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Johnny Depp car crash death video leads to malware

A fake story about Johnny Depp’s dying in a car crash has been exploited by hackers, who have used it to spread malware. This hoax had/has a lot of people clicking! Learn more at http://www.sophos.com/blogs…

This video demonstrates this attack.

[Note: thanks to Graham Cluley]

January 25, 2010 Posted by | cyber crime, hackers, Internet, Internet scam | , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Dungeons & Dragons Co-founder Dies

The co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, Dave Arneson, dies at the age of 61.

As it is that I am a computer nerd, I suppose it won’t shock you to learn, Dear Reader, that many life times ago I got into D&D in a big way, and spent countless hours “fantasy role-playing”. I was a durned-good Dungeon Master, if I do say so myself. It was the game of my generation.

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Of course, back in those days.. World of Warcraft wasn’t even dreamed of, as there was no such thing as a “personal computer” yet. Much less the Internet. So we rolled funny shaped dice and painted little lead figurines.. and used a LOT of imagination…

To read more about David Arneson, and the evolution of gaming, click here.

Just 13 months ago, I had to write about Gary Gygax’s passing. To read that article, click here.

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April 9, 2009 Posted by | Gaming, News | , , , , , , , | 2 Comments