News You Can Bruise for January 28, 2004

(1) Wed Jan 28 2004 08:09:

Wow, I just got spam from Nigeria that wasn't Nigerian scam spam. They're trying to sell me crude oil. Next it'll be air compressor parts, and over time the Nigerians will take over the spamming industry.

advertising/spam

(2) Wed Jan 28 2004 08:54:

A year after Sumana showed up in a Google News search, I'm pleased to tell you that my name now shows up in a Google News search. Note that I said my name.

people/Sumana Harihareswara

(7) Wed Jan 28 2004 18:44 Great Things About Python #1:

The way you can unroll an arbitrarily ~~complex data structure~~ deeply nested list in a for statement, and assign everything to variables, and it's readable.

Update: I don't think this entry deserves to be on the Daily Python-URL, but I'll take what I can get.

technology/languages/python

News You Can Bruise for 2004 January 28