AOL swapping deals. Transactions akin to those under scrutiny in energy, telecom industries [InfoWorld: Top News]
10:10:21 AM  #   your two cents []

Thousands opt to shun computer studies at third level

Mounting job losses in the hi-tech sector have prompted thousands of students to turn away from third-level computer courses, according to CAO figures released today. Students have instead opted to take places in more traditional areas such as law, arts, business and nursing. (The Irish Times)

I disagree that job losses are the root cause.

10:09:27 AM  #   your two cents []