CLOUD: Verizon changes TOS and cuts you off

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,28858275

Verizon Fiber Optics Forum – Dslrep… 
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Verizon Discontinuing Personal Web Space

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Anyone else get the email today? No great loss :p —————— IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR PERSONAL WEB SPACE SERVICE Dear Valued Verizon Customer, At Verizon, we strive to keep you informed of changes that may impact your Verizon online experience. That’s why we wanted to notify you that as of March 15, 2014, the Site Builder tool and the online Personal Web Space pages will be decommissioned. – You will continue to be able to view any web pages you created until September 30, 2014, but will not be able to create new pages, update or make any changes to existing pages after March 15, 2014 – If you currently pay for additional Web Space, this charge will be automatically removed from your account after March 15, 2014 when your online Personal Web Space service is decommissioned – Customers who purchased VerizonYourDomain to establish a personal website/domain are not impacted by this change – If you have previously used the Site Builder tool to create your own web page(s) you may un-publish or delete your content by taking the following steps: – Log into your account at http://verizon.com/myverizon – Navigate to Accounts and Services/My Services/Internet Click – Security & Free Tools/Manage Click – Personal Web Space Click – Actions/Edit My Website Click – Advanced Options icon in the bottom right corner of the screen Under Site Options Select Unpublish/Delete/Copy Site or Download Site Please Note: All Web Space pages will be permanently deleted as of September 30, 2014. While you cannot directly transfer your website to another provider or use any stock images from Site Builder , you may be able to download the images that you originally uploaded by clicking on the “Download Site” link within the Advanced Options setting. If you are looking for an alternative provider to host your domain and website, you may contact Web.com directly at 855-852-5186 for information on their services and pricing. Thank you for your continued use of Verizon services. We appreciate your business and look forward to continuing to serve you. Sincerely, Your Verizon Team

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And why do you believe the ISPs?

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RANT: Gooferment outrages don’t even register anymore

Monday, December 9, 2013

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/george-will-pardon-these-turkeys/2013/11/27/aa718f32-56c8-11e3-8304-caf30787c0a9_story.html

Pardon these turkeys
By George F. Will, Published: November 27

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In Washington, even local government is demented: Its transit authority Metro threatened Henry Docter with “arrest, fines and imprisonment” for the crime of unregulated gardening. Docter had filled 176 empty planters at the Dupont Circle subway stop. Metro was briefly deterred by the public outcry against its threat to punish Docter for his uncompensated act of beautification. But then it had the 1,000 morning glories and other plants ripped out.

Those vigilant about our welfare never sleep; Canadian relief supplies for Oklahoma tornado victims were stopped at the U.S. border until every item could be itemized in alphabetical order and its country of origin noted. You can’t be too careful.

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Argh!

Did anyone hear about these?

Somehow the Press isn’t doing its job.

We should have a daily litany of these stupidities!

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CLOUD: Can’t depend on even for-profit websites

Sunday, December 8, 2013

https://accounts.proflowers.com/ManageReminders.aspx

Their website lost all my reminders. Emailed in; got a non-responsive auto response. Did these guys study the Obamacare website? I really want websites, services, and products that off-load details. Not lose my stuff for me. I can do that on my own. 

Argh!

Guess one needs a paper backup of everything.

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Checking out the competition:

http://www.1800flowers.com

http://www.ftd.com

http://www.teleflora.com

http://www.myflorist.com

http://www.thepottingshedflorist.com/

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INTERESTING: Coke to clean your toilet

Saturday, December 7, 2013

http://www.buzzfeed.com/readcommentbackwards/32-real-life-cheat-codes-that-will-change-your-lif-dmjk

32 Real Life Cheat Codes That Will Change Your Life
Cheat codes aren’t only meant for video games. Here are 32 that can change your real life and make it easier.
posted on September 13, 2013 at 4:39pm EDT
Andrew P.

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Fast toilet cleaning, pour 20oz of coke (or sprite) into your toilet, let sit for 10 minutes, flush. The acid will clean your bowl.

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Yeew, and we drink that stuff?

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TINFOILHAT: Another JFK controversy

Saturday, December 7, 2013

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/Novas_JFK_show_rigged_and_biased_author_says.html

PBS show on JFK assassination ‘rigged’ and ‘biased,’ author says
Peter Mucha, Philly.com
Last updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 6:42 PM

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But no re-creation was attempted at Dealey Plaza which is open in the direction of the grassy knoll, not surrounded on four sides by buildings. Witness reliability might be tested with firecrackers and billfolds. And if one shot sounds like two, shouldn’t Oswald’s three shots have sounded like six, instead of four?

Further, rough calculations suggest that the two sounds of a single bullet, heard near the spot of the fatal shot, should appear about a quarter-second apart, not nearly three-quarters.

“I think the way we summed it up in the program is fair,” DeNooyer said. “We don’t really reach a conclusion.”

“I got handled by Nova,” Thompson said.

The Californian said his book is complete, except for 100 to 150 pages of endnotes, and it’s not about who’s behind the slaying.

“I have always had zero interest in any kind of conspiracy theories,” he said. “I have always wanted to answer one question: What happened?”

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As if there wasn’t enough doubt, here’s a meld of Oswald and the grassy knoll.

Truth?

A casualty of the propaganda machine designed to opiate of the masses.

If it was coup, then it worked.

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INSPIRATIONAL: Different designs that are uplifting

Friday, December 6, 2013

http://www.inc.com/worlds-coolest-offices/tiny-offices.html?ps01904cubicles

The Coolest Cubicles in the World
BY CAROLYN CUTRONE , CHRISTINE LAGORIO-CHAFKIN AND ERIC MARKOWITZ

Small is beautiful–and efficient. These freestanding pods, domes, and workstations are so artfully designed and ecologically sound that one might wonder: Is this the future of work?

Turns out, the future of the cubicle isn’t very square at all. Some of the coolest small-office spaces in the world–for the workplace or the home–have indoor plexiglass spheres that dampen phone-call noise or outdoor polygons with triangular windows.

Here’s a look at all nine of Inc.’s favorites.

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Some very neat designs. 

Maybe when I get to New Hampshire?

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INSPIRATIONAL: Mandella — a conumdrum

Friday, December 6, 2013

FROM EMAIL

On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 6:43 PM, X wrote:

You have a statement for your blog?

 

On Thursday, December 5, 2013 11:51 PM, I wrote:

Why? He’s a symbol who went a little nuts in his old age. Probably not without reason. (i.e., torture)

 

On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 9:02 AM, X wrote:

It’s just that when famous people die, you usually write a short eulogy on your blog. See, someone is reading your blog!

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So Mandella was an admitted “communist”, but if I was in prison for 27 years, i’d be nuttier than I am now.

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http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/7-nelson-mandela-quotes-you-probably-wont-see-in-the-us-medi

7 Nelson Mandela Quotes You Probably Won’t See In The U.S. Media
The former South African president, who died Thursday, was a revolutionary and a deep skeptic of American power.
posted on December 6, 2013 at 10:08am EST
Andrew Kaczynski

7. On the U.S. war with Iraq:

“If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America. They don’t care for human beings.”
Via cbsnews.com

6. On Israel:

“Israel should withdraw from all the areas which it won from the Arabs in 1967, and in particular Israel should withdraw completely from the Golan Heights, from south Lebanon and from the West Bank.”
Via jweekly.com

5. On the U.S. war with Iraq:

“All that (Mr. Bush) wants is Iraqi oil.”
Via cbsnews.com

4. Mandela on Castro and the Cuban revolution:

“From its earliest days, the Cuban Revolution has also been a source of
inspiration to all freedom-loving people. We admire the sacrifices of the Cuban people in maintaining their independence and sovereignty in the face of the vicious imperialist-orquestrated campaign to destroy the impressive gain made in the Cuban Revolution. … Long live the Cuban Revolution. Long live comrade Fidel Castro.”
Via lanic.utexas.edu

3. Mandela on Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi, his longtime supporter:

“It is our duty to give support to the brother leader … especially in regards to the sanctions which are not hitting just him, they are hitting the ordinary masses of the people … our African brothers and sisters.”
Via finalcall.com

2. On the U.S. preparing to invade Iraq in a 2002 interview with Newsweek:

“If you look at those matters, you will come to the conclusion that the attitude of the United States of America is a threat to world peace.”
Via newsweek.com

1. On a Palestinian state:

“The UN took a strong stand against apartheid; and over the years, an international consensus was built, which helped to bring an end to this iniquitous system. But we know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.”
Via cbsnews.com

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GUNS: Attacks on seniors would end quickly

Friday, December 6, 2013

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/11/29/and-wammmmmm-teens-randomly-target-beat-up-senior-citizens/

CRIME
‘AND WAMMMMMM’: TEENS RANDOMLY TARGET, BEAT UP SENIOR CITIZENS
Nov. 29, 2013 9:10am Liz Klimas

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A Fort Myers, Fla., teen was arrested this week for attacking senior citizens.

Traveshia Blanks is charged with two counts of battery in the seemingly random and senseless attacks, according to WBBH-TV.

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Hope the proverbial book gets thrown.

And Florida seniors should arm and protect themselves.

“An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.” — Robert A. Heinlein

Sorry, if it takes a few casualties to reestablish civility.

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GUNS: NFL banned commercial

Thursday, December 5, 2013

http://www.gunsandammo.com/2013/11/27/nfl-bans-super-bowl-gun-commercial/

Why would the NFL ban this commercial from the Superbowl unless it has a political agenda?

Maybe RKBA activists should boycott the Superbowl!

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INTERESTING: A “Flying Dutchman” or a Libertarian Paradise?

Thursday, December 5, 2013

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2514936/The-incredible-mile-long-floating-CITY–complete-schools-hospital-parks-airport-50-000-residents.html

The incredible mile-long floating CITY – complete with schools, a hospital, parks and an airport for its 50,000 residents

The Freedom Ship is 25 storeys high and would feature a casino, an art gallery, a park and a shopping centre

The concept, designed by a Florida-based company would cost $10billion if was commissioned to be built

The vessel could house 50,000 people but it would contain additional space to hold an extra 30,000 visitors

The ship would constantly sail around the world – doing a full circuit every two years – but would be too large to enter any ports

By VICTORIA WOOLLASTON
PUBLISHED: 07:21 EST, 28 November 2013 | UPDATED: 12:43 EST, 28 November 2013

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Capacity: 50,000 permanent residents with room for an extra 30,000 daily visitors, 20,000 crew and 10,000 overnight guests.

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If it can never dock (due to its size)?

… … then how do you keep it supplied? (The average cruise ship spends a lot of time being resupplied?)

… … then how do you do annual maintenance? (Seems like a big chore?)

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