Darwin would be proud

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Computer specialist Didier Stevens put up a simple text advertisement on the Internet offering downloads of a computer virus for people who did not have any.

Surprisingly, he found as many as 409 people clicking on the ad saying "Is your PC virus-free? Get it infected here!" during a 6-month advertising campaign on Google's Adword, said the IT security expert.

"Some of them must have clicked on it by mistake. Some must have been curious or stupid," said Mikko Hypponen, head of research at data security firm F-Secure.

There was no virus involved, it was an experiment aiming to show these kind of advertising systems can be used for malicious intent, Stevens told Reuters.
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Clean Bill

Thank you all for your concern. Carson was recently given a clean bill of health from our Vet following Carson's recent surgery. The tumor was diagnosed as a benign histiocytoma. The excision is healing nicely, and we don't expect any increased likelihood of recurrence. If you need me, I'll be working on school things...feel free to try me again in August.

See? I wasn't lying!

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Stacy spotted these fox this morning. They apparently made a den under Jane's barn. Mama and two babies, very cute. Carson SO wants to play with them!! I don't know if their mama would let them.

Post-op

Dave, you're not alone...Carson feels your pain. Well hopefully not, that's what these beef flavored NSAIDs are for. Carson had a tumor of unknown origin surgically removed today, he was under general anesthesia, and now he's totally groggy and very sleepy. We'll find out in a couple days if the tumor is malignant. I'd post a picture of his incision, but he's lying on that side. I'll post it soon.

He's on doctor's orders not to run, jump, play or use the stairs for 14 days! How will he get into our bed at night???? We'll just have to lift him. (Cringe, mom.)

Enjoying the vista

Another great weekend.

Debatable

Stacy and I watched the GOP presidential candidate debate yesterday and one question threw me. How can you be a serious presidential candidate and not believe in evolution? Does the whole factual part of it just not sit right? No, God probably really did reach down and pick up some clay, mold it into a human, breathe into it, then rip out a rib and construct a woman. He personally sewed all her capillaries and wound her small intestines too. The fact that we share at least 95% of our DNA with chimpanzees? Pure coincidence. They probably think the world is only 4000 years old too.
The question was originally posed to McCain as a simple yes/no, but then after he answered in the affirmative, the curious moderator threw it out for the rest of the group "Do any of you not believe in evolution?" Sam Brownback, Senator from Kansas, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, and Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo all raised their hands. I was flabbergasted. Hopefully they won't be in the picture after the convention.