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Is a parasite that worships the moon a Looney Tic?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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I was going to fill the space directly under my roof with Gaviidae[^] , but I couldn't think what to call it. 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Are astronomer's clothes eaten by Saturniidae?
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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The Seatbelts - Call Me Call Me (Performed by Steve Conte)[^]
After a week of absence it's time for a new SOTW! 
I'm still listening to the Cowboy Bebop soundtrack, though this is no bebop jazz.
Beautiful song sung by Steve Conte.
Don't we all want someone to call us to tell us it's going to be alright? (No, I'm not leaving my number) 
So anyway, I've been listening to this song for weeks and I can't get it out of my head.
Basically SOTPTW (Sound of the Past Two Weeks).
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Nice! Somehow reminds me of the Eurovision though (probably because they mix folk with catchy tunes) 
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If only they knew the lyrics go like:
"Mariko, did you go to the cheese shop, because your face is as white as feta cheese ...."
here the original
modified 20-Oct-19 21:02pm.
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Termi Nater wrote: did you go to the cheese shop, because your face is as white as feta cheese
No way! I use that pick-up line all the time!
I must say the original, while catchy, is missing the beats I like about the new version
*goes off humming about feta cheese...*
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Reminds me a bit of ... The Beatles , or should I check my ears ?
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Maybe you should check out The Beatles instead of your ears, they may not sound like you think they do 
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Wow! That takes me back! 
I used to listen to Zardonic back in high school.
That was back in 2005, but I hear he's still kicking ass
I used to listen to him and Bong-Ra[^] quite a lot during the same period. Bong-Ra is faster and more chaotic though (and this is just a random video I've never heard before, but seems to sound like the Bong-Ra I know)
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Does the variant sound like a dumb insect? (6)
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mutant
(mute - dumb)
(ant - insect)
mutant : (VB) a variable that takes the data type of the first thing it is assigned
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Well done! You are up tomorrow (and thank gawd for that - I've got to take the cat to the vet tomorrow)
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OriginalGriff wrote: cat to the vet
Please go through the following checklist:
1) cat container, best one of the top loading type, not front loading
2) chainmail covering at least the chest and the arms
3) a closed or visored helmet, chainmail coif optional
4) plate gauntlets
5) cat tranquilizer
6) antidote, just in case you accidentally get the tranquilizer yourself
7) alternative wooden cat tranquilizer
8) first aid kit (for you, not the cat)
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1) Nope, front loader[^] - they are easier to get the cat into as it's hard for them to get all legs on the box. This is huge: 50x36x45cm, so the animal has plenty of room to stand, turn round, play cards, run a very short marathon ... I don't trust the plastic ones as one cat managed to break out of one. The cardboard ones are useless given a cat can eat a whole box in moments...
2, 3, 4) Nope, use charm and misdirection instead! It's also a good idea to put a blanket / jumper that smells of you (or something familiar) in the box as it helps the cat feel more relaxed.
5) Don't like those. Especially on an ill cat, which is normally why it's going in the carrier in the first place.
6) See 5.
7) Have you met my wife?
8) I have two in the house, one in the car - and I only ever gt to use them on visitors and neighbours.
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1) The trick is simply to drop the cat into the 'chest' and quickly slam close the lid before kitty can jump out. When they are falling, they concentrate on the landing, not on getting hold of the sides. Besides that, they can also stem all four legs against the sides of the front loading door and resist with all muscles they have.
2,3,4) That approach works more than twice, for the first and the last time? They learn quickly.
5) No, really not. I did not even know that they really are available.
6) Pointless if we agree on not using 5).
7) Is that a trick question?
8) When a cat panicks, just let it go. It will hide somewhere and calm down. No need to get scratched up or bitten.
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I got a message from a Facebook Friend who said that he got a spam E-mail ostensibly from me to his non-Facebook E-mail account; the text of this spam was just a URL (at least that's what it looked like). The sender's E-mail was a garbage name, but it did have my Facebook name. And this Facebook Friend has his E-mail (i.e., this one that got the message) listed publicly on Facebook (he's a realtor and thus is always looking for new business).
Now what I am thinking is that the spammer just went through Facebook looking for any listed E-mail account, and then when one was found, went through the Friend list where my Facebook name was listed among many, and then set up a garbage E-mail account, spoofed in some way I would imagine but having my Facebook name, through which the spam message was sent to my Friend's e-mail publicly listed E-mail account.
Or perhaps I am not considering all the possibilities here?
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Faking an email sender name and address is very simple, due to a huge security hole in the SMTP protocol (do they still use SMTP or am I aging myself?). This is something that spambots do all the time. From what you describe, it looks like the sender is more concerned with having you click the link in the message than concealing his identity. Most likely the site will attempt to trick you into download/install some malware on your computer.
Incidentally, I like to open up a web browser in Sandboxie, and load those spam links in my sandboxed browser, just to see what kind of evil it's trying to do to my computer. Once in a while I stumble upon one that is quite evil and/or destructive!
On the other hand, you have different fingers. - Steven Wright
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Do share stories I still remember a virus way back that attempted to cause HDD failure by modifying certain system settings and pushing the HDD to 100% usage.
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I think most of the malware now falls into a few categories...
1. Encrypt your "Documents" folder and hold it hostage for ransom money. The fake anti-virus scam also falls into this category, as it somewhat takes your machine hostage.
2. Install some service that adds your computer to a botnet.
3. Append evil javascript to any html/php/asp files on your computer so that the next time you publish them, your sites suddenly all turn to the dark side.
4. Send email with malware attached, in your name, to all of your contacts.
5. Randomly try to destroy the contents of your hard drive or brick your computer. This one to me is the most stupid, because the malware writer has no way of knowing if his code was ever executed on someone's computer. I suppose maybe if it made the news, then it might give some sense of reward to the evil-doer. Who knows?
#1 is the most fun to watch in Sandboxie or on a virtual machine that you don't mind trashing.
It does seem, though, like the majority of them nowadays are bent on making money in one way or other, either directly from you (ransom), by injecting affiliate links in your browser search and bookmarks, or even install bitcoin miner on your computer.
On the other hand, you have different fingers. - Steven Wright
modified 6-Jul-17 11:50am.
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The majority of the little facebook apps which "analyze" your profile and make up some mem collect profile info and friends. If both you and your friend did the same one that app would have collected enough information to have to & from addresses.
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It sounds like this
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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