*snerk*

from a comment in RaymondC's blog:

Reminds me of a phishing email I got about a year ago. It was the standard "please update your ebay info" thing. (It was obviously fake, since I had no ebay account.)

So I went to the page, to see what they were asking for. Viewing the source was an interesting exercise in stupidity -- lo and behold, right in the middle of the page somewhere, there was a large script tag whose src attribute read "file:///c|/Documents%20and%20Settings/someusername/Desktop/ebay_files/blah.js".

I'm sure it worked fine on the phisher's machine... sigh.

Hrm.

The musings about America's puberty and the book excerpt detailing the frog-on-the-stove problem in this post by Jet Wolf is fascinating. I'm not entirely sure of the conclusions ... snippy, preciousjade, others?

(Warning: Godwin's Law is about an ongoing discussion reaching the point of nonsense; the linked post is not. However, I am aware that some simply don't want to read about Nazi Germany in any context. If you are one, don't follow the link.)

mmm...seafood risotto

Better yet, it's done in 30 minutes (or less) and has no perishable ingredients. How do I do it? ( heresy follows )

Corporate Confidential

I saw some praise for Corporate Confidential at http://minimsft.blogspot.com/, so I took a look at the ToC & read the excerpts available on the website...and had a few observations I wanted to rant share.

1. Are these actually secrets? Or was I a manager too long?
   
       Gossip can make you look like a traitor.
       Work friendships can be dangerous.
       If you're in the wrong "camp" you could be mistaken for the enemy.
       There's no right to free speech in the workplace.
       Companies have very short memories.
   
   That said, there are ones that sound a bit "new" to me and/or I'm interested in seeing what she has to say, like Expense reports hold a secret test of loyalty. and You CAN have an office romance without breaking your career.
   
   
2. The cover & ToC sound rather confrontational, possibly inflammatory. ( Read more... )
3. The excerpts read pretty reasonably, tho. One example I've had experience with on both sides is Sharing personal information could undo all you've worked for - and her excerpted commentary seems right on target: ( Read more... )
   
   
4. The site also includes an article the author published in the Seattle Times that I liked.

All in all, I'm going to look for Corporate Confidential the next time I'm at a bookstore and look into it a bit more :)