Monday, October 29, 2007

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Sunday, October 21, 2007

Poll: Bullshit Is Most Important Issue For 2008 Voters


Poll: Bullshit Is Most Important Issue For 2008 Voters

For a majority of likely voters, meaningless bullshit will be the most important factor in deciding who they will vote for in 2008.

Saturday, October 20, 2007

Me and my Grandfather


My Aunt gave my mom this old picture of me and "Pokie". That's what we always called him. His real name was Issiac Taylor. Others just called him Ike. He had a great sense of humor. I miss him a lot. Thank God for memorys and pictures.
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Thursday, October 18, 2007

P2P networks threaten home PC security - Security - MSNBC.com

Media-sharing software loaded by kids can expose trove of financial data

By Jeremy Brilliant and Holly Stephen
NBC News
Updated: 2 hours, 59 minutes ago

INDIANAPOLIS - Users of peer-to-peer platforms, also known as P2P networks, may be under attack from entertainment lawyers policing copyright violations, but they can also be an easy target for identity thieves. And they may never know about it if it’s their kids who load the software.

Take the Olsons, a typical Indiana family: Christopher and Tami have three daughters, as well as a family dog.

The dog’s name can’t yet be found online, but everyone else’s can, thanks to security holes in popular P2P music downloading software. So can their birthdates and the family’s income and banking information.

“Unbelievable ... how did it get out there?” asked Tami Olson, who pays bills and does her taxes online.

The rest of the story here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21364575/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21364575/



Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Palm and Sprint Introduce New "Centro" Smartphone



Well folks, the $99.00 smartphone is here. This is a CDMA phone so after Sprint takes advantage of it's 90 day exclusivity us Verizon and Alltel customers may get a crack at one. Can you say iPhone killer? ;-)

http://www.palm.com/us/products/smartphones/centro/#

Verizon Stoops to New Lows!



Verizon Wireless is requiring customers to opt out of allowing the carrier to share their customer proprietary network information (CPNI), a new policy that could spark protest from the carrier’s customers.

CPNI comprises users’ calling records and includes the numbers of incoming and outgoing calls and time spent on each call, among other data. Verizon Wireless last week began sending letters notifying customers that they have 30 days to opt out of the program by calling an 800 number before their information would be shared.

http://rcrnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071012/FREE/71012004/1002

This will take care of it. It is real easy, and only takes a few seconds, you don't even have to talk to anyone, just call 800-333-9956, you enter your phone number, your billing zip code, and the last 4 digits of your SS#, then hit 9 to opt out, quick and painless.

It really should be opt-in, I think this is an effort to get the "consent" in under the old rules, before the new rules take effect in November. And I was just starting to think Verizon didn't suck quite as bad as the other carriers.

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Interesting Facts About Illegel Immigrants

According to Rep. Steve King of "Iowa" illegal immigrants are responsible for 12 murders every day compared to 1.7 soldiers killed daily in Iraq.

http://www.house.gov/apps/list/hearing/ia05_king/col_20060505_bite.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18885483/

Some other interesting facts. Illegals are also responsible for 13 "uninsured" drunk driving deaths daily. Also, 8 American children are victims daily of sex crimes at the hands of "illegals". They are also responsible for 80% of the meth sold in our country. Not to even mention the increases in diseases like leprosy and tuberculosis.

Maybe it's time we all got a little better educated and got our priorities in order. I sure would like to hear some of the candidates address some of these issues instead of wanting to open lemon aid stands at the border. Hillbillytech