Daily Archives: January 7, 2009

Those Files You Think You Deleted?

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Gaius

Still on the hard drive, folks. From The Telegraph: Which? Computing bought eight second-hand hard drives from auction site eBay and found that they still held information that could be confidential. Using free software downloaded from the internet, the computer … Continue reading →

Posted in Geek Stuff | 5 Comments

Hard Times

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Gaius

Two moguls of the pornography world have announced that they have fallen on hard times. Yes, they say, they can no longer keep pumping out porn without the help of a little green pill. They’re moaning for a bailout from … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, News | 3 Comments

0070

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Gaius

The name is Panetta, Leon Panetta, Agent 0070. Pejman Yousefzadeh, writing at The Politico, examines the announced candidacy of Leon Panetta as America’s top spy. We have two wars and an ongoing effort to find, capture or kill al Qaeda … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 2 Comments

La Marsnowlaise

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Gaius

To shovels, citizens, Form your battalions, Let’s salt, let’s sand! May a bag of ice melter be somewhere in stock! A slightly rewritten La Marseillaise, to fit the current situation. France’s second city of Marseille was paralysed Wednesday by a … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment | 2 Comments