So anyway…

I think the story speaks for itself.

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Saw this in a forum and found it amusing. Naturally, it was a political discussion:

Person A: Blind faith leads to too much trouble down the road.
Person B: Right. This from a guy who still believes in “Weapons of Mass Destruction”!

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A couple years ago, Andrew and I were interviewed by Melbourne Weekly. We got a “hero shot” picture and everything, it was pretty cool. The reason we were interviewed was because we met on the net and they were doing a feature article on online dating, etc. (not that we were participating in online dating or anything, we just happened to meet online).

Anyway, that was our fifteen minutes. Still have the magazine around somewhere. It was a really good picture of us, actually, which is amazing because neither Andrew nor I are particularly photogenic.

Well, now it seems that Andrew’s brother has has fifteen seconds of fame because he’s a trainspotter. (Just for the record, the amount of stuff that David knows about trains is amazing, in a creepy, scary sort of way).

I just kinda find it amusing that Andrew and I were interviewed for having a life, and David was interviewed because he hasn’t got one…

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Emails spruiking celebrity porn or get-rich-quick schemes would be outlawed under new measures to ease the number of junk messages popping up in Australian inboxes.
 
But new laws introduced to parliament today are unlikely to have much of an impact on the bulk of unsolicited commercial emails, or spam, which originate overseas.

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I’m in agreement that it’s not going to have much impact, but I like the idea of it, anyway. Unfortunately, the Australian Parliament has a history of passing laws about the internet that can’t possibly be enforced, mostly because the average member of Parliament is about as technically savvy as my cat and they won’t listen to the real technical experts.

Still, it’s an interesting read, if nothing else.

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It’s well known to people who know me that I have a strange semi-obsession with phallic objects. It’s not actually prurience on my part, though. When I was studying art history I became aware of the phallus as a universal and enduring shape/symbol in art going back to prehistoric times, and I found it kind of amusing and funny, and I’ve been interested in the subject ever since. That’s my story, and I’m sticking to it.

Anyway, I recently came upon Ireland and the Phallic Continuum and I was, needless to say, delighted and amused. Perhaps you might be as well, but be warned, if you’re bothered by phallic imagery, you might not find this to your taste. All of the objects are stone or carved in stone, but a couple of them are quite graphic. Please visit the site with this in mind (and don’t say I didn’t warn you).

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Finally! A USB cup wamer!

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Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.

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Got this stuck in my spam filter today:

The powerful, effective and intelligent anti-spam tool.

Hmmm. Well, you’re in my filter and I’ve just reported you to the originating system. Hey! It works!

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It’s SPRING! Finally. I was out today and it was so nice and springlike out there. It’s not even raining (mind you, we need the rain, but it’s been raining a LOT lately). I’ve got the patio and laundry room doors open to let in the fresh air. Mmm. Equinox in just a couple of weeks, woohoo! (This is mostly a biological thing, mind you, but I always say I get in high gear around Equinox and stay that way until just after the other Equinox. Mid-winter, though… ugh.)
And there’s more! I’ve been invited to be an “approved artist” for a gaming site. They have a means for players to put in pictures of their characters, and for copyright purposes, only allow art made by approved artists that they know and support. It’s all purely freelance, of course, and the player pays for the art, which is fine with me (I like freelance, short-term projects, as I get board with long ones). There are lots of interesting fantasy races and character classes to make pictures of (since I need to put up some samples of my own choosing), and, woohoo, it’s a MUD.
How long has it been since I went to a MUD? Ages, but I’m quite familiar with the environment. I also used to be a pretty fanatical fantasy role player (I do everything I’m interested in fanatically, mind you). I’ve read so many fantasy magazines and seen so much fantasy art (which, if you’ve looked at my online gallery, you’ve probably figured out, eh?). I’m REALLY comfortable with the genre and with a gaming environment, and with MUDs, too.
This project practically has my name written on it. I’m actually pretty excited about it. I’ll post a link (and probably eventually put in a permanent link eventually) when I’ve gotten more into it and it seems appropriate to do so. I tend to jump into things with both feet and immerse myself in them, sometimes to my regret when I make a fool of myself or things don’t work out or whatever. I’m learning to temper that. A bit, anyway. I won’t deny I find this idea really interesting and potentially great fun. Anyway, I’ll post a link when it seems like a good idea to do that.
Finally, Zoë is doing really well. Her speech is getting much better, and she’s forming simple sentences all on her own, without prompting. She seems to be (knock on wood) teaching herself how to control her bladder, and she’s definitely FINALLY getting the bowel control idea. (For those who haven’t been around or don’t recall, Zoë is now going toward four years old and she’s mildly autistic. I’m not ashamed to admit that I’ve been worried about my little girl and her prospects in the world, but it’s looking very good. Her prognosis is excellent, and there’s improvement already, after only about six or eight months of therapy and pre-school. Whew. (Oh, and for the record, the kid is clearly VERY smart. Nothing worng with her intelligence at all. She’s just language-impaired and somewhat socially impaired, both of which can be worked through with the right therapy.)
So. Yes. Life is good. It’s the end of winter, in many ways.

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I used to always have a Hotmail account to be my “trashcatcher” account. I’d use that for things like downloads and such that require a working address but where I don’t trust the site enough to give my proper one (yes, it’s filtered, but I’d still rather not be bothered by more spam than necessary).

Anyway, that account expired, so I went and made a new one, with a different login name. I’ve had this account for less than 24 hours. It’s ALREADY got spam in it.

Several pieces.

My only thought is that the address was previously used by someone else, but it’s a really unusual word for the login name, so that seems dubious. I wonder, does Hotmail just hand out your email address instantly? Their privacy policy indicates that they don’t, but when you get spam in an account you’ve had for less than a DAY, you really, REALLY have to wonder what the hell is going on…

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