2004 August

3DGPU Slashdotted … Again

This is our 4th slashdot, and the 3rd time the server didn’t go down, so maybe we’re doing something right. *throws more hampsters in the server room wheels* Run, you little bastards, more power! Slashdot posted about a review a loyal forum reader wrote up on the Logitech MX1000 cordless mouse. The review can be found in the 3DGPU forums.

For those not familiar with being slashdotted (or /.’d); it’s a legal form of a distributed denial of service. Massive amount of geeks visit the website that was linked to, most servers on the internet can barely handle the demand, since Slashdot is one of the most popular sites on the internet.

FreeDesktopPC.com

Yep, another one, and this time you can get a complete computer from FreeDesktopPC.com. I’ve already got a free iPod shipping to me, and I need one more referral to get the free flat screen, so why not a whole computer? More information on FreeDesktopPC can be found at ForeverGeek.

What’s Happenin’, Matt?

I know I haven’t been posting as much on here as I usually do, so here’s a rundown of things I’ve been up to to catch you up:

• Waiting for my free iPod to be shipped.
• Waiting to get one more completed referral to get my free flat screen TV
• Working on 3DGPU.com
• Writing up an editorial asking where are the funny PC games?
• Playing Counterstrike: Source beta
• Looking forward to Half-Life 2
• Working on redesigning this site
• Listening to a lot of music purchased through iTunes

Dozens Arrested in ‘Spam’ Crackdown

Bubba, meet Spammer. Spammer, meet Bubba. Yahoo! News - Dozens Arrested in ‘Spam’ Crackdown is the article with details about the Justice Department catching dozens of spammers and making them sit in a small cell and wonder why they sent out so many Viagra emails. Justice never tasted so sweet.

” Internet providers like America Online have filed dozens of spam lawsuits over the past year, and the Federal Trade Commission for years has shut down marketers who send fraudulent or deceptive e-mail.”

Pink Floyd Causes Accidents

Long ago, I had a friend named Terry, who was in the service when Vietnam came about, and smokes pot all day for years. He would tell me stories of his exploits in his past, and one story was that he has been in 3 car accidents, and each time the accidents happened he was listening to Pink Floyd. I pointed out to him that he was probably stoned on weed at the time and that was the reason. He would reply with, “Man … I wasn’t stoned … man, I’m telling you, Pink Floyd is evil … man” in that f’d-up-beyond-all-belief stoned voice of his.

Today while heading to the grocery store to pick up some stuff to drink, passing by a bank, a guy decided to pull right in front of me, nearly hitting me. What was playing on the radio? Pink Floyd’s Hey You song. Freaky stuff …. man.

FoxyTunes Extension For Firefox

The best browser in the world just got better, with a new extension available for it called FoxyTunes. It supports a large list of media players, letting you control volume, song selection, changing of tracks, and more via the status bar of Firefox. Very nifty, and a welcome feature for me since I have iTunes playing nearly every hour I’m awake (I hate silence.)

Bears Prefer Rainier Not Labatt Blue

A bear drank 36 cans of Rainier beer, and avoided the Busch beers, then passed out on the lawn. Glad to see male bears exhibit the same behavior as male humans when it comes to drinking large quantities of beer. MSNBC has the story on this.

“Agents then used a large, humane trap to capture it for relocation, baiting the trap with the usual: doughnuts, honey and, in this case, two open cans of Rainier.”

This post was checked multiple times to ensure I didn’t confuse bear and beer.