Gosh I remember the days when viruses on the Internet were so uncommon you would actually write back to someone if they sent you one to find out if it was intentional, or to let them know they had a problem. Nowadays, of course, they come flooding in at such a rate it's impossible to do that, even if they did have the proper sender's address (which almost none of them do anymore). Well if things are wild with all this now, I just can't imagine what will happen if the virus mentioned in a Wired article called New Virus Infects Picture Files (thanks [MP] Wolverine [MP]) proliferates.

Link of the Day: Bob Reno's BadJocks.com. Thanks BabyJesus.
Story of the Day: U.S. spy imagery viewed by civilians. Thanks dbodine and Frottage, who adds: "This all could have been prevented had they had used spam encryption."
Weird Science: Tuning in to a deep sea monster. Thanks Bryce Baker.
Wild Science: Extrasolar Planets. "Newfound planetary system has 'hometown' look." Thanks SurlyBitch.
Auction of the Day: Porsche Boxster. Thanks Chris Johnson. So is there more plastic molding on the car, or the presenter?