{busted}
a few months ago i recieved a ticket for possesion of marijuana. this rather sucks given that i'm still on probation from drinking before i was 21 (now almost 2 years!)...maybe im biased, but i think they should try to bust criminals who actually commit a crime, not a hapless drunk who enjoys an occasional puff. i work, go to school, pay my taxes and now have to deal with some judge who probably thinks im some sort of deliquent...i admit i may be, but thats not for him to judge without knowing me.
22 May 2002
|toast|
few people recognize the importance of etiquette while drinking...kids go to college and learn to do keg-stands and beer-bongs...very few learn the real etiquette of drinking...its a way of life. this article is the first step for those with no bar-room manner's...a sort-of guide book for the inebriate-impaired...
**from mightygirl
few people recognize the importance of etiquette while drinking...kids go to college and learn to do keg-stands and beer-bongs...very few learn the real etiquette of drinking...its a way of life. this article is the first step for those with no bar-room manner's...a sort-of guide book for the inebriate-impaired...
**from mightygirl
21 May 2002
Benjamin worm targets Kazaa
By Matt Loney
ZDNet (UK)
May 20, 2002, 8:00 AM PT
The Kazaa file-swapping network has been hit by a virus, according to security experts.
The Kazaa network is one of the most popular file-exchange networks, with more than 81 million copies of its client downloaded to date, according Sharman Networks, the company that developed the service.
Security software firm Kaspersky Labs said the worm, called "Worm.Kazaa.Benjamin", is the first malicious program to spread through the Kazaa file exchange network, although Gnutella was hit by a proof-of-concept worm in February.
The Benjamin worm was reported to Kaspersky Labs on Saturday. "In terms of data destruction it is not very dangerous," said Kaspersky spokesman Denis Zenkin. "It does not erase any information, but eats up space on your hard disk and it jams the data transmission channels. It becomes harder for the Kazaa network users to communicate because lots of infected data is being placed in their hard drives, and if you look for a game you are likely to be offered a copy of the virus instead."
Benjamin spreads by creating a directory that is accessible to other users of the Kazaa network. It makes numerous--possibly thousands--copies of itself in this directory, using many different names from a list contained in the body of the worm. When a network user conducts a search for a file under a name corresponding with one the worm's pseudonyms, the unsuspecting user is given the chance to download it from the infected computer.
When it is downloaded, Benjamin displays a false error report, warning the user that the file is possible corrupted, but then goes on copy itself into the system directory and creates two keys in the system registry.
As well as eating up free disk space, said Kaspersky, Benjamin opens a Web page, called benjamin.xww.de to display banner ads. On Monday morning the Benjamin.xww.de Web site had a message saying: "Domain closed due to massive abuse."
Benjamin is written in Borland Delphi and is approximately 216KB in size - it is compressed by the AsPack utility. The size of a file can vary greatly as the worm ends each file with random data--called "dust"--for masking. But, said Zenkin, is can be removed relatively easily by deleting the infected files. Antivirus software vendors such as Kaspersky Labs have already updated their products to detect it,
he added.
Sharman Networks could not immediately be reached for comment.
**got this from matt
By Matt Loney
ZDNet (UK)
May 20, 2002, 8:00 AM PT
The Kazaa file-swapping network has been hit by a virus, according to security experts.
The Kazaa network is one of the most popular file-exchange networks, with more than 81 million copies of its client downloaded to date, according Sharman Networks, the company that developed the service.
Security software firm Kaspersky Labs said the worm, called "Worm.Kazaa.Benjamin", is the first malicious program to spread through the Kazaa file exchange network, although Gnutella was hit by a proof-of-concept worm in February.
The Benjamin worm was reported to Kaspersky Labs on Saturday. "In terms of data destruction it is not very dangerous," said Kaspersky spokesman Denis Zenkin. "It does not erase any information, but eats up space on your hard disk and it jams the data transmission channels. It becomes harder for the Kazaa network users to communicate because lots of infected data is being placed in their hard drives, and if you look for a game you are likely to be offered a copy of the virus instead."
Benjamin spreads by creating a directory that is accessible to other users of the Kazaa network. It makes numerous--possibly thousands--copies of itself in this directory, using many different names from a list contained in the body of the worm. When a network user conducts a search for a file under a name corresponding with one the worm's pseudonyms, the unsuspecting user is given the chance to download it from the infected computer.
When it is downloaded, Benjamin displays a false error report, warning the user that the file is possible corrupted, but then goes on copy itself into the system directory and creates two keys in the system registry.
As well as eating up free disk space, said Kaspersky, Benjamin opens a Web page, called benjamin.xww.de to display banner ads. On Monday morning the Benjamin.xww.de Web site had a message saying: "Domain closed due to massive abuse."
Benjamin is written in Borland Delphi and is approximately 216KB in size - it is compressed by the AsPack utility. The size of a file can vary greatly as the worm ends each file with random data--called "dust"--for masking. But, said Zenkin, is can be removed relatively easily by deleting the infected files. Antivirus software vendors such as Kaspersky Labs have already updated their products to detect it,
he added.
Sharman Networks could not immediately be reached for comment.
**got this from matt
PERSONALITY DISORDER OF THE WEEK
Schizotypal Personality Disorder:
A pervasive pattern of social and interpersonal deficits marked by acute discomfort with, and reduced capacity for, close relationships as well as by cognitive or perceptual distortions and eccentricities of behavior, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following:
(1) ideas of reference (i.e., incorrect interpretations of casual incidents and external events as having a particular and unusual meaning specifically for the person)
(2) odd beliefs or magical thinking that influences behavior and is inconsistent with subcultural norms (e.g., superstitiousness, belief in clairvoyance, telepathy, or "sixth sense"; in children and adolescents, bizarre fantasies or preoccupations)
(3) unusual perceptual experiences, including bodily illusions
(4) odd thinking and speech (e.g.vague, circumstantial, metaphorical, overelaborate, or stereotyped)
(5) suspiciousness or paranoid ideation
(6) inappropriate or constricted affect
(7) behavior or appearance that is odd, eccentric, or peculiar
(8) lack of close friends or confidants other than first-degree relatives
(9) excessive social anxiety that does not diminish with familiarity and tends to be associated with paranoid fears rather than negative judgments about self
[Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), 1998 by the American Psychiatric Association]
Summary:
Ah, good old Schizotypal Personality Disorder! It soothes on a rainy, dreary Monday, doesn't it? Sure, I'm slaving away at my crappy-ass job with no end in site, but at least I'm not some kind of a fucking weirdo!
**from rabbit blog
Schizotypal Personality Disorder:
A pervasive pattern of social and interpersonal deficits marked by acute discomfort with, and reduced capacity for, close relationships as well as by cognitive or perceptual distortions and eccentricities of behavior, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following:
(1) ideas of reference (i.e., incorrect interpretations of casual incidents and external events as having a particular and unusual meaning specifically for the person)
(2) odd beliefs or magical thinking that influences behavior and is inconsistent with subcultural norms (e.g., superstitiousness, belief in clairvoyance, telepathy, or "sixth sense"; in children and adolescents, bizarre fantasies or preoccupations)
(3) unusual perceptual experiences, including bodily illusions
(4) odd thinking and speech (e.g.vague, circumstantial, metaphorical, overelaborate, or stereotyped)
(5) suspiciousness or paranoid ideation
(6) inappropriate or constricted affect
(7) behavior or appearance that is odd, eccentric, or peculiar
(8) lack of close friends or confidants other than first-degree relatives
(9) excessive social anxiety that does not diminish with familiarity and tends to be associated with paranoid fears rather than negative judgments about self
[Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), 1998 by the American Psychiatric Association]
Summary:
Ah, good old Schizotypal Personality Disorder! It soothes on a rainy, dreary Monday, doesn't it? Sure, I'm slaving away at my crappy-ass job with no end in site, but at least I'm not some kind of a fucking weirdo!
**from rabbit blog
20 May 2002
[dur!]
across the street from my apartment lives this lady and her boyfriend/husband (im not sure which)...yesterday she is out on the street picking a fight with these little kids...they were making noise and she wanted them to stop...it was like 2p on a sunday!...so instead of asking the kids to please be quite, she goes over there itching for a fight...i was going to go down and defend the kids, but they did a terrific job of it themselves...they actually got her to back down!...i love kids...
across the street from my apartment lives this lady and her boyfriend/husband (im not sure which)...yesterday she is out on the street picking a fight with these little kids...they were making noise and she wanted them to stop...it was like 2p on a sunday!...so instead of asking the kids to please be quite, she goes over there itching for a fight...i was going to go down and defend the kids, but they did a terrific job of it themselves...they actually got her to back down!...i love kids...
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