Archive for August 31st, 2007

Spam Hunter

Wow. From now on, when anyone asks me why I can’t do more to track down spammers, I’ll show them this article

Spam Hunter – Forbes.com

He started to obsess about who could produce such a spam onslaught without being detected. Then he dug a little, then more, then even more. So began the strangest and most frustrating year of Peterson’s 39-year-long life. In the course of his spam hunt he broke several laws, engaged the help of shadowy hackers, hid months of activity from his wife and boss, neglected work and ended up losing half his annual bonus. He contacted 20 agents in nine government agencies in the U.S., China and India but failed to engage any of them in a serious quest for the culprits.


Budget Supercomputer

Budget SupercomputerCalvin College – News – Calvin Students Research Kent County Congregations

When Tim Brom 07’ set out to build a budget supercomputer with Calvin computer science professor Joel Adams, he didn’t know the product of his efforts might end up in his checked baggage headed for England.

Stolen From: Slashdot | Student and Professor Build Budget Supercomputer


Detroit Grand Prix: Take A Hot Lap Of The Detroit Grand Prix Course In A Corvette Z06

Detroit Grand Prix: Take A Hot Lap Of The Detroit Grand Prix Course In A Corvette Z06 – Jalopnik

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"My Ill-Conceived Jr. High Love Letter"

loveletterOh, if only I was this eloquent in the eighth grade …

"My Ill-Conceived Jr. High Love Letter" by Patrick Cassels on CollegeHumor

I was going through some of my notes from junior high the other night and came across a love letter I wrote to Jessica King, this really pretty girl who sat two rows in front of me in my 8th-grade U.S. History class. In retrospect, my romantic sentiments could have been better expressed.

Stolen From: Who’s Scruffy-lookin? « The Official Star Wars Blog


“My Ill-Conceived Jr. High Love Letter”

loveletterOh, if only I was this eloquent in the eighth grade …

"My Ill-Conceived Jr. High Love Letter" by Patrick Cassels on CollegeHumor

I was going through some of my notes from junior high the other night and came across a love letter I wrote to Jessica King, this really pretty girl who sat two rows in front of me in my 8th-grade U.S. History class. In retrospect, my romantic sentiments could have been better expressed.

Stolen From: Who’s Scruffy-lookin? « The Official Star Wars Blog


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