The Register reports that graphics company Tektronix is trying to enforce a 1987 patent (Patent 4,734,690) . This patent is for a “graphics display terminal performs a pan operation with respect to a view motion center to effectuate spherical panning, thereby providing perspective and non-perspective views“. In plain English, this Read more
A jury in Virginia has finally decided the first ever spam prosecution, which has resulted in 9 years jail sentence for Jeremy Jaynes, and $7,500 USD fine for Jessica DeGroot. 9 years? They mean business in Virginia!
This other variation of the Nigeria 419 scam looks quite good, until you realise that it has two main problems: it doesn’t have a return physical address, and it comes from Tony Gray, but it is signed by Rob Lenox. It also comes from an Italian ISP. From: BELETS CONSULTANTS Read more
I just received an email that is an interesting variation of your average Nigerian 419 scam email. I have received many of these scams in my time, and I am even saving some of the most original ones. This one is even less plausible than the Iraqi version of the Read more