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By JULES ALLEN
Published June 7, 2004

The story of Nadine

www.HoNet.com/Nadine/

Back in the wild west days of the Internet, I posted all over the place. But boy am I paying for it now. I see 800 spam delivery attempts a day, and the bulk of them come from clueless mailers. If you wonder how these morons nabbed your address, you might want to read the well-written story of Nadine and one mail administrator's fight to stop the flow of spam.

I want you to want me

aMillionLoveSongs.BlogSpot.com/

Ah, love is in the air. Actually, if the truth be told, the love in question is on a blog. And the number of songs available seems far short of 1-million. Other than the entire basis of this site being a lie, it's quite wonderful. Here you'll find a bunch of quirky songs you might have missed and sarcastic comments to boot. Inspired.

Can you hear me now?

ContactSheet.org/junk/telephone1.html

How easy it is to laugh at something like this, a now-quaint guide to using the Telephone (with a capital T). Perhaps our grandkids will treat us with the same level of contempt as they read our modern guides to Internet etiquette and how to work a Palm. There's sage advice in this volume, including making sure you have the right number before you dial and saying "Thank you" and "You're welcome."

Blog roll

www.Asymptomatic.net/blogbreakdown.htm

So you're poised to join the blogging revolution and wow the world with your wit, charm and repartee. But how do you get going? What's a stunningly witty person like yourself going to use to grace the world with pictures of your cat? Fear not. Here's a feature grid on software that would make the most serious blogger weep with joy.

In your face

Harvard-Magazine.com/on-line/050465.html

www.SuperSizeMe.com/

Are you looking forward to the film Super Size Me, the story of a man who ate nothing but fast food for a month, more than Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11? Then this article is for you. Face it, obesity is a national epidemic and the author astutely points out that we "eat only one meal a day - all day long." If you haven't read the book Fast Food Nation, then this might whet your appetite for more information.

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