Is this a new kind of spam? MP3 spam! An email I received overnight had no content apart from an MP3 audio file — which was a voice-synthesized announcement of whatever it was they were selling.
Quote of the Day, 18 October 2007
Truly there is a Facebook group for everything. Including holders of special belief such as: An orgy with the Golden Girls would be awkward at first — but fun overall.
Day off
Thanks for all the recent comments. I haven’t responded yet because I took most of today off work, recovering from “election overload” and hiding from the unnaturally hot weather. I will look at them all soon.
Why the porn filter don’t work, by the guy what did it
Tom Wood, the teenager who cracked the Australian government’s NetAlert porn filter in under an hour, has written a detailed analysis of the whole issue. Lotsa useful links at the bottom. Go, boy!
The Gimli Glider
Wanna read about some amazing flying? I stumbled across the story of the Gimli Glider yesterday — a Boeing 767 which ran out of fuel at 41,000 feet and was successfully landed by Captain Robert (Bob) Pearson and First Officer Maurice Quintal. Beautiful work, lads.
The Madness of King John
With news last night that John Howard has returned to Canberra — yes, it looks like the actual election campaign will finally get under way! — I reckon I’ll be writing a bunch about politics for the next few weeks. Nothing wrong with that: we are deciding who’ll lead the nation! Before I write today’s essay, though, I simply must post this cartoon. Thanks to Alextremist for the pointer, and The Australian for the original.