Category: Internet

  • Spam again – at least this one can read, if not write

    One of the many spams recieved today was titled: easily, enough I am HARI SELDON and his eyes all. Hari Seldon was a character in Issac Assimov’s Foundation series. So, we now know that the spammer can read, perhaps his writing skills will improve with practice.

  • Course Complete!

    Hooray! Course over. I think I’ve found a new way of learning, instructor led over the Internet seems to be the way for me to go with many of the strange things I want to learn more about. Ben Ramsey the tutor really knows his stuff. Between us (the class) we really threw some awkward…

  • Quote of the day: "The failure rate of hard drives is 100%…"

    Quote of the day: “The failure rate of hard drives is 100% so it’s not if your hard drive will fail, but when.” from www.logmein.com encouraging people to use their backup service. If that fact doesn’t scare you into making regular backups I don’t know what will. Of course, ‘when’ your hard drive fails could…