Archive for 'General'
Would you help a spammer? – Don’t answer so quickly
Here is an article from the BBC that caught my eye for creativity and innovation. It turns out that Captchas are pretty effective methods of slowing down spammers. There really isn’t a good automated way to read the distorted characters. So, what’s the alternative? Simple; enlist a bunch of unsuspecting people to help you. But […]
Posted: October 30th, 2007 under General.
Tags: bbc, innovation, internet, spam, spammers, spam_problem
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Sharing, Privacy and Trust in our Networked World
The Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) has just published a report on Sharing, Privacy and Trust in Our Networked World. A quick scan shows lots of interesting Internet and digital information statistics. Should be useful and interesting reading. The report is available on the OCLC web site here. From their web site: The practice of […]
Posted: October 23rd, 2007 under General.
Tags: , internet, online_computer_library_center, public_libraries, report, social networking, social_networks, survey
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Arrested after calling for tech support
From an Engadet posting: You know, if you don’t know how to use a gadget, you probably shouldn’t go to the trouble of stealing it, because your ass is as good as busted when you call tech support. In the latest case of a criminal not grasping this simple concept, a genius known as Timothy […]
Posted: October 23rd, 2007 under General.
Tags: steal, stupidity, stupid_people, tech support, theft, tips, wacky
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