Subj : Spammers And More To : Daryl Stout From : Barry Martin Date : Sun Nov 21 2021 08:00:00 Hi Daryl! DS> First, sorry about the long message. BM> Okaaaay..... DS> Please don't cut my feed. :P Please stand by, we are experiencing technical difficulties. BM> Just another one of those 'complicated issues': spammer gets detected, BM> the SysOp/It Guy/whomever figures out how to block - at this level BM> might be as simple as by name. Spammer uses different name; that name BM> gets blocked. Spammer uses anothr name; this time gets blocked by IP. BM> Spammer uses another technique..... DS> You can't ignore them...but at least the CAPTCHA deal from DS> Synchronet Sysop Lord Blackfair helps keep many of these bots DS> out. It displays a new random string at every logon. I hope there's another means of access for SysOps: I use a script to access Lee's site and it doesn't take kindly to variables like that. ....The CAPTCHA is good for one thing but not another. BM> Years ago (more like decades) we occasonally watched The Jerry Springer BM> Show occasionally -- at the time sometimes interesting and "how other BM> people live". Got to the point it seemed three-quarters of the show BM> was bleeped out and we had lost what they were trying to say. (I BM> presume not nearly as bad on his judge show - so far not gotten around BM> to watching.) DS> I remember some of that...but I haven't powered up the TV sets DS> here in over 3 years. You missed a lot of stuff of short-term consequence! ...Could use 'em for monitors: "PiClock" is a clock display with weather radars on the left and forecasts on the right. Probably something similar for Windows. Not so sure I'd want it as a 60" display!! ...Divide the screen into sections like they do for some closed-circuit monitoring. BM> Oddly enough (well, consider the source!) not heard of that. DS> I got that from a commercial for Lysol or some other house DS> cleaner. I look at house cleaning this way: DS> 1) A doormat that notes "The house was clean last week. Sorry you DS> missed it". DS> 2) A sign notes "My house is clean enough to be healthy...and DS> dirty enough to be happy". Pretty much! I sort of like to see a change when I do something. Don't let it go to the point of the needing a shop vac to do the vacuuming but a bit of sock fuzz speckle doesn't trigger a cleaning frenzy. BM> Plus as a new addition to the family Janice didn't have all the BM> 'written history', which may have had some factual errors. So could BM> have been a good time to either verify that sister is indeed in need to BM> be shunned or discover it was a big misunderstanding. DS> Her attitude (the sister) had turned much of the family against DS> her by things she did or said. At least Janice was willing to DS> listen. Sometimes an outside person can help get to the underlying cause. A appearance of entitlement could possibly be due to always having to wear hand-me-down clothes. BM> Dogs of all sizes can be very protective of their humans (and other BM> charges -- I'm thinking of those dogs guarding sheep, etc.) DS> Dachshunds are hard to housebreak, and very stubborn...but are DS> very loyal to their owners. Maybe they have a feeling of entitlement?! BM> If you're going to do something may as well do it right! DS> Especially when it relates to health. I'm going eat this entire package of Super-Sugar Cookies and get into the best sugar-induced stupor ever! BM> Those leashes seem like a good idea to allow the dog a bit of range but BM> I'm a little afraid they might allow too much range and the dog gets BM> hit by a car. DS> And, if you're not paying attention, they can pull it right out DS> of your hand...or it could possibly brea. Darn: lost the 'k' -- now have to get a whole new one! As far as pulling out of the hand, when I was maybe 8 a neighbor taught me to put my hand through the leash loop and lightly hold on to the leash rather than curling my fingers around the loop. If the dog tugs and the fingers are holding the loop very easy to slip out; if the dog tugs and the hand is through the loop generally the loops tightens around the wrist. BM> Lots of variables on 'exposure'. In this instance not classified as BM> 'indecent exposure' but 'medical examination'. DS> It was. BM> Or probably if a mangling. DS> I'm cringing at the thought. What's worse if you turn the DS> wrong way, and "the jewels roll over each other". One of the dogs DS> my family had several years ago, an Italian Greyhound, had only DS> one descended testicle, so we referred to him as "Lefty". Right. BM> Back in the old days it seemed like every time an item BM> passed through a vendor the price doubled, so the diamond probably cost BM> the store $100, K-Mart Corp. bought for $50, etc. When the stores were BM> closed they were usually sold to a liquidating company -- not sure how BM> they did things but more bought the contents and 'garage sale prices' BM> the individual items. DS> I always remember their "blue light specials". I think K-Mart, DS> just like Radio Shack, is long gone. Both have an on-line presence. Montgomery Ward is even still around: check the Seventh Avenue signage at the Mall. (Or at least it was here last time I there.) BM> What are the odds?! DS> Sort of like one of ventriloquist Jeff Dunham's shows. One of DS> the people in the audience was from Iraq, and Walter was DS> dumbfounded at the guys name. He asked "is that a name, or DS> something you take to get well with??". He also inquired "What DS> are the odds??". They probably think our names are strange. BM> There are times when I/we get a hankerin' for a fancier meal and BM> sometimes it's "you know I'm really hungry for beans and hot dogs". DS> I hate it when you get into one of those "nothing sounds good" DS> moods. I remember when I worked for Burger King, and also for a DS> silkscreen printing place. While we had a menu, or samples of DS> items we did, people would walk in, and have no idea what we had DS> available for purchase... and it was right in front of their DS> eyes. Sometimes the choices are overwhelming. We don't eat out all that much so studying the menu can take a while, especially with the 'forgotten' treats like onion rings instead of French Fries. DS> One client said to me "The Customer Is Always Right", and I DS> replied "The jury is still out on that". :P I don't know who came up with that -- probably made sense for one area of retail (as in alterations: hem too high/too low, so redo to the customer's preference). BM> I'd also be listening to the considerations of those around you: BM> they'll be around if she shoots barbs at him or he drools over someone BM> else. DS> We had such a trust between us, just like the country-western DS> song, "I've got all the love a man could want, waiting for me at DS> home". A member of the opposite sex would give us a hug or a DS> kiss...and we'd then razz the crap out of each other. Much easier to do when the trust is there. Shouldn't be anything wrong with receiving (or giving) a hug -- it's when it lasts over thirty seconds we might consider there's something else going on! BM> I wonder if he said 'pray' and you misheard it?! DS> I don't know. But, I had never been married before...I didn't DS> know how this works. Take turns reciting a bunch of words, poke a finger though a metal disk held by other person, smooch on cue, get handfuls of rice thrown at you while escaping building. DS> Reminds me of the documentation for a program I was using to DS> create menus for RIP Graphics, called DeadPaint. The program was DS> known as "Dead" for short...and it noted "Dead is a trademark of DS> the undertaker, and Dr. Jack Kev... never mind". Four million words in the English language and we keep using the same four dozen! BM> ...Thanks for sharing! :) DS> At least I have all the wonderful memories that no one can take DS> away. Many couples don't have that luxury. These are likely the DS> ones that marry on Dec. 31, and divorce on Jan. 2. Some people are that desperate not to be alone on New Year's! ¯ BarryMartin3@ ® ¯ @MyMetronet.NET ® .... Have you ever tried to eat a clock? It's very time consuming. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .