Category: News

Neil Gaiman Naming Auction Benefits Comic Book Legal Defense Fund

It’s a clever idea, I hope it goes well. The CBLDF can use all the money it can get.

Neil Gaiman naming auction benefits Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
Neil Gaiman is auction off naming rights for a ship in his upcoming novel as a fundraiser for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.

Neil Gaiman writes: “I’ve got to name a currently unnamed cruise ship in Anansi Boys. I have no idea what to call it, and, a couple of days ago, realised that my utter lack of inspiration could do good things for the CBLDF. If you wish, you can bid to have the ship named after you, your loved one, your dog, or even your favourite word.”

All proceeds from this auction will benefit the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization that specializes in the defense of First Amendment related cases on behalf of comics authors and retailers.

Boing Boing: Neil Gaiman naming auction benefits Comic Book Legal Defense Fund

Think Before You Click!

Latest news in the world of spy/adware:
Alternative browser spyware infects IE

Some useful citizen has created an installer that will nail IE with spyware, even if a surfer is using Firefox (or another alternative browser) or has blocked access to the malicious site in IE beforehand. The technique allows a raft of spyware to be served up to Windows users in spite of any security measures that might be in place.
Christopher Boyd, a security researchers at Vitalsecurity.org, said the malware installer was capable of working on a range of browsers with native Java support. “The spyware installer is a Java applet powered by the Sun Java Runtime Environment, which allows them to whack most browsers out there, including Firefox, Mozilla, Netscape and others. In the original test, only Opera and Netcaptor didn’t fall for the install but Daniel Veditz, who is the head of Mozilla security, has since confirmed to me that this will also work in Opera and Netcaptor,” he explained.

Well hell… Just remember folks, if you get a message while surfing that tells you to install software and you don’t know what it is DON’T CLICK ON IT! You don’t pull the trigger to see if a gun is loaded do you?
If you have any problems give me a yell and I’ll help you sort things out.
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Remember Cuba?

Workers paradise my ass…

Pressure cookers and rice steamers, essential tools of the Cuban kitchen, are the new weapons in Fidel Castro’s latest battle to reassert control over the nation’s economy… During a 5 hour speech broadcast on state TV, Castro said 100,000 pressure cookers would be made available each month an announcement that underscored the communist country’s continued retreat toward greater political and economic centralism…. Cuba now can consider raising some government salaries, which Castro said now average about 300 Cuban pesos a month, or about $11. He also said there are plans to build 100,000 new homes this year.

Castro announces widespread distribution of pressure cookers in move to reassert control

Bank of America Tower VS. Tall Out of Shape Guy

Derek Chatwood
So I get an email from my crazy high school friend Derek tonight. He has this notion that running up 79 flights of stairs is a good idea as long as its to raise money to fight against cancer. I totally agree with that! I myself have lost family member to cancer and would like to see more research done to cure/prevent it. Go visit and make a donation, then tell your friends to do the same, I dare ya!
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(cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, The Big Climb, crazy, Seattle)

Damm Dirty Chimps!

Wow, people tend to forget that these creatures are wild animals.

Attack of the chimps
Yesterday, St. James and LaDonna Davis were kind enough to bring a birthday cake to their former chimpanzee Moe who has been living at an animal sanctuary in Caliente, California since he bit off a woman’s finger. Unfortunately, all hell broke loose while they were visiting with Moe. Buddy and Ollie, two chimpanzees in the adjoining cage, escaped and attacked the couple. The two chimps were shot and killed but not before they severed the man’s nose, foot, and testicles and dragged him down the road. Moe was not involved in the attack.

Boing Boing: Attack of the chimps