Liquid Matters

I see from the TSA website that we’re now allowed small quantities of liquids on board flights in the U.S.A., and I assume other countries will also start allowing these items. And knitting needles and books are still allowed, so we’ll have something to do on the flights. The thought of a long flight to [...]

Cats and Quizzes

I don’t usually do quizzes, but I couldn’t resist this one. Currently life is a little on the stressful side for me, as you can see:

You scored as Pissed at the World Cat. And here we have the next serial killer. Try having some cotton candy, it’ll make you feel all warm and fuzzy [...]

More Scams

My previous post on scams was written without taking into account a rather more disturbing development in the spam/scam scene. I recently received spam that claimed to have lots of credit card numbers for sale, prices varying according to the issuing country and how many card numbers you wanted. I went to the web site [...]

Phishing for Jurisdiction

Tim has a post and wonders why the criminals are so blatant when it should be easy to track them down.
I think the answer is simple - nobody feels that they’re responsible.
We live in Canada, the phishing attempt was about a US company, and the phishing script is running on a Thai [...]

Electoral Sadness

The Electoral Vote Predictor 2004 web site has some saddening comments about the US electoral system today. The saddest is a pointer to the BBC story of ex-President Carter’s contention that Florida does not fulfill international requirements for a fair election. Since Florida has so many votes associated with it, it is a determining [...]

Upselling Considered Harmful

I hate being upsold. Do it to me too much and I will never visit your establishment again.