Whilst Googling around today, I noticed a sponsored link...

Linux vs. Windows
Which do you choose when
reliability is key? Get the facts.
www.microsoft.ca/getthefacts

.... which redirects to this site. Allegedly, "an overwhelming 88% of corporations report that Microsoft's Windows Server 2003 operating system provides performance and reliability that are equal to or better than Linux in comparable usage scenarios".

Reading on, "corporate enterprises rate Windows security nearly on par with comparable Linux networks".

Nearly on par does not equal on par. These stupid assertions were made nearly 2 years ago, since this article is dated April 2005.

Microsoft, if you're going to dabble in negative campaigning, at least keep it fresh.

One thing that never ceases to annoy me are the flyers that spammers stuff into my mailbox. Unlike the email spammers (typically penis enlargement pills and other fake pharmaceuticals) and telejunkers (usually duct cleaning and windows) it seems that mailbox spam is not limited to hawking one particular thing.

Tonight, I get home from work to find a religious flyer in my mailbox. I won't mention the faith in question, because (a) it's largely irrelevant and (b) I don't wish to incite hatred by labeling one particular faith as more spammy than another.

The contents of the flyer itself are not worth commenting on - I didn't even waste any time reading it, but what is laughable is the one-liner at the top of the flyer that caught my eye: "Note: This publication uses the Holy Scriptures; discard it with the proper care". Of course I'll discard it with the proper care - it's on plain paper, so it went quite nicely straight into the recycling bin. What did they want me to do with it? Bury it? Cremate it? Mail it back?