Did you think SPAM was a new phenomenon? Think again!

The first 400

The first spammer submitted 400 messages on 4th May 1978 to DEC-users - an early version of what we today call a PC (Personal Computer). The message was sent using ARPANET, the Internet’s ancestor.

Numbers are slightly up…

Since then SPAM has skyrocketed. Recent studies suggest that between 80 to 85 percent of all emails are SPAM. That would equal approximately 100 billion emails a day!

Most of it is caught by more or less intelligent SPAM filters. But for some reason we are still receiving special offers on Viagra, Cialis and letters from our “new” solicitor in Nigeria.

Religious traditions are diverse and sometimes as bizarre as they can get. A village in Solapur, Maharashtra, has a dangerous tradition of throwing newborns from a height of 15 meters onto a sheet, which is held by devotees.

The infants are thrown off the roof of the Baba Sheikh Umar Saheb Dargah in Musti village in Solapur. This is a 500 year old tradition practiced by couples who are blessed with a child after taking a vow at the dargah. The devotees also believe that this ritual is good for the health of the child.

It appears that the authors of Grand Theft Auto IV doesn’t think to highly about Apple and Apple users?

Kind of an easter egg on Grand Theft Auto IV on one of the computers in the internet cafe:

And another one featuring the iFruit:

Have a great weekend!

Looking for a something special for your home computer? Then you should definitely take a look at the latest Steampunk LCD mod by Datamancer.

It’s going to be featured in an upcoming remake of the old Nosferatu silent film and then most likely be auctioned on eBay. Not sure if it will blend with my recent home furnishing, but maybe with yours?! If so you should follow the updates at Datamancer.net.

Besides this quite unique LCD mod a lot of other DIY stuff is featured as well. Very inspiring indeed

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As you clearly have noticed it’s extremely tiny, measuring in at incredible 116×120x40mm. Total weight is 500g and that includes 256MB RAM, 60GB Hard disk, motherboard with integrated Geode LX display controller up to 1920×1440 and a AMD Geode LX800 500MHz CPU + a few basic ports (2xUSB 2.0, 2xEthernet, VGA and audio).

With a price tag around 250 Euro this could easily become a best-seller in the home and small business market. For more information please visit fit-pc.com.