mjeppsen - Slashdot User

Submission + - Obama Campaign Spams Away

Submitted by on Wednesday May 16, 2007 @12:37PM

An anonymous reader writes: In addition to all the other disreputable things Barack Hussein Obama's campaign is doing (lying about his positions, hiding his past, stealing myspace pages and trying to demonize former supporters they abused) they've sunk to an all-time new low; they're spamming.

The past couple weeks, I noticed "announcements" from Hussein Obama's campaign flowing into my spam traps. One titled "Taking it to the Streets" showed up both in my inbox, and in three of my spam traps. Sender was "Barack Obama <info@barackobama.com", mailer was MTA2.Bluestatedigital.com — definitely the work of the Hussein Obama campaign. I offered him the benefit of the doubt; followed the unsubscribe links, made sure each relevant address was removed, called the campaign to warn them about this kind of behavior. End result? NONE of the addresses are removed from Hussein Obama's email lists. I got their "Not playing by the rules" spam yesterday, with the header indicating it's from David Plouffe (but again at info@barackobama.com and the same mailer) this time.

What do you do when a political asshole spams you and won't stop? And why do they think they can get away with it?

Submission + - Pre-Order the Optimus Maximus OLED Keyboard

Submitted by

mjeppsen

on Wednesday May 16, 2007 @11:04AM

mjeppsen writes: "Art Lebedev Studio will begin accepting limited pre-orders on May 20th for the highly-anticipated Optimus Maximus OLED Keyboard. Like all things in life, you get what you pay for...the estimated retail price of the Maximus is $1500. They have posted a price comparison of theirs vs a bundle of other high-dollar non-standard keyboards (some very interesting models there that I've not seen before). Lebedev anticipates that the first 200 models will be completed by the end of November 2007."

Submission + - The face, not the body, attracts a mate

Submitted by

Bigbowser

on Sunday May 13, 2007 @07:02PM

Bigbowser writes: "It appears that the opposite sex is much more interested in your face than your bulging biceps or elegant figure, especially if you're a man. At least that's the upshot of the first study to assess how much faces and bodies contribute to someone's overall attractiveness.

http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn11833& feedId=online-news_rss20"

Submission + - Download files via Bittorrent without a computer

Submitted by

mjeppsen

on Wednesday May 09, 2007 @02:27AM

mjeppsen writes: "Save the planet! This new wireless router from Planex could help chronic Bittorrent junkies conserve a little power and turn off the PC at night.

Planex has released the tall and thin MZK-04G, an ideal router for users who regularly download gigabytes of data at a time. Critical to this are two features: a pair of USB ports are used to add external hard drives, and the router itself is preloaded with a BitTorrent client, enabling it to download files overnight without keeping a computer on. There are four gigabit Ethernet ports, and the wireless side supports similar speeds, transmitting at up to 997Mbps.
The MZK-04G is not yet available Stateside, but Planex has historically sold a wide variety of networking products here in the US and this "high-speed broadband rooter" should be no exception. Keep your pasty little fingers crossed..."

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