Either my daughter already knows about this, or my machines will now not sleep for days. But I feel a duty to pass this on, regardless of the consequences.
Better check 1 or 2 first;pain in the butt to get something and find it is all in Finnish, without subtitles. Unless all the people here except me speak Finnish.
Not that you really need to kill your neighbour, when you can just park outside and use his wireless broadband. but "time of lawlessness" is music to my ears.
Re topic:I think Yglesias says any non-payment of intellectual rents above what is socially necessary to maintain creativity is morally permissable.
Watched Henry Rollins discuss piracy with some old hardcore buddy of his the other night;it wasn't very interesting. Henry Rollins on IFC comes off not so far from George Clooney's dad on AMC. Rollins was always more poet than punk anyway. The day the music died:Rollins joins Black Flag.
The problem with the simpsons episodes is that they're the crappy syndicated versions, with multiple edits to make them shorter and allow Fox to sell more ads. Eg, we don't get to hear Hank Scorpio offer Homer cream in "You Only Move Twice".
What ben says in 13 is extraordinarily important. And it's not like they remove filler, either -- it's usually the most subversive (and ergo funniest) jokes.
"I looked at the source code and there are some google and other various spyware elements on there. Probably some viruses too no doubt. Fortunately, I am protected at the moment. Be wary of any sites offering that kind of stuff, it may take your PC down in a heartbeat."
I don't see how this can be true but I am just giving a heads-up.
I have a viscerally negative reaction to the father in Family Guy. If the show were about the baby and the dog, no problem, but as long as the dad (or the older son) is around I just want to put my foot through the TV. I am neutral on the mom and the daughter.
This hatred has poisoned me such that American Dad fails utterly to interest me in any way.
I have had it explained that this somehow makes me less than human, but I am comfortable with that.
I'm not a web guru, joeo, and I see the Amazon links, and the adbrite ads, and google analytics (which just keeps track of traffic), but I don't see anything pernicious. But don't take my word for it!
There isn't anything on it. Why joeo's friend thinks a Google Analytics link is evidence of "probably some viruses no doubt" is beyond me, unless he's just trying to spread FUD.
I have a viscerally negative reaction to the father in Family Guy I feel the same way about Fry. In fact, the only things worth a look in the whole pile are seasons 2-5 of the Simpsons.
The magic of those years of the show is that it takes repugnant characters and makes them appealing.
Lots of pirate sites are bombed. Look at it this way, he runs the risk of simply being forced to take his site down, versus the almost inevitable payoff in credit card numbers when he hooks a few dozen vulnerable machines.
Screw the DMCA, get virused or whatnot is the real risk of piracy.
I, of course, know this only through hearsay. And rumours and stuff.
The day the music died:Rollins joins Black Flag.
I thought that was the day Black Flag died. Then again, maybe that's what you're saying!
max
['You bet we've got something personal against you!']
I'm not seeing it, max. The site is registered to a real guy who has his name and birthdate on a different site, and has used that name for other, unrelated activities. It could be an elaborate scam, but it doesn't look like one. Plus, according to the page I saw, he's 19, so this is just the kind of thing he might do.
you can download any of these from Emule, and its been possible to do that for several years. as well as lots of old movies, pdf's of books, etc. Obviously i'm vigorously opposed to all this as it threatens our god-ordained capitalist system.
Now that I'm home, I don't see anything worrisome in the source on the page, and having viewed the page with IE on a Windows laptop, then run Spybot Search & Destroy, I haven't seen any ill effects or indicators of real problems. The AdBrite stuff uses a cookie that's worth a second look (their security policy is neither the greatest nor the worst ever) but otherwise, no real problems found. That said, even though I use Firefox I still use Spybot S&D and SpywareBlaster to block a lot of nastiness before it can happen, and I run a full scan of Spybot S&D every month or so for good measure. They, plus anti-virus - AVG Personal is great and free to use, as are Spybot S&D and SpywareBlaster - are, of course, much-advised for anyone but especially if you routinely visit sites or download files of unknown or untrusted provenance.
I wasn't plannin' on it. I don't have to bandwidth to bother, I don't watch TV, and I'm downloading Huge Files From MS at the moment anyways.
I'm just sayin': this guy I know says that three quarters of the sites that pop up like this have an obvious scam running and probably the rest were too subtle for me him to notice.
But if it isn't messin' with your machine, enjoy your FREE FREE FREE internet-delivered vegatating.
This season of American Dad has been much better than past seasons. I've been disappointed in Family Guy, though, because Peter has been getting way too much camera time.
35: My personal preference is for OS X, and I use a Mac as my main machine at home, but I am overall fairly OS-agnostic. I have a Mac desktop because I prefer to use OS X and a Windows laptop because it was super-cheap.
Though, if you are bringing it up in terms of security, yes, OS X is infinitely safer than Windows. On the other hand, I think many OS X users have a false sense of security about ourselves. When the day finally comes that some enterprising and determined script kiddie produces an exploit and it starts being used in the wild, I think a lot of us are going to be fucked pretty hard.
Wow. If only I had a fast connection, that would be awesome.
Posted by FL | Link to this comment | 09-26-06 12:56 PM
Either my daughter already knows about this, or my machines will now not sleep for days. But I feel a duty to pass this on, regardless of the consequences.
Posted by I don't pay | Link to this comment | 09-26-06 1:04 PM
It's probably ok to kill your neighbor and use his, since we're living in a time of lawlessness.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 09-26-06 1:05 PM
regardless of the consequences
You daughter will GO TO JAIL!!!!
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 09-26-06 1:13 PM
3:Is my audience catching up with me?
Better check 1 or 2 first;pain in the butt to get something and find it is all in Finnish, without subtitles. Unless all the people here except me speak Finnish.
Posted by bob mcmanus | Link to this comment | 09-26-06 1:16 PM
Surely your potential advice to "enjoy" is sarcastic, in re: Family Guy and American Dad.
Futurama, on the other hand, may be the best show ever.
Posted by Robust McManlyPants | Link to this comment | 09-26-06 1:21 PM
What are you on about, McManus?
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 09-26-06 1:27 PM
All the people on here speak, read, and type exclusively in Finnish. Except you.
Posted by Tom Scudder | Link to this comment | 09-26-06 1:36 PM
I think some Finnish guy tried this with Calvin & Hobbes ... didn't last.
Posted by Anderson | Link to this comment | 09-26-06 1:38 PM
7:Which joke do you need explained?
Not that you really need to kill your neighbour, when you can just park outside and use his wireless broadband. but "time of lawlessness" is music to my ears.
Posted by bob mcmanus | Link to this comment | 09-26-06 1:40 PM
RMcMP, say it isn't so. You don't like Family Guy?
Posted by mrh | Link to this comment | 09-26-06 1:48 PM
Re topic:I think Yglesias says any non-payment of intellectual rents above what is socially necessary to maintain creativity is morally permissable.
Watched Henry Rollins discuss piracy with some old hardcore buddy of his the other night;it wasn't very interesting. Henry Rollins on IFC comes off not so far from George Clooney's dad on AMC. Rollins was always more poet than punk anyway. The day the music died:Rollins joins Black Flag.
Posted by bob mcmanus | Link to this comment | 09-26-06 1:51 PM
The problem with the simpsons episodes is that they're the crappy syndicated versions, with multiple edits to make them shorter and allow Fox to sell more ads. Eg, we don't get to hear Hank Scorpio offer Homer cream in "You Only Move Twice".
Posted by ben wolfson | Link to this comment | 09-26-06 1:54 PM
Saatanan Perkele!
Posted by Nworb Werdna | Link to this comment | 09-26-06 1:59 PM
I firmly believe that "Family Guy" is the shit.
Posted by FL | Link to this comment | 09-26-06 2:01 PM
What ben says in 13 is extraordinarily important. And it's not like they remove filler, either -- it's usually the most subversive (and ergo funniest) jokes.
Posted by neil | Link to this comment | 09-26-06 2:03 PM
I got this feedback from a friend of a friend:
"I looked at the source code and there are some google and other various spyware elements on there. Probably some viruses too no doubt. Fortunately, I am protected at the moment. Be wary of any sites offering that kind of stuff, it may take your PC down in a heartbeat."
I don't see how this can be true but I am just giving a heads-up.
Posted by joeo | Link to this comment | 09-26-06 2:04 PM
Saatanan Perkele!
But I'm still not getting 14.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 09-26-06 2:05 PM
I have a viscerally negative reaction to the father in Family Guy. If the show were about the baby and the dog, no problem, but as long as the dad (or the older son) is around I just want to put my foot through the TV. I am neutral on the mom and the daughter.
This hatred has poisoned me such that American Dad fails utterly to interest me in any way.
I have had it explained that this somehow makes me less than human, but I am comfortable with that.
Posted by Robust McManlyPants | Link to this comment | 09-26-06 2:08 PM
I'm not a web guru, joeo, and I see the Amazon links, and the adbrite ads, and google analytics (which just keeps track of traffic), but I don't see anything pernicious. But don't take my word for it!
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 09-26-06 2:14 PM
joeo, does your friend work for the copyright enforcement division of a major media corporation?
Posted by neil | Link to this comment | 09-26-06 2:18 PM
I'll take a look at it when I get home tonight and see if I find anything worry-worthy on it.
Posted by Robust McManlyPants | Link to this comment | 09-26-06 2:18 PM
There isn't anything on it. Why joeo's friend thinks a Google Analytics link is evidence of "probably some viruses no doubt" is beyond me, unless he's just trying to spread FUD.
Posted by neil | Link to this comment | 09-26-06 2:21 PM
I have a viscerally negative reaction to the father in Family Guy I feel the same way about Fry. In fact, the only things worth a look in the whole pile are seasons 2-5 of the Simpsons.
The magic of those years of the show is that it takes repugnant characters and makes them appealing.
Much like the RNC.
Posted by shpx.ohfu | Link to this comment | 09-26-06 2:22 PM
19 gets it exactly right.
Posted by Clownæsthesiologist | Link to this comment | 09-26-06 2:26 PM
Lots of pirate sites are bombed. Look at it this way, he runs the risk of simply being forced to take his site down, versus the almost inevitable payoff in credit card numbers when he hooks a few dozen vulnerable machines.
Screw the DMCA, get virused or whatnot is the real risk of piracy.
I, of course, know this only through hearsay. And rumours and stuff.
The day the music died:Rollins joins Black Flag.
I thought that was the day Black Flag died. Then again, maybe that's what you're saying!
max
['You bet we've got something personal against you!']
Posted by max | Link to this comment | 09-26-06 2:28 PM
I'm not seeing it, max. The site is registered to a real guy who has his name and birthdate on a different site, and has used that name for other, unrelated activities. It could be an elaborate scam, but it doesn't look like one. Plus, according to the page I saw, he's 19, so this is just the kind of thing he might do.
But don't take my word for it!
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 09-26-06 2:33 PM
American Dad comprises all of the jokes that were cut from Family Guy because they weren't funny.
Posted by Cala | Link to this comment | 09-26-06 2:34 PM
28 is true, though Family Guy frequently consists of jokes that should have been cut for one reason or another
Posted by washerdreyer | Link to this comment | 09-26-06 2:38 PM
Family Guy at least has the baby.
Posted by Cala | Link to this comment | 09-26-06 2:41 PM
The day the music was raised from the dead to conquer sin: the day Black Fag was formed.
Posted by FL | Link to this comment | 09-26-06 2:44 PM
I never thought the baby was particularly funny.
Posted by Magpie | Link to this comment | 09-26-06 4:25 PM
you can download any of these from Emule, and its been possible to do that for several years. as well as lots of old movies, pdf's of books, etc. Obviously i'm vigorously opposed to all this as it threatens our god-ordained capitalist system.
Posted by yoyo | Link to this comment | 09-26-06 4:32 PM
Now that I'm home, I don't see anything worrisome in the source on the page, and having viewed the page with IE on a Windows laptop, then run Spybot Search & Destroy, I haven't seen any ill effects or indicators of real problems. The AdBrite stuff uses a cookie that's worth a second look (their security policy is neither the greatest nor the worst ever) but otherwise, no real problems found. That said, even though I use Firefox I still use Spybot S&D and SpywareBlaster to block a lot of nastiness before it can happen, and I run a full scan of Spybot S&D every month or so for good measure. They, plus anti-virus - AVG Personal is great and free to use, as are Spybot S&D and SpywareBlaster - are, of course, much-advised for anyone but especially if you routinely visit sites or download files of unknown or untrusted provenance.
Posted by Robust McManlyPants | Link to this comment | 09-27-06 2:33 AM
RMcMP: OS X, maybe?
Posted by Doug | Link to this comment | 09-27-06 2:39 AM
But don't take my word for it!
I wasn't plannin' on it. I don't have to bandwidth to bother, I don't watch TV, and I'm downloading Huge Files From MS at the moment anyways.
I'm just sayin': this guy I know says that three quarters of the sites that pop up like this have an obvious scam running and probably the rest were too subtle for
mehim to notice.But if it isn't messin' with your machine, enjoy your FREE FREE FREE internet-delivered vegatating.
max
['Time Bandits.']
Posted by max | Link to this comment | 09-27-06 4:04 AM
This season of American Dad has been much better than past seasons. I've been disappointed in Family Guy, though, because Peter has been getting way too much camera time.
Posted by Adam Kotsko | Link to this comment | 09-27-06 9:20 AM
35: My personal preference is for OS X, and I use a Mac as my main machine at home, but I am overall fairly OS-agnostic. I have a Mac desktop because I prefer to use OS X and a Windows laptop because it was super-cheap.
Posted by Robust McManlyPants | Link to this comment | 09-27-06 10:26 AM
Though, if you are bringing it up in terms of security, yes, OS X is infinitely safer than Windows. On the other hand, I think many OS X users have a false sense of security about ourselves. When the day finally comes that some enterprising and determined script kiddie produces an exploit and it starts being used in the wild, I think a lot of us are going to be fucked pretty hard.
Posted by Robust McManlyPants | Link to this comment | 09-27-06 10:54 AM