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Happy Birthday Spam!

It seems like only yesterday that I got my first unsolicited piece of shit email from some piece of shit selling some piece of shit. But spam is actually 30 freakin' years-old today! "The first recognisable e-mail marketing message was sent on 3 May, 1978 to 400 people on behalf of DEC—a now-defunct computer-maker. The message was sent via Arpanet—the internet's forerunner—and won its sender much criticism from recipients. Thirty years on, spam has grown into an underground industry that sends out billions of messages every day." More »

3:56 PM on Sat May 3 2008
By ian spiegelman
2,157 views, 19 comments

Latest by TedSez: @drunkexpatwriter: Good job! I hope you were well paid for that one. more »

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Who Will Be Dining At Da Silvano Tonight

Tonight at Da Silvano, there's a dinner for Michael Kirkland, the director of the design firm Groupe Halleon. We were forwarded the invitation to the dinner—and at the bottom, we noticed something curious! Attached was a handy document that provided concise yet colorful sketches of those attending. Let's learn some "Friendly facts on my friends at da salvino [sic] this thursday"! More »

5:45 PM on Thu Oct 4 2007
By Joshua Stein
3,897 views, 12 comments

Latest by dotorg greg: @atipofthehat: Dear Messrs Strunk and White, Great blog! Can you please tell me your email address? I would like to interview more »