Don't be afraid of scammers

My mother-in-law posted a classified ad for an old computer on a local website, and someone tried to scam her. I told her to play along. The scammer mailed us a check, and I even spoke to him over the phone -- eventually, I grew bored of the charade and ended it. Maybe he'll think twice next time.

To: My mother-in-law
From: Ade Doyin (adegoodbuyer@yahoo.com)

Hello, I am Mr Ade from switzerland i saw your advert Computer on the internet and i was persuaded and intrested so i am willing to purchase your goods so pls kindly get back to me with your last price of it but for now i am reciting in africa for a business trip pls kindly get back to me with your last price and if the goods are still for sale. Thanks you. Mr Ade....

Body Movies

A relational architecure installation, or gigantic shadow puppets! (Quicktime)

All drains lead to the ocean

What happens to fish when you flush them down the toilet?

Google Confidential Information

I've been experimenting with Google AdSense and closely watching the conversation about it across the blogosphere. As much as I'd like to share my thoughts, I'm restricted by Google AdSense Standard Terms and Conditions. Specifically:

8. Confidentiality. You agree not to disclose Google Confidential Information without Google's prior written consent. "Google Confidential Information" includes without limitation: (a) all Google software, technology, technical specifications, materials, guidelines and documentation relating to the Program; (b) click-through rates or other statistics relating to Site performance in the Program provided to you by Google; and (c) any other information designated in writing as "Confidential" or an equivalent designation or disclosed in a manner in which the recipient of such information should have reasonably understood under the circumstances that the disclosure should be treated as confidential, whether or not the specific word or mark "confidential" is used. It does not include information that has become publicly known through no breach by You or Google, or information that has been (i) independently developed without access to Google Confidential Information, as evidenced in writing; (ii) rightfully received by You from a third party; or (iii) required to be disclosed by law or by a governmental authority.
I wonder if those sharing their click-through rates are aware of their violations? The bigger question, of course, is why does Google demand this of AdSense publishers.

Bush: Beta Version

A sneak preview of the president's 2004 campaign: "Presumably by accident, somebody left a live prototype of President Bush's 2004 campaign site on the Web for a few hours today."

Happy 1st Half Birthday

Emerson,

Today you are six months old. Congratulations, son.

You are beginning to gain mobility and crawl -- you will take the first halting steps of freedom soon. Teeth are still are growing inside your mouth and and already you want to feed yourself. You've made your mother and I so happy.

At the half way point through the most dangerous year of your life, remember that I'll always try to protect you.

I love you.

How two students built an A-bomb

In 1964, two PhDs armed with only a library card designed an A-bomb.

Windows 2000/XP and Internet Explorer keyboard shortcuts

Collected from this thread on WebmasterWorld

  1. SHIFT + spin mouse wheel - Cycles backward and forward through pages in Internet Explorer (no need for the back/forward button)
  2. CTRL + spin - changes text size in Internet Explorer
  3. ALT + D - Select address bar text
  4. ALT + F4 - Close Window
  5. ALT + G - Toggle to Google Toolbar
  6. ALT + HOME - Return to your homepage
  7. ALT + SPACE + N Minimize current window
  8. ALT + SPACE + X Maximize current window
  9. ALT + TAB - Cycles through running applications
  10. CTRL + A - Select all items on page
  11. CTRL + B - Open and organize favorites list
  12. CTRL + C - Copy items to clipboard
  13. CTRL + D - Add page to favorites list
  14. CTRL + E - Open search companion
  15. CTRL + ENTER - Add www. and .com to address bar entry
  16. CTRL + F - Find on this page
  17. CTRL + F5 - Unconditional refresh
  18. CTRL + H - Open history list
  19. CTRL + I - Open favorites list
  20. CTRL + L - Go to a new location
  21. CTRL + LEFT ARROW - Move cursor left to break in address bar
  22. CTRL + N - Open new window
  23. CTRL + O - Go to a new location
  24. CTRL + P - Print page
  25. CTRL + R - Refresh page
  26. CTRL + RIGHT ARROW - Move cursor right to break in address bar
  27. CTRL + S - Save page
  28. CTRL + TAB - Move forward between frames
  29. CTRL + V - Paste items from clipboard
  30. CTRL + W - Close window
  31. CTRL + X - Cut and copy items to clipboard
  32. CTRL + Z - Undo last action
  33. ESC - Stop downloading page
  34. BACKSPACE - Back button
  35. DOWN ARROW - Scroll down
  36. UP ARROW - Scroll up
  37. ALT + LEFT ARROW - Previous page
  38. ALT + RIGHT ARROW - Next page
  39. F1 - Display help
  40. F11 - Toggle full screen mode
  41. F5 - Refresh page
  42. F6 - Highlights the Address Bar
  43. ALT + PRNT SCN - Window screen capture (then paste into MS Paint or Photoshop)
  44. PRNT SCN - Screen capture (then paste into MS Paint or Photoshop)
  45. SHIFT + CLICK - Open link in new window
  46. SHIFT + F10 - Right click menu
  47. SHIFT + F3 - Cycle Caps
  48. TAB - Toggle forward through page items
  49. WINDOWS + D - Show desktop
  50. WINDOWS + E - Open Windows Explorer
  51. WINDOWS + M - Minimize all windows
  52. WINDOWS + R - Run
  53. WINDOWS + TAB - Cycle through taskbar

Can brain damage make you brilliant?

Savant for a Day: "[The Medtronic] also produced, they noted, strange and unexpected effects on patients' mental functions: one minute they would lose the ability to speak, another minute they would speak easily but would make odd linguistic errors and so on. A number of researchers started to look into the possibilities, but one in particular intrigued Snyder: that people undergoing transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, could suddenly exhibit savant intelligence -- those isolated pockets of geniuslike mental ability that most often appear in autistic people."

The Risks of Breast Implants

The Risks of Breast Implants: "Swedish studies showed that women with breast implants were three times more likely to commit suicide than other women." via Angie. Remind me not to suggest them as a birthday present.


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