RANT: Staged photos?

Thursday, May 5, 2011

http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/obama-speech-bin-laden-staged_b34749#more-34749

How Photos from Obama’s Speech on Bin Laden’s Death Were Staged

By Ujala Sehgal on May 4, 2011 2:08 PM

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There is a fascinating piece at Poynter that describes how since the Reagan era (and possibly before) it has been the standard operating procedure that during a live presidential address, like the one President Obama gave announcing the death of Osama bin Laden, still cameras are not allowed to photograph the actual event.

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The problem, according to Poynter, is that while many newspapers disclose that the photo they use is a re-enactment, some do not. And publishing these photos goes against the National Press Photographers Association Code of Ethics, which includes this relevant passage: “Resist being manipulated by staged photo opportunities.”

We had no idea there was an ethics code for photojournalists, and we’re thrilled to find out there is one. How dare the White House force them to abandon it! We feel shocked and lied to! This practice of re-staging must come to an end.

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“I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!” Captain Renault in Casablanca

Please give me a break. Everything politicians do is scripited, controlled and focus grouped.

They probably follow a script when they are sitting on a commode.

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Anyone who thinks that the Fifth Estate is anything more than press agents for the Establishment is crazy.

Argh!

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FUN? left out the THREE active wars

Thursday, May 5, 2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=aiGg8D4hFLc&vq=medium

Obummer song.

Interesting. But, unfortunately, that melody belongs to Richie Valens. Another tragedy.

Unfortunately, she left out the THREE active wars; one of which Obama started to benefit his European friends. Why are American troops still in Germany?

And, do you really think that electing McCain would have made a difference?

DNF it was the R’s that passed the Medicare RX benefit, TARP1, and ran big deficits. (Noting that the D’s are the party of Big Deficits!)

No, we need as I said yesterday, a “Game Changer”.

Now imagine if we had elected Ron Paul in 2008. I KNOW things would be different.

Sigh!

They say the way to fix things is to laugh at them. What a joke the USA has become!

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MEMORIES: Riding up the turnpike

Thursday, May 5, 2011

I remember one cute story … … …

… … … we had been going out for about six months and the relationship was “blossoming”. It had bloomed for me, and I think I was wearing her down. (Even tought she’d turned down my proposal.) We were going somewhere — I forget where — it was daytime — and we were zipping up the turnpike. She was holding the ticket and we’re coming to the toll booth. (This was long before EZPASS.) So, I handed her my wallet — always a bad idea as a man to give your wallet to a nosy woman — and politely asked her to take some money out for me. She opens the wallet, sees my drivers license, and yells “Who the hell is Ferdinand?” I explained that was my real first name. She asks “Why does everyone call you John?” That was easy. “Who you want to be called Ferdinand and how do your shorten it. Ferd; that becomes Fred. And, Ferd sounds like turd.” She starts to laugh really hard. I guess it just struck her funny bone. So when she calms down. She asks: “You better not be keeping any more secrets. What else are you hiding?” “My love for you. I don’t want to scare you away again.” She just made that gagging sound and sat quiet.

She did eventually give me my wallet back when we arrived. And, a bug hug and kiss.

I didn’t object, but did ask “What was that for?”

With that coy Irish grin, “Making me laugh and trusting me with your wallet”.

Maybe she saw how much money I had in my wallet? Maybe it was no condom? Maybe it was I never asked for it back. Never could figure her out.

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TECHNOLOGY: React to Yahoo Address Book compromise

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

ADVISING A FRIEND UPON A MALWARE INFECTION

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This is an attack that I’ve seen on many others. It’s basically vectored against your Yahoo address book. It can be (I’ve seen both) (a) maware on windoze personal computer; or (b) your Yahoo account is compromised.

I suggest:

(1) Get a backup of your data asap. I like lots of copies taken differently.

(2) Adding a known unique address like “XYZXYZXYZ _ reinke@reinke.cc” to your yahoo address book, that exists no where else, so you can know when your book is accessed.

(3) Immediately changing your Yahoo account password to a 30 character random like “NFVjviIUAiDipmo3EiYgSQoSdb3XO8”. Read my blog about alpha spammers. Eventually they id every yahoo, gmail, or hotmail account and then begin to attack them to find out the password. Once discovered, they take over the account, lock you out, and all sorts of mischief ensured. When you’re locked out, it becomes nearly impossible to recapture it.

(4) Run all the various anti-malware packages on your machines until you find the culprit. Some times, like XYZXYZXYZ, you find it after only three. Some times, it takes dozens, but it is there. In rare occasions, (2/42), you lose the whole machine and have to do the dreaded “bare metal restore”.

This is an immediate threat to your computing environment. Once the bad guy “discover” your account, you only have days to react to it. (I imagine the bad guys “finding bot” factory discovering accounts, then they turn on the “cracking bot”. Then they turn it over to real people.)

imho,
fjohn

p.s., that why I recommend having one’s own domain. It’s not worth attacking. Too sparss a target. And, probably practices good info sec hygiene.

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May I suggest that you have your own domain? The common wisdom, or is that common whizdumb, is to own your own name as a domain name. I own “reinke.cc”. (I like saying “sea sea me at reinke.cc”! me@reinke.cc will actually work!) I gives one quite a bit of control. And, it’s very cheap. I know three solutions at 15$/year using wordpressdotcom with gmail, 25$/year email only with 1and1, and 60$/year for domain+email+webspace also at 1and1. My point is not that you should use 1and1. http://www.1and1.com/?k_id=9113251 I could care less which one you use. It’s that getting on to your own domain with email is cheap and easy. And, it’s not hotmail, yahoo, or gmail. It IS your own “personal brand”.

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FUN? Changing “engineers” isn’t going to change the destination

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

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Pretty funny. Pretty sad. At a time, when you should be thinking about a “life marker” … and pretty dumb. Like picking the other member of the duopoly will make a difference. We need a “game changer”. Because since Lincoln, we’ve been on a runaway train. Changing “engineers” isn’t going to change the destination.

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INTERESTING: How does this happen?

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/05/early-playboy-playmate-and-b-movie-acress-yvette-vickers-found-dead-in-benedict-canyon.html

Mummified body of former Playboy playmate Yvette Vickers found in her Benedict Canyon home

May 2, 2011 | 2:21 pm

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Yvette Vickers, an early Playboy playmate whose credits as a B-movie actress included such cult films as “Attack of the 50-Foot Woman” and “Attack of the Giant Leeches,” was found dead last week at her Benedict Canyon home. Her body appears to have gone undiscovered for months, police said.

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Sad. How does this happen? A year? Auto bill pay? Reminds me of the Beatles’ song.

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MEMORIES: Sitting in …

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Here I am sitting in Panera to convert one of my e-friends into a non-e, …

… and two guys sit down at the next table and hae a very LOUD conversation about Juvenile Diabetes and how terrible a disease it is.

… … and on and on. With a litany of symptoms and how terrible terrible it is.

I just bite my tongue. They have no way of knowing who’s sitting next to them.

And, I have to learn to just deal with it.

But they are loud!

Argh!

Maybe the Universe has sent them to teach me to deal with the “ouchies”. Rip that bandaid fast, please.

Drip, drip, drip … …

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TECHNOLOGY: Yeah, a centuries old stone is technology; it’s a warning

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42688590/ns/world_news-the_new_york_times/

Tsunami warnings, written in stone, saved some
Sentinels mark previous waves: ‘Do not build your homes below this point!’
Ko Sasaki for The New York Times
A stone tablet in Aneyoshi, Japan, warns residents not to build homes below it.
By MARTIN FACKLER
updated 4/20/2011 5:55:02 PM ET

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ANEYOSHI, Japan — The stone tablet has stood on this forested hillside since before they were born, but the villagers have faithfully obeyed the stark warning carved on its weathered face: “Do not build your homes below this point!”

Residents say this injunction from their ancestors kept their tiny village of 11 households safely out of reach of the deadly tsunami last month that wiped out hundreds of miles of Japanese coast and rose to record heights near here. The waves stopped just 300 feet below the stone, and the village beyond it.

“They knew the horrors of tsunamis, so they erected that stone to warn us,” said Tamishige Kimura, 64, the village leader of Aneyoshi.

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Technology is in the eye of the beholder. These stones were placed for the purpose of warning their descendants.

Now the Japanese government is looking for a 21st Century equivalents.

Seems like those stones were are pretty good equivalents!

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RANT: BHO44 kills OBL and rejoicing

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/4673555/usama-and-us/

Judge Andrew Napolitano

Did President Obama have the moral or legal authority to kill Usama Bin Laden?

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As pro-life pro-choice little L libertarian, I’m not sure this (i.e., BHO44 killing OBL) is a good thing.

And certainly not something to cheer about.

An eye for an eye …

And it doesn’t bring back those lost on 9-11!

No, this isn’t a happy day.

Donna Nobis Pacem!

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SERVICE: Why the “cloud” is a problem; you have no control

Monday, May 2, 2011

From: apps-noreply@google.com
Date: May 2, 2011 4:00 AM
To: @letters2mychild.com, @gmail.com
Subject: Two week notice: Google Apps accounts will be automatically transitioned

Dear Google Apps administrator,

Google Apps accounts are undergoing an improvement, allowing you to give users access to over 60 additional applications from Google. We encourage you to transition your organization’s accounts on your own schedule now.

   * There are several advantages to transitioning on your own schedule: Make the change on your own timeline

   * Have time to try the new infrastructure with a subset of your accounts first

   * Use automated mailing lists and email templates to pre-notify your users

   * Get access to over 60 additional applications from Google right away

Start the transition today by clicking the “Get started” or “Transition more users” button in your control panel:

https://www.google.com/a/cpanel/

We plan to fully transition your organization soon — including all users that you have not yet transitioned yourself. If you have not transitioned by the week of May 16, 2011, we’ll complete the transition for you.

If you have questions about this transition, we encourage you to explore our Help Center documentation for administrators and for end-users.

Sincerely,
The Google Apps Team

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You have received this mandatory email service announcement to update you about important changes to your Google Apps account.

Please don’t reply to this email, as we won’t be able to review your response. You may file a case in your control panel if you need additional help.

Google Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043, USA

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Suppose now is NOT convenient for me to do all this work or do all this testing!

And, don’t you just love the SPAMMY nature of this email. “Don’t reply” because we don’t care enough to even pretend to listen!

Great marketing message. What genius thought of that?

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