Straight from the Lam’s Mouth

My college roommate was this guy's partner in one of their engineering classes. Glad to see that at least 1 Duke graduate is putting his engineering degree to good use.

I love gmail for many reasons, but one the biggest reasons is their very effective spam filter. "Not to brag, but I used to be known as the king of spam... " "GMail puts spammers out of business"

Valentines surprise

I got this random email about some BBC article on war and thought nothing of it...then things changed. This kid decided to send random, unwanted emails out about his life.  My favorite part about this kid is that he somehow thinks he didn't email me, but admits to sending out this email to a mailing list, which apparently I was on but unsubscribed from...maybe he should learn about how mailing lists work.  Also he thinks Duke students are without manners or a brain, yet he is a Duke student (ah, irony). In conclusion, I hope Shankar gets a lot of spam. From: shankar.mundluru@duke.edu

who are you? i never emailed you, i was emailing a list serv, u need to learn some manners and get a brain, but wait, ur a duke student, too late

Me to Shankar:

Please never email me ever again. Thanks

On Feb 24, 2007, at 3:15 AM, shankar.mundluru@duke.edu wrote:

My ex-bf (and yes im gay and happen to be very drunk now) is isreali jewish, but i agree with y'all i never knew how to say this so why not say this when im deressed as hell about so many factors in my life and the world -peace for all- except for me

Quoting Some Random Person@duke.edu:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6390755.stm UN envoy hits Israel 'apartheid' By Alan Johnston BBC News, Gaza A UN human rights envoy has compared Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories to elements of apartheid. The UN's Special Rapporteur, John Dugard, describes the regime as being designed to dominate and systematically oppress the occupied population. Mr Dugard is a South African professor of international law assigned to monitor Israeli human rights abuses. He has extensively studied apartheid in South Africa and has compared it to what he saw under Israeli rule. ... random other crap about apartheid...blah blah

If you are wondering how much electricity costs for a 1 bedroom apartment in Bristol, CT during the winter, then it is $210.80 (17.94cents/kWh) for the month of February 2007. Other months have been more around $100, even during the summer when I was leaving my A/C running all the time. I think it is pretty ridiculous paying $210.80 for a single 30-day period. I think Connecticut Light and Power is ripping me off because not only am I using the most electricity this month, but they are charging me more per kWh this month than any other. I spend most of my time at work. The main use of electricity is my electric heating. It must be really inefficient because I only leave my apartment at 50 F all day. Other than heating, the only thing I use is my TV and my Macbook Pro when I am home and awake for like 3 hours.

Luckily my job didn't make this list of the top 10 overrated careers by U.S. News & World Report.  Most of the jobs are ones that sound easy, glamorous, or high-paying. Top 10 Overrated Careers

1. Advertising Executive
2. Attorney
3. Chef
4. Chiropractor
5. Nonprofit Manager
6. Police Officer
7. Psychologist
8. Real Estate Agent
9. Small Business Owner
10. Teacher

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