Spyware Sucks : Off topic

Ok, that’s funny

sandi — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:58:48 GMT

Note, laughing at this does not indicate support for, or approval of, the act of punching a cat in the face (or any animal, or human, for that matter)

Umm, what?

sandi — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:30:51 GMT

Are you sure about that Trillian???

sandi — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:16:42 GMT

Was Trillian even around 43 years ago???

How to process a credit card transaction when my Momma taught me to never swear??

sandi — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 02:58:26 GMT

Somebody needs to employ a proof reader…

What on earth is going on at the Sophos blog?

sandi — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 06:03:23 GMT

Picture says it all, really.

Ah, how things have changed…

sandi — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 07:28:55 GMT

Image source: http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/funny-animal-captions-animal-capshunz-it-might-freeze.jpg

Ok, this is funny: Avast blocking Avast?

sandi — Fri, 25 May 2012 05:08:12 GMT

All credit to http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Element-of-Violence.aspx

English as a second language….

sandi — Wed, 02 May 2012 05:43:39 GMT

<sigh>

We get it–you won :-D

sandi — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:39:31 GMT

Totally off topic, but made me smile

sandi — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 03:39:19 GMT

Seen at the end of an email received overnight

Dale Begg-Smith won a silver medal for Australia today...

sandi — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:55:01 GMT

But some of us haven't forgotten the past...

"Spyware cybersigns point to Begg-Smith":
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/03/03/1141191842651.html

The SMH article links to stopscum.com which has some interesting information:
http://www.stopscum.com/dale-begg-smith-adscpm-a-spyware-low-life-criminal-distributor-wins-an-olympic-gold-medal-for-australia/

Fox Sports notes that “Begg-Smith has made a small fortune from internet advertising, but he rarely talks about his business interests.” – not surprising, really.

And the winner is…

sandi — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:11:52 GMT

Better… much better…

Poll results

Would you like to help choose the new Vegemite name?

sandi — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:13:17 GMT

Kraft have bowed to public pressure, and have scrapped the (dare I say loathed) Vegemite name “iSnack 2.0”.

And, they have decided that the public will choose the new name, by voting on it.

Here is the URL if you’re so inclined:
http://www.ys2.net.au/surveys/9/y90926.asp

There are six names to choose from, and sadly you will have to rate them from your first choice, to your last choice. The choices are:

Vegemite Cheesybite, Vegemite Vegemate, Vegemite Snackmate, Vegemite Smooth, Vegemite Vegemild and Vegemite Creamymate

Polling starts at 5pm (AEST) on Friday 2 October 2009 and ends at 12 noon (AEDST) on Monday 5 October 2009.

Waiting for an Apple lawsuit….

sandi — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 05:19:11 GMT

… or maybe a lawsuit by the makers of “iSnack Cyber Chips” or the “iSnack Energy Bar”.

Yes, Kraft really did choose to name their new Vegemite “iSnack 2.0”. The name was “invented” (and I use that term very loosely) by Dean Robbins, a 27 year old West Australian and graphic and web designer.

What were Kraft thinking…

So far, the responses I am seeing are overwhelmingly negative, and you can add me to the list of critics.

Added to the “the Victorian Police are looking for WHAT???” file

sandi — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:57:45 GMT

“SOS issued for original ABBA jumpsuit

VICTORIA Police have issued an SOS to help find a white jumpsuit originally worn by ABBA songstress Agnetha Faltskog.

The jumpsuit, which Agnetha is pictured wearing on the cover of the Swedish pop group's fourth album, Arrival, is believed to have been taken from a Melbourne house and sold at a garage sale.

The jumpsuit's owner had leased out the Healesville home with the 1970s jumpsuit still stored in the shed.

Police believe the figure-hugging suit may have been sold by the tenants in a garage sale.

The tenants will be interviewed by police, a Victoria Police spokeswoman said.

Police would like to speak to anyone who may have attended a garage sale at the Don Road property in May this year.”

Source: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,26087496-29277,00.html

(Yes, I know, the graphic I have used is not from the actual “Arrival” album’s front cover, but it does show the jumpsuit properly) ;o)

Heh

sandi — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:58:12 GMT

Credit: http://xkcd.com/570/

When voice recognition goes bad…

sandi — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:25:07 GMT

One day the voice recognition software, feeling unloved and unappreciated, decided to show the world just how much power it had…

Quote of the day

sandi — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:46:44 GMT

“It's a business continuity measure - this way, if a meteor takes out our data centre, we can all run around like chickens with our heads cut off, rather than lie around dead.” – name withheld to protect the not so innocent :)

I received the BEST birthday card today!

sandi — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:20:47 GMT

Smiley face!!

sandi — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:22:26 GMT

What you are looking at is a crescent moon, with Venus and Jupiter nearby, positioned just right.

Taken in Kathmandu:

Picture: Reuters
Source: http://www.news.com.au/gallery/0,23607,5036115-5007150-4,00.html

And Hong Kong:

Picture: Chris Lee
Source: http://www.news.com.au/gallery/0,23607,5036115-5007150-10,00.html

And Port Hedland, Western Australia:

Picture: Sticks
Source: http://www.news.com.au/gallery/0,23607,5036115-5007150-17,00.html

Sorry America, you missed out, which is kind of ironic considering it has been announced that the USA has been in recession for a year (according to a panel of economists who use their own criteria).

Picture: Matt Hecht
Source: http://www.news.com.au/gallery/0,23607,5036115-5007150-8,00.html

Oh well, at least they're not in Latvia, where it is illegal to "distribute untrue data or news about the conditions of the finance system of the Republic of Latvia". It seems the definition of "untrue" is proving to be a bit problematic...