"Jenny (867-5309)" caused nothing but grief for telephone customers unlucky enough to have that combination of numbers as their own. Its relentless chorus, "Jenny don't change your number - eight six seven five three oh nah-eeh-ah-ine," pounded the phone number into the minds of teenagers everywhere, resulting in waves of kids dialing it and asking for Jenny. The joke quickly became old for those who had the number and weren't interested in talking to horny teens.
someone else already said that 10.x.x.x is the IP equivalent of 555-nnnn phone numbers in hollywood now.
Remeber the crap that went around that "867-5309" song? (what the hell was that song anyway? -- "Jenny, I got your number..." is all I can remember other than the phone #). Every poor schmuck with that number in each area code got thousands of calls until they had to change their number. (or was it the AC/DC song, "dirty deeds" I'm thinking of?)
I think they started using 555-nnnn numbers because, with the exception of 555-1212 (LD dir asst, IIRC) any number is pretty much guaranteed to not be a real number.
Same thing now with IP. What, were they going to use some "real" IP? Sure, they probably could have gotten a real number from somewhere and used it, but I would imagine that might still invite problems (hey, people are going to try to at least ping it to see if it's real and that alone probably could tie things up somewhere). This is obviously safer -- any idiot that would try to actually own 10.2.2.2 isn't going to get very far (obviously).
Still an order of magnitude better than anything I've seen in any other movie ("want to play a game?").
>The enemy migs in Top Gun seemed pretty imaginary to me
What did you expect, that they could "borrow" a couple of Fulcrums? Remember, Top Gun was made, what, 1986-ish? Soviet Union hadn't fallen yet, 29's were probably a little hard to come by unless you are Saddam.
IIRC, they used airforce trainer (prolly T-38 Talon) jets to 'simulate' the migs -- probably the closest you could get back then on a budget.
the headline claims it was a hoax, the article says the release was "false", but then later says
The Associated Press received confirmation of the project from both Microsoft Corp.'s Waggener Edstrom public relations firm and London-based Red Consultancy, which handles such work for the software giant in England.
In an e-mail sent last week to The Associated Press, Red Consultancy's Ben Philipson wrote "MSN is really working on building a prototype for the Summer festivals, perhaps Glastonbury... This is very much a 'toe in the water' experiment to gauge interest so we'll have to see how it goes, although judging from response so far it's really captured people's imagination!"
Malina Bragg, who helps with MSN's account for Waggener Edstrom, also verified last week that the project was true.
Where did Microsoft say that this wasn't real? All they said was that it wasn't "sanctioned commuinication" and that they "apologized for any "confusion or offense". Sounds like they just are embarassed. They might get the UK office to pull the plug on the thing, but it doesn't sound like anyone "made this up".
Sounds like somebody just really wanted to put "hoax" in the headline, regardless of the facts.
Gawd, that's gotta be a PHE (pointy-haired editor/boss) move.
editor: didja get the story on the iLoo? reporter: yeah, Redmond says it wasn't sanctioned (they sounded pretty embarassed), but the UK office says it is real. editor: ok, so it is a fake, right? reporter: well, not really, no. editor: so what's the by-line then? reporter: I dunno - iLoo not a Hoax? editor: but, you just said Microsoft said it was fake? reporter: *sigh* no, I said that the MS UK office confirmed that they really are building a prototype, but that the MS US people say they didn't know about it. editor: ok, just write the story and have it to me by 4:00
Hmm, I'm hoping the results are excluded, and blog is a "tab" just like the web, images, groups, directory, news are now.
I've found this mechanism to be really effective in helping me find what I want.
I use the google toolbar - this defaults to a 'web' search. 95% of the time what I'm looking for comes up on the first page. If not, I can click on the 'groups' tab, where my search is repeated (like when I'm trying to figure out an error message or somesuch).
If the thing I'm looking for is a business, or a product or something likely to be listed, then the 'directory' tab will give me good results.
Having a 'blog' tab (and keeping the results out of the main web results), seems like a good arrangement to me. Most of the time I'm not interested in results from blogs, and it doesn't seem too much extra work to just click one more time on the main results page to repeat the search in a blog-specific area.
I've found some of the best information on blogs.
I think it depends on the kind of info you are searching for. In my experience, most of the blog results aren't helpful. I've wanted a way to filter them out (usually putting in -comments -posted or similar helps).
From: NAME DELETED Subj: rob, i read that you know the web site address to view peoples mail in hotmail. i really think my boyfriend is cheating on me, he is extremely secretive, especially about his e-mail. please please can you give me the address to put my mind at ease.
The challenge-response system will be optional and free for EarthLink subscribers, Anderson said. It will allow users to automatically clear the e-mail addresses of friends, family members and other associates in their electronic address books, so those people would not receive the challenge e-mail.
That would probably be dumb to turn it on by default. This way, users opt-in and have a chance to set up their "white list" of addresses to let through (mailing lists, for example)
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Yep, that's the one! thanks.
They've expanded a bit and now offer a premium service, the "poopoo platter".
You get an extra plump Grande mess and USPS delivery confirmation for only $35.00
At first I couldn't understand why you would need/want delivery confirmation. But, if your evil plot to get even includes other elements* that must be time-coordinated, you might want to know when the gift has been delivered.
*like an anonymous phone call (or seventy) asking if the target enjoyed his/her snack.
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>Or the good ol' fashioned turd in a parcel gag....
Man, I googled and I couldn't come up with a link, but there used to be a site that you could mail-order a treat for your friend. Something like $2.50 and a hermetically sealed container of the poop of your choice (horse, cow, cocker spaniel, etc) sent anonymously to anywhere you want - fork included.
Furthermore, the dangerous Delphic Expanse, likened to the Bermuda Triangle, causes those who enter to "become anatomically inverted (skin on the inside, organs on the outside)." Furthermore, even Jolene Blalock's 'T'Pol', as a result of resigning from the Vulcan High Command, "will sport a new cat suit and hairdo next season."
Man, I'm glad they're giving us this information -- will save me a hell of a lot of anguish if I just stop watching now.
Just what they need to really kick it up a notch, eh? A region of space that inexplicably turns you inside-out, and a vulcan chick makeover. I mean, that's really compelling shit, ain't it!!??
Heh, Opera didn't show it either. Had to go over to a windows box and load it up in IE to get the full effect.
Funny how the MSN "butterfly guy" is the first one up, screaming "UNWANTED EMAILS INVADING YOUR INBOX?"
Yeah, and your showing me a full-screen, unwanted ad is somehow going to convince me that switching to your service is going to free me from annoying internet content?
"It's better with the butterfly"
How? Is that because he at least gives you a reach-around?
now we learn the _real_ reason for the unilateral action by the US. WMD, evil regime, even oil were all pretense to disguise the real urgency for invasion - to stop the rampant pirating of Britney Spears and n'Sync CDs!
</sarcasm>
Jebus, this seems a little out-of-whack, eh? I mean, when the story ran about who was going to get to rebuild Iraq's communication infrastructure it seemed slightly premature as the war wasn't really over yet. Now that seems entirely reasonable compared to this.
Now the fighting is all but over and the barest beginnings of restoring basic services and installing an interim government is underway: writing copyright law has to be right up there with instituting banking, public works, security forces and the like, eh?
Yeah, that might be true. Seems like the nights in the summer when it was hot and muggy was when the lights would pick up the most -- I always thought it was because the air was more conductive, but now that you say that it makes sense that there would be more load in the lines because of everyone in northwest Indiana running their AC.
Heh, buddy of mine living out on some farmland with some HV powerlines running through it can attest to that.
He built a 30'x30' pole barn out on his property to use as a workshop for his hobby (restoring 50's & 60's cars). He shopped around auctions and such for months to outfit his shop (shelves, tools, hoist, etc) and got hold of some nice big flourescent shop lights.
When he switches off the lights at night the bulbs still glow. Usually they are pretty dim, but apparently atmospheric conditions affect this and some nights they glow fairly bright.
Yes, I know. I did actually see the strip before this all started (and thought it was pretty funny).
Does that make any difference to AG? I'm sure they couldn't care less. In their eyes they see their characters names being used in a way they disapprove of (a voluptuous StrawberryShortcake beating the shit out of PlumbPudding with their T&A sticking out).
Does that make any difference at all legally? I don't really know, but I'm guessing no. Again, AG's legal footing may be dubious, bit it doesn't matter since PA doesn't have the resources to defend themselves. All they can do is take it down and then make sure everyone knows about it.
Then all the/. readers will take action -- pointless, ineffective action (boycotting AG, yeah... that'll really get their attention -- lots and lots of flame-mail... that'll make them realize what a mistake they've made).
Note: I'm not saying they're right or wrong -- just making observations.
Uh, not a copy of the original image. I can see how AG would be unhappy about this -- she is big-breasted in a corset sitting on another girl with her ass sticking out and red marks from being hit with a whip (or whatever that is).
But is it a parody? Does it really harm AG? Do they have a legal leg to stand on in demanding that it be taken down? Does it really matter if you are a big company with a bunch of lawyers and the other guys just run a website with the two of them and don't have time/money to defend themselves?
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Well, feel free to mod me down for replying to my own post:
The Tommy Tutone song "Jenny (867-5309)" drove the phone companies (and their customers) nuts.
"Jenny (867-5309)" caused nothing but grief for telephone customers unlucky enough to have that combination of numbers as their own. Its relentless chorus, "Jenny don't change your number - eight six seven five three oh nah-eeh-ah-ine," pounded the phone number into the minds of teenagers everywhere, resulting in waves of kids dialing it and asking for Jenny. The joke quickly became old for those who had the number and weren't interested in talking to horny teens.
someone else already said that 10.x.x.x is the IP equivalent of 555-nnnn phone numbers in hollywood now.
Remeber the crap that went around that "867-5309" song? (what the hell was that song anyway? -- "Jenny, I got your number..." is all I can remember other than the phone #). Every poor schmuck with that number in each area code got thousands of calls until they had to change their number. (or was it the AC/DC song, "dirty deeds" I'm thinking of?)
I think they started using 555-nnnn numbers because, with the exception of 555-1212 (LD dir asst, IIRC) any number is pretty much guaranteed to not be a real number.
Same thing now with IP. What, were they going to use some "real" IP? Sure, they probably could have gotten a real number from somewhere and used it, but I would imagine that might still invite problems (hey, people are going to try to at least ping it to see if it's real and that alone probably could tie things up somewhere). This is obviously safer -- any idiot that would try to actually own 10.2.2.2 isn't going to get very far (obviously).
Still an order of magnitude better than anything I've seen in any other movie ("want to play a game?").
>The enemy migs in Top Gun seemed pretty imaginary to me
What did you expect, that they could "borrow" a couple of Fulcrums? Remember, Top Gun was made, what, 1986-ish? Soviet Union hadn't fallen yet, 29's were probably a little hard to come by unless you are Saddam.
IIRC, they used airforce trainer (prolly T-38 Talon) jets to 'simulate' the migs -- probably the closest you could get back then on a budget.
man, that's a mind-fsck
The matrix, a computer-simulated reality, is simulating computers running Unix with unpatched ssh.
Excellent. I hadn't caught what she changed the password to (z10n0101)
the headline claims it was a hoax, the article says the release was "false", but then later says
... This is very much a 'toe in the water' experiment to gauge interest so we'll have to see how it goes, although judging from response so far it's really captured people's imagination!"
The Associated Press received confirmation of the project from both Microsoft Corp.'s Waggener Edstrom public relations firm and London-based Red Consultancy, which handles such work for the software giant in England.
In an e-mail sent last week to The Associated Press, Red Consultancy's Ben Philipson wrote "MSN is really working on building a prototype for the Summer festivals, perhaps Glastonbury
Malina Bragg, who helps with MSN's account for Waggener Edstrom, also verified last week that the project was true.
Where did Microsoft say that this wasn't real? All they said was that it wasn't "sanctioned commuinication" and that they "apologized for any "confusion or offense". Sounds like they just are embarassed. They might get the UK office to pull the plug on the thing, but it doesn't sound like anyone "made this up".
Sounds like somebody just really wanted to put "hoax" in the headline, regardless of the facts.
Gawd, that's gotta be a PHE (pointy-haired editor/boss) move.
editor: didja get the story on the iLoo?
reporter: yeah, Redmond says it wasn't sanctioned (they sounded pretty embarassed), but the UK office says it is real.
editor: ok, so it is a fake, right?
reporter: well, not really, no.
editor: so what's the by-line then?
reporter: I dunno - iLoo not a Hoax?
editor: but, you just said Microsoft said it was fake?
reporter: *sigh* no, I said that the MS UK office confirmed that they really are building a prototype, but that the MS US people say they didn't know about it.
editor: ok, just write the story and have it to me by 4:00
(next day)
reporter: WTF? *not again*
Hmm, I'm hoping the results are excluded, and blog is a "tab" just like the web, images, groups, directory, news are now.
I've found this mechanism to be really effective in helping me find what I want.
I use the google toolbar - this defaults to a 'web' search. 95% of the time what I'm looking for comes up on the first page. If not, I can click on the 'groups' tab, where my search is repeated (like when I'm trying to figure out an error message or somesuch).
If the thing I'm looking for is a business, or a product or something likely to be listed, then the 'directory' tab will give me good results.
Having a 'blog' tab (and keeping the results out of the main web results), seems like a good arrangement to me. Most of the time I'm not interested in results from blogs, and it doesn't seem too much extra work to just click one more time on the main results page to repeat the search in a blog-specific area.
I've found some of the best information on blogs.
I think it depends on the kind of info you are searching for. In my experience, most of the blog results aren't helpful. I've wanted a way to filter them out (usually putting in -comments -posted or similar helps).
like this? dogdoo.com
as discussed in this thread on DDOS'ing SCO
Mind you, the flaming part does not seem to be an option.
Taco tells this story in his journal
From: NAME DELETED
Subj:
rob,
i read that you know the web site address to view peoples mail in hotmail. i really think my
boyfriend is cheating on me, he is extremely secretive, especially about his e-mail. please please
can you give me the address to put my mind at ease.
Then don't sign up for this free, optional service.
hmm, and it isn't on by default, is it?
The challenge-response system will be optional and free for EarthLink subscribers, Anderson said. It will allow users to automatically clear the e-mail addresses of friends, family members and other associates in their electronic address books, so those people would not receive the challenge e-mail.
That would probably be dumb to turn it on by default. This way, users opt-in and have a chance to set up their "white list" of addresses to let through (mailing lists, for example)
Yep, that's the one! thanks.
They've expanded a bit and now offer a premium service, the "poopoo platter".
You get an extra plump Grande mess and USPS delivery confirmation for only $35.00
At first I couldn't understand why you would need/want delivery confirmation. But, if your evil plot to get even includes other elements* that must be time-coordinated, you might want to know when the gift has been delivered.
*like an anonymous phone call (or seventy) asking if the target enjoyed his/her snack.
>Or the good ol' fashioned turd in a parcel gag....
Man, I googled and I couldn't come up with a link, but there used to be a site that you could mail-order a treat for your friend. Something like $2.50 and a hermetically sealed container of the poop of your choice (horse, cow, cocker spaniel, etc) sent anonymously to anywhere you want - fork included.
>For some reason there a space between the last three letters in that link to the BBC story /. does that to prevent page-widening crapfloods:
here's a link for the lazy
Thanks for the warning, guys...
Furthermore, the dangerous Delphic Expanse, likened to the Bermuda Triangle, causes those who enter to "become anatomically inverted (skin on the inside, organs on the outside)." Furthermore, even Jolene Blalock's 'T'Pol', as a result of resigning from the Vulcan High Command, "will sport a new cat suit and hairdo next season."
Man, I'm glad they're giving us this information -- will save me a hell of a lot of anguish if I just stop watching now.
Just what they need to really kick it up a notch, eh? A region of space that inexplicably turns you inside-out, and a vulcan chick makeover. I mean, that's really compelling shit, ain't it!!??
I always thought it was pronounced same as this
although I never said it out loud (always just heard it in my head when I read or typed the name).
comes from the German acronym "Software und Systementwicklung"
I did not know that!
Heh, Opera didn't show it either. Had to go over to a windows box and load it up in IE to get the full effect.
Funny how the MSN "butterfly guy" is the first one up, screaming "UNWANTED EMAILS INVADING YOUR INBOX?"
Yeah, and your showing me a full-screen, unwanted ad is somehow going to convince me that switching to your service is going to free me from annoying internet content?
"It's better with the butterfly"
How? Is that because he at least gives you a reach-around?
ampersand lt/gt semicolon
....... >
/. to _not_ interpret those as less-than, greater-than entities, eh?
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now, how did I get
coalition-nation
now we learn the _real_ reason for the unilateral action by the US. WMD, evil regime, even oil were all pretense to disguise the real urgency for invasion - to stop the rampant pirating of Britney Spears and n'Sync CDs!
</sarcasm>
Jebus, this seems a little out-of-whack, eh? I mean, when the story ran about who was going to get to rebuild Iraq's communication infrastructure it seemed slightly premature as the war wasn't really over yet. Now that seems entirely reasonable compared to this.
Now the fighting is all but over and the barest beginnings of restoring basic services and installing an interim government is underway: writing copyright law has to be right up there with instituting banking, public works, security forces and the like, eh?
wtf!? guess it's time to read the article
Yeah, that might be true. Seems like the nights in the summer when it was hot and muggy was when the lights would pick up the most -- I always thought it was because the air was more conductive, but now that you say that it makes sense that there would be more load in the lines because of everyone in northwest Indiana running their AC.
Heh, buddy of mine living out on some farmland with some HV powerlines running through it can attest to that.
He built a 30'x30' pole barn out on his property to use as a workshop for his hobby (restoring 50's & 60's cars). He shopped around auctions and such for months to outfit his shop (shelves, tools, hoist, etc) and got hold of some nice big flourescent shop lights.
When he switches off the lights at night the bulbs still glow. Usually they are pretty dim, but apparently atmospheric conditions affect this and some nights they glow fairly bright.
Yes, I know. I did actually see the strip before this all started (and thought it was pretty funny).
/. readers will take action -- pointless, ineffective action (boycotting AG, yeah... that'll really get their attention -- lots and lots of flame-mail... that'll make them realize what a mistake they've made).
Does that make any difference to AG? I'm sure they couldn't care less. In their eyes they see their characters names being used in a way they disapprove of (a voluptuous StrawberryShortcake beating the shit out of PlumbPudding with their T&A sticking out).
Does that make any difference at all legally? I don't really know, but I'm guessing no. Again, AG's legal footing may be dubious, bit it doesn't matter since PA doesn't have the resources to defend themselves. All they can do is take it down and then make sure everyone knows about it.
Then all the
Note: I'm not saying they're right or wrong -- just making observations.
sorry to reply to myself - just found a link to the image:
http://members.aol.com/matthewbrinegar/straw.gif
Uh, not a copy of the original image. I can see how AG would be unhappy about this -- she is big-breasted in a corset sitting on another girl with her ass sticking out and red marks from being hit with a whip (or whatever that is).
But is it a parody? Does it really harm AG? Do they have a legal leg to stand on in demanding that it be taken down? Does it really matter if you are a big company with a bunch of lawyers and the other guys just run a website with the two of them and don't have time/money to defend themselves?