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Meerkat: An Open Wire Service
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Cyber Fraudsters Hit Offices (Dec 31 2003 10:59 GMT) - Blackmail artists are shaking down office workers, threatening to delete computer files or install porn on work computers. E-mails demand a small ransom and most people pay up to prevent the extortionists from following through. |
Meerkat: An Open Wire Service
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Incentive to Recycle Tech Gadgets (Dec 31 2003 10:59 GMT) - A recent tax break gives businesses an added 50 percent write-off for new equipment. Combined with stricter recycling requirements, that could result in a surge of recycling old computers, cell phones and other electronic devices. |
Associated Press headlines via GoUpstate.com
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Holdup Note on Check Leads to Arrest (Dec 31 2003 10:59 GMT) - When robbing a bank, it may not be the smartest move to write the holdup note on a personal check. That's what led them to arrest two people here, police said. Witnesses told police a man and a woman walked into a bank and handed a teller a note saying they had a gun and wanted money. The note was scrawled on the back of a personal check. |
HubLog
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GPSWeb (Dec 31 2003 10:57 GMT) - GPSWeb, a Firebird extension that adds a User-Location header to every HTTP request, allows you to automatically send your location (as GPS coordinates) when requesting a web page, rather than relying on site-specific cookies. The comments suggest that future versions of the browser/extension could handle lists of 'trusted sites' to which the location information should be provided. If the browser can handle this kind of personal information, and only send it to trusted sites, it should be easy to extend this to FOAF data, personal preference profiles and other semi-public information. |
Disturbing Search Requests
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vegemite DC grocery (Dec 31 2003 10:56 GMT) - Hhhmmm... interesting... I didn't ever know that the word "vegemite" was on my site... "I don't have a fear of heights. I do, however, have a fear of falling from heights. |
Disturbing Search Requests
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"blaze 14s" (Dec 31 2003 10:56 GMT) - Erm... not sure what you were looking for. Any ideas Kevin? You're usually preaty good with obscure things. "You never seem to get laid on Thanksgiving. |
Klingsor
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27 (Dec 31 2003 10:56 GMT) - La pluie tombait en trombe sur la ville engourdie. |
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