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Another fool talks up challenge-response systems for spam avoidance
while failing to account people who are put off by the challenge as
false positives.
cat /dev/DiBona/brain: ASK Me No Questions, I'll Tell You No Lies.
The first installment of Chris DiBona's new monthly column for the LJ
Web site. First up, taking on the spam war from another angle. [Linux Journal]
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Okay, who let the damn case-ricers out to socialize?
Marriage proposal via case mod.
A network administrator in upstate New York decided to propose to his
girlfriend by building her a dekstop PC customized to look like a
tiered wedding cake. An enthusiastic custom computer-case builder, or
"case modder," Johnson realized he had an opportunity to combine his
hobby with the proposal Tolliver had been expecting for some time. "I
was getting the bug to do another mod," he said. "And she needed a new
PC at her office. I was sitting on the train and I thought combining
them would be a pretty good idea. No one has done that before." The
case took three weeks to build, at a cost of about $250 in frilly
materials. To keep it secret, Johnson built it in his parents' garage.
His mother thought it was a little crazy, Johnson said. "It was all my
own original design," Johnson added. "I didn't use any special
reference materials, especially not (stuff by) Martha (Stewart), now
that she's going to jail." Johnson painted the case virginal white and
decorated it with lace and pearls. He used a rhinestone for the power
button. We were gonna guess that doing this was probably cheaper than
buying a ring, but turns out he gave her one of those, too. We're also
starting to wonder if this qualifies as news. [Engadget]
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