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From Daniel: Apparently 9 out of 10 emails are spam according to a study conducted by a US company. "The number of "spam" messages has tripled since June and now accounts for as many as nine out of 10 e-mails sent worldwide, according to U.S. email security company Postini. As Christmas approaches, the daily trawl through in-boxes clogged with offers of fake Viagra, loans and sex aids is tipped to take even longer. "E-mail systems are overloaded or melting down trying to keep up with all the spam," said Dan Druker, a vice president at Postini."
From Luke: According to this article Apple may be looking at using heatsinks that generate power. "Apple is currently in talks with Eneco - an engineering firm - to use a new Thermal Chip which is said to convert heat into electricity, bouncing the free electrons of hot metal against cold metal to capture the resulting energy."
Technibble has an article about investigating hard drive failures. "One of the most hazardous, annoying, and generally panic-inducing failures that happen on any computer are hard-drive failures. In this article Technibble looks at the multiple ways hard drives fail and how to avoid data loss in the future."
From Kris: According to the SMH, Bigpond has "lost the plot" on net neutrality. "The net neutrality debate has begun in Australia, with BigPond hinting that it will start prioritising internet traffic according to the type and source of the data. But Internode CEO Simon Hackett has blasted BigPond, saying it has "lost the plot" - misunderstood the Australian market or miscalculated its business model."
From Yonas: Here is a really cool case mod: lots of detailed pics and description of construction.
Buyers beware: This rather unusual article points out a good reason why you should be careful when making large purchases. "The couple paid about $1,600 for a camcorder at a Best Buy store in the St. Louis suburb of Ellisville last week. They said when they opened the box, they found something they hadn't pictured: a jar of Classico pasta sauce where the camera should have been."
Cheers guys for sending me all that news.
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