Archive for November, 2009

‘Godfather of Spam’ sentenced to four years in prison

Alan Ralsky and three others received jail time for their parts in a spam stock manipulation scheme
One of the most notorious U.S.-based spammers was sentenced to more than four years in jail on Monday for a scheme that used spam to manipulate stock prices in order to make a profit. Alan Ralsky, 64, of West [...]

Facebook worm spreads with a lurid lure

Facebook said the problem only affected a small number of users and disputes it is a worm
Some Facebook users have been infected with a worm after clicking on an image of a scantily clad woman, which then redirects the victims to a pornography site, according to security researchers. The worm posts an image on a [...]

I.T version of Psalms 23

The lord is my programmer; I shall not crash.
He installed his software on the hard disk of my heart;
all of his commands are user-friendly.
His directory guides me to the right choices for his Name’s sake.
Even though I scroll through the problems of life,
I will fear no bugs and viruses, for He is my backup.
His password [...]

China executes 2 for role in tainted milk scandal

BEIJING – China executed a dairy farmer and a milk salesman Tuesday, the only two people sentenced to death in a scheme to water down infant formula with an industrial chemical that left at least six children dead and sickened more than 300,000.
The contamination of the milk power with melamine was one of China’s worst-ever [...]

Govt warns Internet providers over prices

The government could introduce price controls for Internet services if providers do not reduce prices, it warned Tuesday.
“The Government is very concerned that the landing of two cables has not had a profound impact on bandwidth costs and by extension on retail Internet prices.
“This explains why the penetration of the Internet still lags behind all [...]

Testing drive on to fight Aids in Kenya

More than one million Kenyans are expected to get tested for HIV during a national campaign launched on Monday.The drive is expected to target more than 77 per cent of adults in all types of relationships who are unaware of their partners’ HIV status.
Public Health and Sanitation minister Beth Mugo urged Kenyans to visit voluntary [...]

What Were You Thinking?

There was this Asian lady married to an American gentleman and they lived in Honolulu. The poor lady was not very proficient in English, but managed to communicate with her husband. The real problem arose whenever she had to shop for groceries.
One day, she went to the butcher and wanted to buy pork [...]

Almost

A married man goes to confessional and he tells the priest, “I had an affair with a woman… almost.” The priest says,
“what do you mean almost?” The man says, “Well, we got undressed and rubbed together but then I stopped.”
The priest replies, “Rubbing together is the same as it in. You’re not to [...]

Pearl Gates Interview

Recently a teacher, a garbage collector, and a lawyer wound up together at the Pearly Gates.
St. Peter informed them that in order to get into Heaven, they would each have to answer one
question.
St. Peter addressed the teacher and asked, “What was the name of the ship that crashed into the iceberg? They just made [...]

Some Job You Have

The subway car was packed. It was rush hour, and many people were forced to stand. One particularly cramped woman turned to the man behind her and said, “Sir, if you don’t stop poking me with your thing, I’m going to the cops!”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about miss – that’s just [...]