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2009-05-21 18:09

Facebook virus attacks continues: Check kirgo.at, nutpic.at, and brunga.at continue to lure unwary

Already hit? Check out this guide of what to do now. Looks like claims to have cleaned up the the Facebook 151.im worm were a bit premature. I've gotten three more offers to check scam sites in the past few hours, including to Kirgo.at, nutpic.at,... Continued »
2009-05-21 08:08

A little about @Morisy for my Twitter followers

First off, welcome to my personal home page (in case you're looking, @Morisy's my Twitter account). This website does not represent the views of anyone but Michael Morisy, unless clearly attributed. I am currently the community editor at... Continued »
2009-05-18 18:40

WolframAlpha thinks I need to drop 25 pounds

Actually, just 24 pounds, but it still stings. I tried a lot of queries without success on WolframAlpha, the new "computational knowledge engine," ranging from rates of homelessness and AIDS in various regions to salaries for college graduates. None... Continued »
2009-05-14 18:22

Facebook says "Check 121.im"; Common sense says don't

Since I've already gotten two of the spam Facebook messages today, I figure other people probably are, too. What sets this phishing attack from others? For one, no obvious misspellings: John Doe sent you a message. Subject: Hello "Check 121.im" To... Continued »
2009-04-24 19:16

SickCity.org and the hosted ecosystem

Boston Flu on SickCity.org: A screen grab of (then broken) SickCity.org's Boston Flu page. I've been paying more attention to 10000words recently, which bills itself as the place "where journalism and technology meet." I don't know if it's gotten... Continued »
2009-04-21 17:05

Lego Rock Band confirmed, partial set list released

Update: A few more songs from the Lego Rock Band set list are out. Am I giddily excited? Yes, because Lego Star Wars (minus the tedious flying missions) was one of my favorite DS games, and Guitar Hero: World Tour is probably the Wii game that's... Continued »
2009-04-16 22:59

Videos on Microfinance

Just remembered that I never posted any of the videos I did for Boston International a ways back when the group did a forum on microfinance. It was a great event done by a great group, and I was pretty happy with how the video turned out. Since each... Continued »
2009-04-15 13:24

Cornell Daily Sun photogs on Flickr

Friday night [in Collegetown]: Photo of Collegetown in Ithaca, New York, by Venus Wu. Used with permission. In honor of finally getting images back up and running for the site (trivial file permissions error, once I looked into it), I decided to... Continued »
2008-12-03 19:31

Even the White House has problems with user-generated content

From the Washington Post's Reliable Source blog: Laura Bush asked members of Congress to pick local painters to decorate ornaments for this year's 20-foot Fraser fir in the Blue Room. The globes (to be unveiled by the first lady tomorrow) are... Continued »
2008-11-26 16:41

"Today in Memphis"

From Memphis's listing at CitySearch: Popular Places Near You Germantown Commissary, Germantown FedEx Forum, Memphis Brantley Funeral Home, Olive Branch Forest Hill Baptist Church, Memphis Oriental Best Market, Memphis Brantley... Continued »
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