Comment Re:It's the problem (Score 1) 140
I don't need nearly the level of coverage on the latest missing, pretty, white girl. If more news outlets go under maybe the rest will not have the resources to cover touching, but unimportant issues.
Comment Re: Dropping Anchor (Score 1) 329
Do you seriously doubt that Iran has serious economic difficulties, and is proping itself up with oil money? Here's a recent cite; Google finds dozens.
You probably weren't being intentionally funny but in today's economy, if you're propping yourself up with oil money, you're not having economic difficulties.
Comment Uh-oh (Score 4, Funny) 140
"...runs Linux with some instructions in Java..."
Uh-oh, they used the J-word. Wait until the Slashdot Religious Order gets their hands on them.
Submission + - Are Spammers Giving Up? 1
sfjoe writes: Are spammers giving up the game? Google seems to think so. In an article at Wired, Google, "..says that spam attempts, as a percentage of e-mail that's transmitted through its Gmail system, have waned over the last year". They think their own filters are so good that spammers aren't even trying anymore. Personally, I haven't seen a reduction in spam traffic. Maybe Google's filters are just better than mine (likely).
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