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Trying to help out a friend wh…

edith — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:39:45 +0000

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 v…

edith — Sat, 30 May 2009 23:09:01 +0000

@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. #

Backscatter Simulates a Form of Lunch Meat Analogy

edith — Sun, 11 May 2008 18:25:30 +0000

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

Link

The Twitter Blacklist

edith — Sat, 03 May 2008 22:25:46 +0000

Blocking, scooting

edith — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:59:28 +0000

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! #

Twitter Twerp Scan

edith — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:55:32 +0000

No more Kindle backlog?

edith — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 06:59:49 +0000

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. #

It’s Memphis Minnie Monday

edith — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:59:57 +0000

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. #

Sa-da-tay, my damies!

edith — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 07:59:10 +0000

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

In the air and everywhere

edith — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 07:59:17 +0000

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? #

Splogfighting

edith — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 07:59:37 +0000

“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. #

Invisible hands

edith — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:59:03 +0000

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

Kindemonium

edith — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 07:59:48 +0000

@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. #

Best greens in town

edith — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 06:59:14 +0000

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. #

Day of abuse ends in gratitude

edith — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 07:59:00 +0000

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. #

Coughing with Sandy

edith — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 07:59:25 +0000

I would love to try iwantsandy.com but it seems to be bogged down. I’m getting internal server errors and it won’t send my activation info. #
Sandy’s talking to me now. But eww, in Comic Sans MS? What, is that back in style now with the cool kids? #
Now I have this obscure Carpenters song stuck in my head. “Ewww, Sandy…” #
I think I have to fire my new assistant. What’s the syntax for that? #
Wil & I have been passing a cold back & forth for the past few weeks. Now he’s better and I gotta bad cough. Must lay off the smokey-treats! #
Splog Reporter : Cleaning up the blogosphere one splog at a time.

The Ledge makes my day

edith — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 07:59:28 +0000

YAYYY I got me and Wil free passes to the exhibits at Macworld Expo in January!! And THIS year we won’t be arriving too late to get in. :-)
p.s. Thanks to Rogue Amoeba for the Macworld passes! Get one for yourself before they run out… http://tinyurl.com/2yxubd
OMFG!!! the Legendary Stardust Cowboy just gave me his phone number! He says my music Paralyzed him! :-o
Spam subject line: “Change your peanut into a coconut.” Golly! You’d have to buy new pants for that, at the very least.
Checking out Ning. Hate it when websites email me back my password, unencrypted! Also when they won’t show me my public profile. I say Bah!!
I don’t get Google page ranking. My site is a 5, is that good or bad? It IS the first site that comes up in a search for my name, but why 5?

BUCKY BUCKY BUCKY

edith — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 06:59:57 +0000

Last thing I remember from my dream is seeing one of those LOLcat pictures, a walrus variation that said “BUCKY BUCKY BUCKY”. Dunno… #
Deleted my old Orkut account. Never used it. #
Geotagging some Flickr pics I took @ the San Francisco Bathhouse in Wellington #
Wil’s birthday present has arrived! Don’t tell him! #
Turning off trackbacks on my blog, maybe forever. Fookin spammers. #

Tweets for 8/4/07

edith — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 06:59:22 +0000

Twitter spammers really gettin’ on my tit. We need a link to flag & report these jagoffs… #
Our house is pretty durn clean right now. In fact I reckon no home of mine has ever been cleaner, for untold millennia! #

Back in Chicago, diggin’ on Lanterna

edith — Sun, 16 Apr 2006 20:12:00 +0000

I’m home now. Happy Easter! Ohhh I wish you’d been at the Old Town show if you weren’t there, it was spectacular. The sound in that auditorium is so amazing, I don’t think I’ve ever played in a better-sounding venue and I think any other musician who’s played there would agree. It’s a just a room that was designed for perfect sound, plus there’s the whole history of the OTS, so many of the world’s greatest musicians have played there. I’ve seen so many amazing shows at the OTS since I moved to Chicago so it was just a huge thrill for me to be able to play my own music there for a night. And oh, the band sounded so great!! And I was singing just fine too. Maybe a little wobbley at first from the jitters but nothing wrong with it after that. Err… I was babbling onstage a little, what the fuck was I saying? But other than that I was really psyched with that whole show. Really great way to end what turned out to be a super fun tour! It all went great, we had a really good time and played a lot of fun shows and met up with so many old friends and made so many great new ones. I miss my bandmates already, we all got along so well, there were tons of laffs. Musically it was awesome, best band I’ve ever toured with. We had a few weird shows but that’s unavoidable on any tour, you have to play lots of different venues and maybe not all of them are going to be ideal in every way. Overall though, the good shows definitely outweighted the bad. I am very pleased with how it all came out in the end. I’m super fucking tired though, omigod. Sooo pooped… I don’t even have the mental energy to go through what-all went down on tour, not today anyway.

But I will talk about one thing, something I haven’t SHUT UP about for the past several weeks! And that is, I have a favorite band again. Which is pretty cool ‘cuz I haven’t really freaked out over any band in so many years, maybe since the Cocteau Twins in the 80s! OK maybe I’m exaggerating but I really dig this stuff. It’s not exactly a band, it’s a guy named Henry Frayne and he goes by the band name Lanterna. My pal Robbie in Seattle turned me on to them while I was out there and now I’m all obsessed with this shit!! I can’t describe it very well, it’s instrumental music (mostly). Cruisin’ music. It puts you into a trance after about 5 minutes and you never wanna hear anything else, at least that’s the effect it had on me. You can hear some of his tunes on MySpace if you’re interested. I hope y’all will buy all his records and go to his shows and turn him into a rich man ‘cuz he’s definitely all that. To me anyway. And I got to meet Henry when we played in Champaign and that was a total thrill and I totally embarrassed myself gushing over how I just can’t get enough of this shit! I’m listening to Lanterna right this minute! As you are reading this, now and in the future! Because if I’m not listening to Lanterna on the CD player or on the iPod, I’m listening to it in my mind, man. OK… heheh… you get the picture, I love ‘em and I’m the number one new superduperfan and it’s time for me to shut up now. :-)

Oh yeah… just to let y’all know, my site has been getting absolutely pummelled by comment spam lately so I’ve turned on the captcha feature for comments submission. Non-webmasters probably won’t know what the hell I’m talking about, but yeah. Captcha is a method for ensuring that a person submitting a comment is an actual human being and not a spammer-bot. An image gets presented to the user, the image contains a security code and you have to type that code into a slot before the comment will be posted. It’s a bit of a pain in the ass I know, and it limits accessibility for some people, so my apologies to those of you who might be using screen-readers and the like, who won’t be able to post comments anymore. It sucks but it’s what I had to do so I won’t have spend all day cleaning up after those dirty rotten spammer slobs. Bah!!