Thursday, 29 April, 2004. 11:20:13 AM
Planters has a new snack food product called "Nut Poppers". I wrote them
an e-mail congratulating them for having the courage to use an adult themed name
for their product.
/n
Thursday, 29 April, 2004. 12:41:22 AM
I don't know why I didn't think of it sooner, but instead of just 403'ing
the image that was linked to uselessjunk.net, I replaced it with something
truly repulsive. It ought to teach them some manners.
/n
Wednesday, 28 April, 2004. 09:19:01 PM
The first four people are going to be charged under the CAN spam law soon; the
total amount of spam that I receive daily is approaching 200 a day. In April,
I expect to have received over 4200 spam e-mail messages.
/n
Wednesday, 28 April, 2004. 06:09:39 PM
What a coincidence. Somebody put up a direct link to an image of a C-130
emitting flares that I have on my site on uselessjunk.net. I've got it referral blocked now.
/n
Wednesday, 28 April, 2004. 05:49:30 PM
I've started to restrict referral spammers from my website. They are now
going to be banned based on their referring domain name. Too many porn
sites are showing up in my web usage statistics.
/n
Monday, 26 April, 2004. 11:09:26 PM
Spanish language radio Station WXDJ in Miami was fined $4000 for crank
calling Fidel Castro. Here's the English transcript of the call:
Olga: "One moment. It seems that they are establishing a communication through another line. Maybe we can establish a bridge. Explain this to the president."
The DJs pretend to explain this to Chavez.
Recorded Chavez: "Yes, yes. Correct."
Olga: "We've just made a communication. One moment President. You will hear some music but it's only for a few seconds. It's just to transfer you. One moment. I'm transferring you."
Chavez: "Yes, yes. Of course."
Voice identified by the DJs as Castro: "Hello."
Ferrero, pretending to be a Chavez aide: "Lt. Camil is speaking."
Another person named Balenciaga comes on the line in Havana.
Balenciaga: "Ah, Camilo. Do you have president Chavez on line?"
Ferrero: "Yes, yes."
Castro: "Hello."
Chavez: "Fidel, good morning. Do you hear me? Hello. I thank you. I spoke to German yesterday."
Castro: "Tell me. I'm listening. Oh, yes."
Chavez: "Yes."
Castro: "Yes, yes."
Castro: "There are a lot of issues."
Castro: "I am listening."
Chavez: "Yes."
Castro: "I am listening."
Ferrero: "We have a third person on the line and it's my duty to let you know. Do you understand?"
Castro: "Yes."
Chavez: "Yes, brother. How are you?"
Castro: "Tell me and let me see if I hear you. Tell me you haven't returned yet."
Ferrero: "We have a problem with the line."
Castro: "I can't hear him. I hear certain words. I hear him say Fidel. And then I don't hear anything else. What do you think we should do?"
Ferrero explains to Castro that there was an issue with one of Hugo Chavez's suitcases that got lost when he went to Argentina last month. Castro was there, too.
Ferrero: "Do you know about the lost luggage? It has sensitive material. President Chavez is extremely worried because of that. Now in Venezuela the situation is grave and it has something to do with this. Do you understand?"
Castro: "Correct."
Chavez: "Correct."
Ferrero: "Fidel, we have to investigate this."
Castro: "Correct. I understand. We have to investigate into that."
Chavez: "Good."
Ferrero: "Your agents that were with you in Argentina must make an extensive search. And the people that are responsible for this must be told. Are you informed that this is a number one issue?"
Castro: "I am informed and absolutely in agreement."
Ferrero: "So you agree with the (expletive) that you have done to the island, assassin?"
Castro: "What?"
Ferrero: "Enrique Santos and Joe Ferrero from Miami, El Zol 95.7 You fell just like Hugo Chavez."
Castro: "What did I fall for you (expletive)? What did I fall for (expletive)?"
Ferrero: "All of Miami is listening to you."
Castro: "What did I fall for, you big (expletive)?"
Ferrero: "What do you have to say?"
Castro: "(expletive)"
Castro: "I won't say anything.... shove it in your mother's (expletive)."
Ferrero: "Miami is listening to you Fidel Castro."
Source: Radio station WXDJ-FM.
/n
Friday, 23 April, 2004. 12:15:04 PM
Diebold and their voting machines are now getting trashed by people other
than a few activists. Wired is reporting today that a California voting
systems panel is recommending that Diebold machine be decertified for elections
in that state. And for their crimes of sometimes using uncertified software
in voting machines (patching software in the machines right in the middle
of an election day) the panel is recommending that California bring civil
and criminal charges against the company and officers. Good for
California, but there are many other states where Diebold voting machines can
be used to rig elections.
/n
Tuesday, 20 April, 2004. 12:09:17 PM
Amusing quote from CNN:
Powell also disputed Woodward's contention that he and Cheney were so estranged by their differences over the war that they barely speak, insisting that his relationship with the vice president is "excellent."
"When the vice president and I are alone, it's Colin and Dick," he said.
/n
Monday, 12 April, 2004. 09:51:42 PM
I'm in Ft. Wayne, Indiana for four days this week, and Schaumburg, Illinois
on Friday.
/n
Sunday, 11 April, 2004. 08:03:18 PM
New photos of Kristiana are on the website.
/n
Saturday, 10 April, 2004. 12:06:30 AM
The food database is now distributed between a copy on my laptop and a copy
on the main server. A Python script resolves the table differences and can
update over a SSH network connection.
/n
Thursday, 08 April, 2004. 12:36:20 PM
A spectacular comet, C/2001 Q4 (NEAT), is going to be approaching very close
to Earth. By the end of April, it will be magnitute 1 or 2, and should be
that bright until the middle of May. This will be the most spectacular
comet that most people have ever seen. It'll be visible in the Northern
hemisphere only in May.
/n
Wednesday, 07 April, 2004. 09:39:32 PM
I have received two hits this month from people searching on the text string
"Ann Coulter nude". I might be weird, but I just don't find Nazis very sexy.
/n
Saturday, 03 April, 2004. 11:23:32 AM
Working on the bathroom all day long today. Tile is going up on the Jacuzzi
surround, and the back wall.
/n
Friday, 02 April, 2004. 02:18:37 PM
New bookmarks added.
/n
