Author: Craig

Impending Site Overhaul

I’ve been unhappy with PHP-Nuke (our content management system) for quite some time. Mainly because the guy who built it is kind of a jerk, but it also seems to have some stability and security issues. G.fc is running on PHP-Nuke 5.6. Version 7 is in beta right now, though I haven’t ever upgraded since… Continue reading Impending Site Overhaul

Gamespot and EA Sports Play Dirty Marketing Tricks

I generally like Gamespot, they’re a cool and informative site with good indepth reviews and loads of goodies. I generally like Electronic Arts as well, they’ve been responsible for some damn good games on various platforms (though I don’t do sports games.) But they’re currently teaming up in a sleazy marketing gimmick of which I… Continue reading Gamespot and EA Sports Play Dirty Marketing Tricks

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Anti-spam Spam

I have occasionally, and ironically, received spam advertising anti-spam solutions. The most amusing was one about a year ago that asked me to send $5 to a P.O. box in Los Angeles. How that was supposed to stop me from getting more spam I have no idea. That one was forwarded to the FTC. But… Continue reading Anti-spam Spam

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House of 1000 Corpses

A little over a year ago I was having a night in with some friends, facing the always-difficult dilemma of finding something to rent that all three of us had not yet seen and wouldn’t mind seeing. I talked them into renting Jeepers Creepers because I had heard it was an entertaining B-grade horror flick… Continue reading House of 1000 Corpses

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The Spammier, The Better

This article from Wired exposes the amusing phenomenon of geeks comparing spam scores. SpamAssassin is one of the more popular spam filters which scans the content of emails and tallys a score based on the detected spamminess of each message. Major red flags such as the phrase “penis enlargement” or the word “offer” in a… Continue reading The Spammier, The Better

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Trojan-style Spamware Hiding Behind Funny Videos

Spams have been circulating lately directing recipients to a website where they can see the famous video of Bill Gates being smacked with a pie (among other funny clips.) However, upon arrival at the site, the user is prompted with an Active-X control to install “Internet Optimizer” before proceeding to the hilarity. Accepting the license… Continue reading Trojan-style Spamware Hiding Behind Funny Videos

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The Matrix: Reloaded

The capsule review I’ve been giving to my friends who haven’t seen it yet goes something like this: “It’s several sequences of really cool intense kickass action and effects, interspersed with tedious pseudo-philosophical pontificatory monologues wherein one character explains the world to another character. So it’s just like the first one, but more.” I waited… Continue reading The Matrix: Reloaded

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X-2: X-Men United

A friend of mine sent me an IM near the end of the workday, inviting me over to his place to drink instant coffee, bitch about the IT industry and watch movies. It being Friday and me having no social life to speak of, I agreed. He slyly revealed that he had downloaded a pirated… Continue reading X-2: X-Men United

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