People who use the Movable Type blog platform (like this blog) have joked, growled and complained about MT being a target for comment spammers.
Comment spam is unwanted text in the comment box under a post that is unsolicited - advertising various things, services, and pr0n. It’s a pain for the blogger and profitable for the [...]

He is believed to be the world’s 8th largest operator in the email marketing business. The rest of us call it spam.
In his heyday he sent 10 million emails a day.
And he earned 750 thousand dollars a month.
30 year old South Carolian Jeremy Jaynes is appealing his sentence in Virginia courts.

While Terri Schiavo lay dying in a Florida hospice and the US was gripped and torn ABC ran a story on March 18th about a talking point memo given to Senators, citing Repubicans as source.
Raw debate broke out on blogs whether or not the memo was from the Republican or Democrat side.
At the time Schaiva [...]

Okay.
The publication ban on the Gomery Inquiry has been partially lifted. Jean Brault’s trial has been pushed back to June, that will help prevent a tainted jury pool.
“It is the public interest the ban be lifted.”
At the time the ban was imposed Judge Gomery didn’t know what Brault would say that might jepordize his upcoming [...]

Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you. ~Spanish Proverb
Do not repeat anything you will not sign your name to. ~Author Unknown
Gossip needn’t be false to be evil - there’s a lot of truth that shouldn’t be passed around. - Frank A. Clark
The biggest liar in the world is They Say. - Douglas [...]

Dashing out the door here.
Judge Gomery has delayed his decision about lifting the publication ban ruling until tomorrow.
Since the federal election we’ve had threats of non-confidence motions about once a month - Kyoto-the budget- the inquiry.
Ottawa can buzz all it wants. Canadians aren’t in the mood for an election, they care about gas prices, taxes [...]

The UK will have their election May 5th. connexions has some interesting chatter about the election.
Angola
Things in Angola are getting tense as people get more spooked about the Marburg virus which has claimed it 150th victim, making it the worst known outbreak in history.
Many in Luanda, a city of 3.8 million people, withdrew their children [...]

If Canadians are planning to head to the States, new rules require a passport.
Picture ID will no longer be enough.
Also, David Wilkins a South Carolina Republican will likely be the next US ambassador to Canada, replacing Paul Cellucci. The announcement is expected next week.