Comments on: Magic of Eyri Podcast: big in China? http://danieljhogan.com/home/2009/11/18/magic-of-eyri-podcast-big-in-china/ A humor blog. Of sorts. Sat, 14 Jan 2012 02:53:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Daniel http://danieljhogan.com/home/2009/11/18/magic-of-eyri-podcast-big-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-121 Daniel Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:06:44 +0000 http://danieljhogan.com/home/?p=435#comment-121 Yeah, the trolling for data thing was something that crossed my mind as well, at least in regards to Russia--as most of my spam comments are written in Russian. Yeah, the trolling for data thing was something that crossed my mind as well, at least in regards to Russia–as most of my spam comments are written in Russian.

]]> By: erik http://danieljhogan.com/home/2009/11/18/magic-of-eyri-podcast-big-in-china/comment-page-1/#comment-120 erik Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:01:26 +0000 http://danieljhogan.com/home/?p=435#comment-120 I notice that Russia is number 3 up there. While it is entirely possible that you've got a bunch of people in China downloading the cast to learn English or indulge in some fantasy lit, it seems more likely to me that this is Chinese and Russian computers trolling for info. The two countries have government and private organizations that mine for data constantly -- mostly for unsavory reasons. Internet traffic emanating from their networks is loaded with hacker systems, identity thieves, and spies. A little less exciting, I suppose. I am sure they are not taking your identity though. That said, I would look for Shanghai black market copies of The Magic of Earl and the Bang Bang Super Phoenix Death Ray. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2092661.stm I notice that Russia is number 3 up there. While it is entirely possible that you’ve got a bunch of people in China downloading the cast to learn English or indulge in some fantasy lit, it seems more likely to me that this is Chinese and Russian computers trolling for info. The two countries have government and private organizations that mine for data constantly — mostly for unsavory reasons. Internet traffic emanating from their networks is loaded with hacker systems, identity thieves, and spies. A little less exciting, I suppose. I am sure they are not taking your identity though.

That said, I would look for Shanghai black market copies of The Magic of Earl and the Bang Bang Super Phoenix Death Ray.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2092661.stm

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