No crap

So now we need to be told more food means more calories? Whoever created the chart accompanying the story must have decided Americans are that bad at math. (To be fair, the story itself seems fine.)

October 19th, 2007 3 comments
Posted by Donnie Filed under Mathematics

The spammers are getting luckier

An e-mail spammer finally wrote from a bank that I actually have dealings with, so I was tricked into taking a second to scan it:

Wellsfargo Bank, is here by announcing the Newa Security Upgrade
in this day’s,We’ve upgraded our new SSL servers to serve our customers for a better and
secure banking service against any fraudulent activities.

Strangely, I got almost the same exact e-mail from someone else, except the English is a bit better:

HSBC Internet Banking, is here by announcing the New Security Upgrade.
We’ve upgraded our new SSL servers to serve our customers for a better and
secure online banking service, against any fraudulent activities.

Meanwhile, the spam comments have mysteriously dropped to a mere tickle. Derek must have gotten rid of all those meds.

October 19th, 2007 3 comments
Posted by Donnie Filed under Patently Ineffective

That martial arts stuff is worth something after all

A gun may be a necessary, but not sufficient component of successfully robbing a karate school. These karate students used their skills to disarm a would-be robber and send him to the hospital.

Not just in the movies: A blind guy used judo to pin some punk teen who punched him in the face and tried to mug him.

October 19th, 2007 no comments
Posted by Donnie Filed under Patently Ineffective