Archive for the tag "spam"

• Trying to help out a friend who’s getting absolutely boo-foo’ed by spammers. I think I’m being more of a PITA than I’m helping though. :-( #

• @McChris: I block most e-cig vendors on Twitter. Some of them are really shameless spammers using multiple accts, giving e-cigs a bad name. #

Maybe this is what happened to me a month or two ago when I got that flurry of bounces…

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• I just blocked a ton of spammy Twitter followers thanks to http://twerpscan.com/ #
• Oh shit I ordered my scooter today! I mean… *portable electric vehicle*. http://www.rothmotors.com/ Soon I will be queen of the dorks! #

• Some spammer is using my e-mail addy as their ‘from’ and ‘reply-to’. Getting shitloads of bounced undeliverables from all over the world. #
• My browser cache is going haywire. The Amazon Kindle page says Kindles are *in stock*…!! I gotta reboot. #

• Memphis Minnie – Videos and mp3s
• Trying to remember the first piece of spam I ever got, that would’ve been like ’93. I think I wrote them back. “How did you get my address?” #
• Applied for a datajock job. My resume is such a joke, but I do have skillz. Too bad all record-store attempts have failed, it’s slow season. #
• FUCK! I accidentally followed a bunch of people I didn’t mean to follow. I blame Twitter for not explaining that “next” button. #
• (These are people Gmail put in my contacts, who aren’t necessarily ppl *I’d* call contacts, or aren’t even using their Twitter. Sorry folks) #
• Reexamining what happened… my fault: boxes were checked, I didn’t notice. “Continue” might oughta be changed to “Follow” tho, for clarity. #
• @senorfluffface: I kept you, on purpose! I only deleted the, you know, support ppl (Gmail auto-added) and ppl who don’t use their twitter. #

• Ever since I moved to WP, my content’s been getting splogged like a mofo. Wonder what scraper they’re using? Maybe I could htaccess ‘em out. #
• @McChris: Great idea, I forgot you could do that. I wonder if you can buy a gift card using a gift card? #
• Terraminds twitter search (via Biz)
• Angsuman’s Feed Copyrighter Plugin: a WordPress plugin to automatically add copyright message to your RSS / ATOM feeds
• Kindle books now wish-listable on Amazon! Although, for now the button only appears if you visit the book’s customer reviews page. #
• Wil is a prolific movie reviewer on his F’book Flixster. Super smart &/or funny. I.e. for Vanilla Sky: “I personally prefer chocolate rain.” #
• 5 stars for Pootie Tang! “it’s a baddy daddy lamatai tebby chai. That’s a canapan, all the way down. wa-da-tah.” I concur. #
• Got a little something for Mama after all. It’s not going TO her exactly, but I think she’s gonna like it anyway. :-) http://www.heifer.org/ #
• Ohhhh my bank… my aching bank… #
• The people down the street who like to build bonfires in their backyard just got a visit from the Albany FD. Swear I didn’t call! #
• Ohhh… somebody at Kindle Korner is saying that although you can add Kindle books to your wishlist, nobody can actually buy them. Psych! #
• @Ihnatko: I’m afraid of that too! I never blog on my blog anymore, but here I can’t shut up. You’re hands down my favorite tech writer btw. #
• Honest Gift Tags

• We’ve been watching the Bugaloos, a kiddie fave of Wil’s. I remember it vaguely too, but I’m very much a child of H.R. Pufnstuf & Lidsville. #
• Feeling a little guilty for not confining my anti-spam foaming-at-the-mouth to my own webpage(s). #
• Listening to a Teresa James cover of DeZurik Sisters’ “Arizona Yodeler”. I’d never dream of even attempting that, mainly ‘cuz I can’t yodel. #
• Preparing an external drive for Time Machine. I’ve been living way too dangerously waiting for a Leopard-compatible version of SuperDuper. #
• Finished “The Millionaires” free audiobook from iTunes. Enjoyed it OK but felt like escapist fare compared to my usual diet of cyberpunk SF. #
• H.R. Pufnstuf (the character) was created for HemisFair ’68 in SAT & was the symbol of the fair. I was there, 4 yrs old. Wonder if I got it? #

• “Dwight K. Schrute is now following your updates on Twitter.” !!! @dwightkschrute #
• A note from Google AdSense is leading me to believe they won’t do anything about sploggers. That I’m supposed to get a lawyer and sue. Sigh. #
• In one day, Bad Behavior blocked 148 access attempts to edithfrost.com. And I only got ~150 comment spams instead of 300. #
• Bummed that my BMI distribution isn’t coming until *January*. Dimly remembering getting confused about that every year ’round Christmastime. #
• Bad Behavior just swatted me down, won’t let me post to my own blog. The hell?! I hope this isn’t happening to any legit commenters. #
• Bad Behavior’s developer wrote me back like two seconds after I ran screaming to him. New version, tells me to upgrade. Dude’s all over it. #

• Got woken up way too early by a buzzsnort. Not my own but it very well could have been! I do that AND talk in my sleep so I’m the lucky one. #
• Amazon Filler Item Finder (via Metafilter)
• Bad Behavior antispam plugin for WordPress et al
• Jesus, I just installed the Bad Behavior plugin for WP like five minutes ago and it’s already blocked 6 access attempts. :-o #
• When I get the sleep-paralysis thing where I think I’m getting up, I can “stretch” my “leg” into the air and actually feel the burn. Freaky. #
• The TV was on (IRL) and I could “see” it… but when I put my hand up to cover that view, IT WAS INVISIBLE. Everybody look at your hands! #
• Earlier I’d caught a young woman who’d broken into the house. Shrank her down to 3 inches and held her squirming while I called the cops. #
• @gruber was there!?! I told him I’d just shrunken the last intruder and he’s like “heh… in your dream!” and I’m all… “well, yeah!” #
• Gotta very wily spammer trying to post pharmaceutical links in my Scintillating Scotoma group after I told him nicely to STFU. GRRRR!!! Ban. #
• Louisiana Fried Chicken forgot to give me my dirty rice, so I walked back. They made it right AND gave me free 7-Up cake. Customer service! #
• Wil and Happy last night at Armadillo Pizza

• @tigerbeat: after living in Chicago, I’m trained: the parka only gets put away in July/August. I know it looks stupid but I like to be WARM. #
• Now a Craigslister is offering ***$800*** to anyone who’ll sell him a Kindle. The hysteria is crossing over into total pandemonium. #
• Google Safe Browsing: Report a Malware Page
• Adding an Amazon Associates link for every mention of the K-word on my site’s twitter-feed. I could get $40! Doubtful but you never know. #
• Telling a funny story about a looney ex-boss. I got a million of ‘em, I’m a magnet for crazy bosses. (Ask me about the one w/ a shotgun!) #
• Befuddled over a tracklist for a comp I didn’t even know I was on. Not saying it’s not legit but you’d think I’d remember giving permission! #
• New iPhone’s acting weird. Home button won’t wake it after it’s been sleeping > 30 secs. Gotta press top button, then home, then slid … … #
• AS I was saying before I was so RUDELY cut off… “…slide. WTF?” Is that normal for newer phones? Sure didn’t work that way w/ original. #

• Is Twitter Down?
• Blogger / Blogspot Help – Report a spam blog
• Sleep paralysis! Nature’s way of saying “Heyyy what’s the rush? You love naps! You may think you’re getting up but check it out… pillow!” #
• Our local franchise of Louisiana Fried Chicken is NO JOKE. They got the greens, dirty rice, hot-water cornbread and 7-Up Cake… ohh my god. #

• Our neighbor is throwing a tantrum again. Verbal abuse. I feel very sad for his poor family. :-( #
• I’ve got eBay scammers all over me like white on rice. They’re coming from Gmail, but Gmail’s abuse-report links are all broken, wtf? #
• Gmail: Report Abuse
• So thankful I’m in a loving healthy relationship, thankful for the health and safety of my family, and for the antispam power of Akismet. #