Having gone through school myself between 1984 and 1997 (K to G12) I wasn't really considered the nerdy type so much as I was the kid who was larger then most (height wise and body build) and that was why I had been through a lot of fights starting from Grade 3 even.
I believe it was mostly because of the fact I didn't bow in to peer pressure or "Fashion styles" crap. I've always had the attitude of "Well damn why do I have to dress like this or that because someone says I must"? That and I had a very natural talent for spelling and reading as early as Grade 3.
Where other kids in my class would have trouble reading simple paragraphs or sentences even in Grade 3, I was already the near perfect speller and I had no problems reading whatsoever. Hell I would read so fast and pronounce the words properly that the teachers had trouble keeping up.:D
I've always enjoyed reading and today at the age of 25 enjoy having a LARGE collection of magazines (Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, Scientific American) and novels (Star Wars/Trek, Clive Cussler and more).
Yet kids always felt the need to try and start fights with me, and of course I would get blamed when I always fought back and decked a kid or punched the tar out of him.
Teachers didn't give a damn either in what schools I went to over the years, all public schools. There was only ONE teacher I respected in Grade 5 from Australia, teaching in Canada.
He was the nicest teacher you could have, and he stuck up for me and others and actually gave a damn. Unfortunately he left next year but my mother bought him a really nice mans wallet which I gave to him and he
Otherwise all the other teachers were rude, obnoxious, one even damn near came close to being charged because he grabbed my face and jaw HARD in 1987 and squeezed as hard as he could, all the while screaming at me because I didn't do a homework assignment.
The second I told my mother and father that, my mother went storming right in after school and literally yelled and swore at the teacher, to the point the principal and vice principal came in and calmed things down. I would not have been suprised if it would have came to blows, with my mother kicking or hitting that teacher.
And yet USA and Canada wonders why more parents in the mid 90's and todays keep thier children home for HOME SCHOOLING. Where parents can teach thier children themselves in most cases without worrying about a smart childen being labeled a nerd or geek and getting knifed or shot, or if the parents have a daughter, whether she will be raped by some other kid her age.
In Canada I learned going thru K-12 that the school system was really bad then and its even worse now. Overcrowing, large class sizes and teachers that dont give a damn. A good example was me in Grade 8 and 9 at a Junior High School. Built in 1977 it was meant to house around 700 or so students. In 1992 the school ALREADY had over 1200 students and 6 portables in the back of the building on the grass field.
Yes much memories involved. I was also heavily into Fidonet from 1992 up to 1998 actually. I used to be 1:150/290.4. As such I was a point off a Fidonet BBS and I had used Terminate and Termail to dialup to the bbs, download my raw packets and process all that for my fidonet reading.
But then I use IE 6 with Proxomitron+JD5000 to filter my web browsing connection and disable activex/java/javascript and only turn it on on a handful of sites where I *may* need it.
The key problem is a lot of people are just too uneducated to take steps to secure thier system and browser whether it's IE or another browser.
BTW Xupiter works by driveby ActiveX, same as drive by shootings lol.
I am rather suprised I don't see many people using proxies to deal with the "wild wild web" of spyware and malicious javascript/java/flash.
I have found a good combination is Proxomitron and JD5000 filterset. Both can be found here
http://home.satx.rr.com/jd5000/
It works with all browsers that support proxies (EG IE, Moz, Opera, Netscape) and best of all beside's ad blocking it does some rather cool features.
First filter I find handy is
Convert - Flash to Links.
Visit a site that has flash crap on it and it will say Flash removed/disabled. Next to it will be a option to turn on flash for the selected website only. This website URL will go into a blockfile named Allow - Flash.txt
Disable - Applet, Object, and Embed.
Now this is really damn handy as it will disable java applets, embedded crap and activeX objects, IE How Xupiter manages to get through.
If I need a site that has been verified by me that absolutely needs java or activex I can add it to the Allow - ActiveX blockfile.
THIS is basically how Proxomitron and JD5000 work's. It has a lot of features for security/ad blocking and more. Has also the usual filters to disable javascript or tame it down entirely, prevent nasty IE exploit's, etcetra.
To give everyone a idea at what exactly the filters the latest JD5000 update has, below are two pictures showing *ALL* the filters. First is the web page filters, second is the Browser Header filters. Filters that are in black are what I have turned on for day to day use.
If configured right, Proxomitron+JD5000 can secure any browser a lot more, especially IE from all the nasties that rely on Activex to try and get through to your machine.
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Having gone through school myself between 1984 and 1997 (K to G12) I wasn't really considered the nerdy type so much as I was the kid who was larger then most (height wise and body build) and that was why I had been through a lot of fights starting from Grade 3 even.
:D
I believe it was mostly because of the fact I didn't bow in to peer pressure or "Fashion styles" crap. I've always had the attitude of "Well damn why do I have to dress like this or that because someone says I must"? That and I had a very natural talent for spelling and reading as early as Grade 3.
Where other kids in my class would have trouble reading simple paragraphs or sentences even in Grade 3, I was already the near perfect speller and I had no problems reading whatsoever. Hell I would read so fast and pronounce the words properly that the teachers had trouble keeping up.
I've always enjoyed reading and today at the age of 25 enjoy having a LARGE collection of magazines (Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, Scientific American) and novels (Star Wars/Trek, Clive Cussler and more).
Yet kids always felt the need to try and start fights with me, and of course I would get blamed when I always fought back and decked a kid or punched the tar out of him.
Teachers didn't give a damn either in what schools I went to over the years, all public schools. There was only ONE teacher I respected in Grade 5 from Australia, teaching in Canada.
He was the nicest teacher you could have, and he stuck up for me and others and actually gave a damn. Unfortunately he left next year but my mother bought him a really nice mans wallet which I gave to him and he
Otherwise all the other teachers were rude, obnoxious, one even damn near came close to being charged because he grabbed my face and jaw HARD in 1987 and squeezed as hard as he could, all the while screaming at me because I didn't do a homework assignment.
The second I told my mother and father that, my mother went storming right in after school and literally yelled and swore at the teacher, to the point the principal and vice principal came in and calmed things down. I would not have been suprised if it would have came to blows, with my mother kicking or hitting that teacher.
And yet USA and Canada wonders why more parents in the mid 90's and todays keep thier children home for HOME SCHOOLING. Where parents can teach thier children themselves in most cases without worrying about a smart childen being labeled a nerd or geek and getting knifed or shot, or if the parents have a daughter, whether she will be raped by some other kid her age.
In Canada I learned going thru K-12 that the school system was really bad then and its even worse now. Overcrowing, large class sizes and teachers that dont give a damn. A good example was me in Grade 8 and 9 at a Junior High School. Built in 1977 it was meant to house around 700 or so students. In 1992 the school ALREADY had over 1200 students and 6 portables in the back of the building on the grass field.
Too bad Alderann is just a bunch of asteroids now where the planet was.
And if a sarlaac has to eat a barge of hutts then it must REALLY BE HUNGRY! *And desperate*
Yes much memories involved. I was also heavily into Fidonet from 1992 up to 1998 actually. I used to be 1:150/290.4. As such I was a point off a Fidonet BBS and I had used Terminate and Termail to dialup to the bbs, download my raw packets and process all that for my fidonet reading.
And you get Phoenix! A browser based off some of Mozilla's code and that's it.
- re lease-notes.html
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/phoenix/phoenix
LMAO! :D
I think you have been watching too much Terminator movies perhaps? :D
After reading this, I have to wonder how much more advanced will the chess programs be in 5, 10, or even 20 years from now?
Gee, that is wierd.
But then I use IE 6 with Proxomitron+JD5000 to filter my web browsing connection and disable activex/java/javascript and only turn it on on a handful of sites where I *may* need it.
The key problem is a lot of people are just too uneducated to take steps to secure thier system and browser whether it's IE or another browser.
BTW Xupiter works by driveby ActiveX, same as drive by shootings lol.
Yes it is self installing or as it's called "ActiveX drive by downloading" almost as bad as "Drive by shooting in RL".
Yes it does illegally change users personal data, including bookmarks and search settings.
And it can be impossible for Joe Sixpack to remove unless you know how to use regedit or even regsvr32 to remove it.
See what I mean here on a page that describes Xupiter in detail. There's even 3-4 different variants of it!
http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/Xupiter.html
I am rather suprised I don't see many people using proxies to deal with the "wild wild web" of spyware and malicious javascript/java/flash.
I have found a good combination is Proxomitron and JD5000 filterset. Both can be found here
http://home.satx.rr.com/jd5000/
It works with all browsers that support proxies (EG IE, Moz, Opera, Netscape) and best of all beside's ad blocking it does some rather cool features.
First filter I find handy is
Convert - Flash to Links.
Visit a site that has flash crap on it and it will say Flash removed/disabled. Next to it will be a option to turn on flash for the selected website only. This website URL will go into a blockfile named Allow - Flash.txt
Disable - Applet, Object, and Embed.
Now this is really damn handy as it will disable java applets, embedded crap and activeX objects, IE How Xupiter manages to get through.
If I need a site that has been verified by me that absolutely needs java or activex I can add it to the Allow - ActiveX blockfile.
THIS is basically how Proxomitron and JD5000 work's. It has a lot of features for security/ad blocking and more. Has also the usual filters to disable javascript or tame it down entirely, prevent nasty IE exploit's, etcetra.
To give everyone a idea at what exactly the filters the latest JD5000 update has, below are two pictures showing *ALL* the filters. First is the web page filters, second is the Browser Header filters. Filters that are in black are what I have turned on for day to day use.
Proxomitron's JD500 Web Filters (Jan 13th Release)
Proxomitron's JD500 Browser Header Filters (Jan 13th Release)
If configured right, Proxomitron+JD5000 can secure any browser a lot more, especially IE from all the nasties that rely on Activex to try and get through to your machine.