Expired Domain Scam
I just got a bill in the old snail mail from ICLS that made it look like dyers.org owed $35 for the next year. As I registered my domain for 5 years, I was rather confused. As I was looking it over, the logo and acronym reminded me of ICANN, which as you know, coordinates internet domain names.

Although it did not directly say that the bill was for domain registration, I had to really look it over to see “This is not a bill. By paying you will have your domain submitted to 14 search engines.”

As the logo, the acronym, and the price are very similar to legitimate businesses involved in domain registration, even as a technical person, the letter had me second guessing my registration for a minute or two. I can only wonder how many regular, non-technical folks with domain names that this letter may have duped into shelling out $35. As techies, we expect unscrupulous spam, but when it spills into the snail mail, it seems to be targeting a less technical audience, which, in my opinion, seems much worse.

Marriage Scam
Ever wonder if this legal horseshit surrounding ammending the Constitution to prevent gay marriage is actually a dog and pony show to encourage public outcry, drive up the demand for marriages, and create a larger tax base? Yea, me neither. I never want to do anything that is forbidden. (I’m talking generalities. Pleases do not construe this as me wanting to marry a gay dude.)

Posted in Anger, Philosophical BS