The Economist has an article exploring whether the threat of online piracy is receding. From what I can tell the music industry still has a long way to go to win the fight: But the fact that more people are willing to buy music online than seemed likely does not mean that the industry’s problems… Continue reading Future of Digital Music Downloading
Month: November 2003
I’m Rich!
I just took a break from gorging myself on Nerds (damn that leftover Halloween candy) to go check the mail. I was glad to see that my first check from Google AdSense arrived today. The amount of money is nothing to write home (or blog) about, but I’ll take it. Free money is always welcome… Continue reading I’m Rich!
You’ve Gotta Coordinate
Check out these Acme Made laptop bags. Now all of you fashion plates can have a bag to match your wardrobe on any given day. How long do you think it’ll be before we start seeing Louis Vuitton & Gucci knock-offs?
Loving My Spam Filter
I’m really liking the way that MT-Bayesian is working out. Not only is it catching spam, but it’s also filtering out the ignorant comments that we all get every so often. You know the type — those comments in which every other word is a curse word, and the rest of the words are misspelled.… Continue reading Loving My Spam Filter
Yahoo! Mail Spam Explosion
Is it just me or is everybody else getting bombarded with spam on their Yahoo! Mail accounts? It seems like ever since they announced their ‘new spam measures‘ the spam has at least doubled. I’m now getting about 200 spams a day. Every time I go into my account I have to empty the bulk… Continue reading Yahoo! Mail Spam Explosion