Thursday, July 30, 2009

McAfee Warns Spam, Trojans and Botnets Skyrocketing

Zombie penetration set a record for the second straight quarter this year. Spam jumped 80 percent from the previous period, which made it a record 92 percent of all e-mail, according to the McAfee Threats Report released Wednesday.

“If the economy could rebound as spam has done in (the) second quarter, we would all be much happier with our retirement accounts. Spam has surged since the prior quarter, increasing nearly 80 percent. Last year’s spam fellSource: Threat Level RSS Feed

'The Achievers: The Story of the Lebowski Fans' explores the Dude phenomenon


The 1998 Coen brothers film "The Big Lebowski" is now an undeniable pop-cult force: For many it is literally a way of life.
By Scott Timberg
LA Times
July 30, 2009
Eddie Chung, a former philosophy student who is accustomed to pondering life's deepest mysteries, is still stumped by something that shapes lives by the thousands: Why has "The Big Lebowski" become the most popular and all-consuming cult film since "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"?
"I don't think,"Source: Vox Verax RSS Feed

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Malkin's latest screed on Obamas' 'culture of corruption' has a distinctly Clintonesque scent

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Michelle Malkin has a new book out. If it's as well researched as her two most recent outings -- which featured the classic right-wing technique of gathering any smidgen of evidence one can find to support a thesis (no matter how dubious or downright false) while carefully excising any smidgen of contradictory evidence (no matter how mountainous) -- it promises to be a real mess.

Malkin was on Sean Hannity's program last night Source: Crooks and Liars RSS Feed

NC General Assembly 07-29-2009 Legislative Calender


The General Assembly of North Carolina is at it again, and here is a schedule so that you might keep track of our elected scoundrels...
8:30 AMFINANCE (House)Additional Rockingham County Occupancy Tax. (H956)
Amend Irrigation Contractors' Licensing Laws. (H1336)
Murfreesboro Occupancy Tax. (S40)
Jacksonville Occupancy Tax. (S80)
Critical Infrastructure Assm't Changes. (S97)
Delegate Authority Re: Stamp Tax Overpayment. (S269)
Dry-Cleaning Solvent Act Source: Thunder Pig RSS Feed