How not to target your market

Sun, 3 Apr 2005

This morning I received a spam that rates higher than normal for stupidity. It rates above even the septic-tank spam of a few years ago (though what do I know about septic tanks?) This spam wasn't peddling drugs or large penises or nekkid wimmin. No, it was offering tech support for Solaris servers.

Harry Potter madness

Sun, 3 Apr 2005

The next Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, is not due out until June or July (I forget which). KCLS is buying more than 400 copies. There are already more than 1,300 holds. I am number 1,282.