You Cody News (April 11, 2005)

Procedure put in motion for secret election of pope
VATICAN CITY - The death of Pope John Paul II triggered a carefully scripted ritual that will culminate in the election of a new leader for the world's 1 ...
We live in a time when a black man or another non-white really might be the next Pope! Wow, what a wondrous time to be alive!

Survey: We're Learning To Live with Spam

Fifty-three percent of adult e-mail users in the US say they trust e-mail less because of spam, down from 62 percent a year ago and about the same as a June 2003 Pew survey. Pew also found that 22 percent ...

No -- we're not! This stuff is a crime and should be punished. (Dammit!)

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Spammer Gets 9-Year Sentence
A Virginia Court gave Jeremy Jaynes, who was convicted of sending bulk emails with spoofed addresses, a nine-year sentence on Friday. However, because of an appeals process and by the Judge's recommendation ...
Burn, baby, burn.

Computer Keyboards Spread More Than Words
April 11 (HealthDay News) -- Harmful bacteria can linger on computer keyboards in hospitals, making it easy for the germs to spread to patients, a new study finds. To combat the problem, a research ... I've gotten to be rather manic about washing my hands in the last few years. This reminds me why.
I've gotten to be rather obsessive about hand-washing in the last few years. This reminds me why.

Pakistan says embassy official was kidnapped in Iraq for money
Radio Australia - 30 minutes agoAbida Bibi holds a family photo of her kidnapped husband, Malik Javed, as his mother weeps by her side. [AFP]. The Pakistani foreign office says an embassy official who was kidnapped in Iraq at the weekend appears to have been abducted for ransom.
Ah, yes, money -- the foundation of Islam ideals...right?