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| Notice: GeekPress is back up and running, thanks to Paul! It's still a not-so-serious tech news blog, but the format is significantly looser. Diana, having given up programming for philosophy, has her own philosophical blog NoodleFood. More of her work can be found at DianaHsieh.com. |
| File compression defeats virus scans |
| 12:40:37 am mst / 11 January 2001 found by paul / filed in security / source Register 70 hits / 0 comments / 1 e-mail |
| An interesting and detailed article describing the difficulties that antivirus programs face with compressed files, especially those with password protected compression or multiple levels of compression. |
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| Men Are From Quake, Women Are From Ultima |
| 1:28:05 am mst / 11 January 2001 found by paul / filed in games / source NY Times 135 hits / 0 comments / 0 e-mails |
| A look at the difference between male and female online gaming culture, with a focus on the Ultima and EverQuest communities. |
| "Fashion police" in the games? I hope I don't have a bad Ultima hair day... |
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| Women "Googling" their dates |
| 9:55:41 am mst / 11 January 2001 found by paul / filed in culture / source New York Observer 276 hits / 1 comment / 0 e-mails |
| Many web-savvy women are using Google to perform background checks on their prospective dates, looking for information on their interests and income potential. The article also contains several amusing/informative anecdotes. (Link from Ironminds). |
| Soon people will start doing this with their wireless handhelds/PDAs. Then if you meet someone at a party, you can then slip into the restroom and Google him or her in minutes. |
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| FedEx goes postal |
| 11:12:27 am mst / 11 January 2001 found by paul / filed in business / source Forbes 64 hits / 0 comments / 0 e-mails |
| Now this is weird. Apparently, the US Postal Service will start paying FedEx to deliver its Express and Priority Mail as well as some of the first class mail. |
| I guess the USPS knows who to go to when it absolutely, positively has to get there on time!... |
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| Job Site For Wannbe Porn Stars |
| 2:32:52 pm mst / 11 January 2001 found by diana / filed in internet / source The Register 178 hits / 0 comments / 1 e-mail |
| Looking to get into the porn industry, but don't know how? Well now there's an adult job service web site just for you: AdultStaffing.com. (Okay, so maybe you just have a morbid curiosity about the money in "pregnant or lactating" adult modeling or balloon fetishes. Check The Register article to find out how much money you're passing up.) |
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| How Holograms Work |
| 5:41:11 pm mst / 11 January 2001 found by diana / filed in science / source ABC News 114 hits / 0 comments / 0 e-mails |
| The AnswerGeek explains how holograms work and how they are created. |
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| Why bosses write such crappy e-mail |
| 7:49:26 pm mst / 11 January 2001 found by paul / filed in business / source Philadelphia Inquirer 96 hits / 0 comments / 2 e-mails |
| A recent study suggests that the higher one resides on the corporate food chain, the worse looking one's e-mail will be. There are two main theories as to why bosses send e-mails with more typos and worse formatting: (1) They aren't as technically proficient, and (2) They don't have to impress as many people above them. (Link from Techdirt.) |
| Is this true for geeks, or only for nongeek corporate types? |
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