Subj : Re: A Crappy Sales Call To : Daryl Stout From : George Pope Date : Sun Jul 18 2021 13:22:34 > I have blocked all these IP's and hosts that show "no name". What they > do outside the BBS is their business...even if such activity could be > considered as immoral, illegal, unlawful, sinful, etc. But, once online > they are a guest in my residence, and I expect them to act accordingly. Quite reasonably. As an echo mod, I'm expected by sysops who carry me, to keep things as advertised going into their BBS. . . In return, if there's a tywonk on their BBS & I identify him/her, I expect the systop to boot them; if the sysop refuses, I ask the next host up to cut off that BBS, & so on up the chain of Fido command (I used to know 1:1/1 here in BC, before he died!) > I heard of a ham radio operator who was constantly interfered with by > someone with an illegal amplifier (possibly a CB operator). Well, hams > of a Technician class license or higher, on most bands, can transmit up > to 1500 watts peak envelope power (PEP). One local ham quipped "All knobs > to the right". Well, one day, this ham had enough of this interference, > so they did a bit of "fox hunting/direction finding" (that's a big aspect > of the hobby, and there are competitions with that each year), and figured > out who and where the offender was. So, the ham pointed the antenna at > this joker, keyed up at 1.5 kW, and fried every bit of the offenders gear. Rule #1: Don't be a jackass Rule #2: See Rule #1 > GP> It worked great until India joined Fidonet, then it was constant spam > GP> in this here echo; my then-moderator-partner ended up having to, > GP> eventually, cut the feed for all of India, as nobody down the line > GP> would comply with Fidonet rules (to comply with moderator orders > GP> regarding troublemakers); No idea if they ever got back on. . . > I use the Peerblock utility to block countries known for hackers. And, > as noted earlier, I block hostnames with "no name" in them. To me, in > this day and age, if you want to let a total unknown stranger into your > residence, you have a death wish. As long as they play by the rules I've > laid down, their data stays confidential. The only exception is for a > law enforcement subpeona. Oh, we didn't do it out of rumour that they were bad -- they demonstrated it & refused to comply with Fidonet rules & moderator directives. We were eyewitnesses o the problem, so good riddance to bad rubbish & the echo ramn nicely for mamny years after (35 years later & still going here in FUNNY Jokes and Stories!) > GP> You don't have a decent UPS? > No amount of surge protection, UPS or otherwise, will protect you from a > direct hit. Don't be the tallest thing in your vicinity & you'll be fine to avoid direct hits? Lies your school's science teachers told you: 1) Lightning doesn't strike twice in the same place (usually it does!) 2) the days get longer in summer (quite the exact opposite) > Each lightning bolt: > A) Has 3 million volts and 300,000 amps of electricity. > B) Can strike from 20 to 200 miles from the parent thunderstorm (the > latter occurred in Oklahoma a few years ago) > C) Can be 5 miles long, but only as wide as your thumb. > D) Is 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit...5 times hotter than the sun's surface. My 12yo son has had these facts memorized since he was 7! > I've had too many close calls, and am a 2 time indirect lightning strike > survivor myself, and have nervous system damage as a result. How3 ios it possible? You like standing in boats in the centre of lakes? Or standing alone in a large flat field? For a Ham antenna of awesome proporrtions, can't you set it up a mile away & include a decent lightning rod, & run the cable underground to your home which is equipped with lightning rods? > ... Deliver a pizza? Whoever heard of a liver pizza? Oh, if there's liver on a pizza, I won't even attempt to de-liver it, I'm just tossing it in the garbage! They accidentally delivered a pizza missing the sauce, toppings, & cheese to Homer Simpson, who took one look at it & exclaimied "Dough!" (I just wrote that one); for funny, Google up "Hell's Pizza billboards" When I was younger I had to work in a cheap pizza shop to get by. I kneaded the dough. I accidentally burned my Hawaiian pizza. Should have used aloha temperature. (actuallyl, the Hawaiian Pizza is a Canadian creation & still a favourite!) I used to order it woithg capicolli(spicy ham) instead of ham, & add on jalapenos, banana peppers, & chilis. . . hoo, baby! My whole face was a-tingling! (in a happy way) Want to hear a joke about pizza? Never mind, it’s too cheesy. Olive it anyway! What type of person doesn't like pizza? A weirdough! A musical demon delivered my pizza. He was a Personal Pan. I misplaced my pizza cutter, so I used my Bryan Adams CD. It cuts like a knife. Today I cooked yp an Italian flatbread with the perfect amount & types of toppings & a halfg inch of shredded cheese, then I broiled it. . . It was my masterpizza! Your friend, <+]:{)} Cyberpope, Bishop of ROM --- SBBSecho 3.14-Linux * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757.2) .