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Monday, February 26, 2007

New Vista Desktop Wallpapers

Hamad Darwish has released some beautiful new desktop wallpapers for your Windows Vista desktop. Each of the wallpapers resolution is 1920x1200. Below are the pics (smaller of course)



Sunday, February 18, 2007

Information Regarding Your PayPal Account Phishing Scam

When you try to get people to click on your scams at least do some research and you would know that an IP address can never be 24.45.716.97
What a moron, here is the complete message


Information Regarding Your account:
Dear PayPal Member:

Attention! Your PayPal account has been violated!

Someone with ip address 24.45.716.97 tried to access your personal account!

Please click the link below and enter your account information to confirm that you are not currently away. You have 3 days to confirm account information or your account will be locked.

Click here to activate your account




You can also confirm by logging into your PayPal account at
http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_home.

Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team

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Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account and choose the "Help" link in the footer of any page.


PayPal Email ID PP059


The link goes to this address: http://ecoumene.org/https//paypal.com/webscr/


A quick WhoIs lookup returns this:
Domain ID:D103933426-LROR
Domain Name:ECOUMENE.ORG
Created On:03-Feb-2004 15:12:16 UTC
Last Updated On:31-Jan-2007 09:35:24 UTC
Expiration Date:03-Feb-2008 15:12:16 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:OVH SARL (R135-LROR)
Status:OK
Registrant ID:YWBEFW1110-OVH
Registrant Name:Le Goff Yvan
Registrant Organization:Ecoumene
Registrant Street1:5 allee Pablo Picasso
Registrant Street2:
Registrant Street3:
Registrant City:BETTON
Registrant State/Province:35
Registrant Postal Code:35830
Registrant Country:FR
Registrant Phone:+33.617585520
Registrant Phone Ext.:
Registrant FAX:+33.299550445
Registrant FAX Ext.:
Registrant Email:yvan.legoff@ecoumene.org
Admin ID:CJPKFX8498-OVH
Admin Name:Le Goff Yvan
Admin Organization:Ecoumene
Admin Street1:5, allee Pablo Picasso
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Admin City:Betton
Admin State/Province:35
Admin Postal Code:35830
Admin Country:FR
Admin Phone:+33.617585520
Admin Phone Ext.:
Admin FAX:+33.299550445
Admin FAX Ext.:
Admin Email:yvan.legoff@ecoumene.org
Tech ID:CJPKFX8498-OVH
Tech Name:Le Goff Yvan
Tech Organization:Ecoumene
Tech Street1:5, allee Pablo Picasso
Tech Street2:
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Tech City:Betton
Tech State/Province:35
Tech Postal Code:35830
Tech Country:FR
Tech Phone:+33.617585520
Tech Phone Ext.:
Tech FAX:+33.299550445
Tech FAX Ext.:
Tech Email:yvan.legoff@ecoumene.org
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Name Server:DNS.OVH.NET
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The previous information has been obtained either directly from the registrant or a registrar of the domain name other than Network Solutions. Network Solutions, therefore, does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.

Show underlying registry data for this record



IP Address: 213.186.33.19 (ARIN & RIPE IP search)
IP Location: FR(FRANCE)-PAYS DE LA LOIRE-NANTES
Record Type: Domain Name
Server Type: Apache
Web Site Status: Active
DMOZ no listings
Y! Directory: see listings
Secure: No
E-commerce: No
Traffic Ranking: Not available
Data as of: 14-Jun-2005

Sunday, February 11, 2007

Sunday, February 04, 2007

Assicons Are Not Your Standard Emoticons

We all know those cute little computer symbols called "emoticons,"
where:

:) means a smile and

:( is a frown.

Sometimes these are represented by

:-)

:-(

Well, how about some "ASSICONS"?
Here goes:


(_!_) a regular ass


(__!__) a fat ass


(!) a tight ass


(_*_) a sore ass


{_!_} a swishy ass


(_o_) an ass that's been around


(_x_) kiss my ass


(_X_) leave my ass alone


(_zzz_) a tired ass


(_E=mc2_) a smart ass


(_$_) Money coming out of his ass


(_?_) Dumb Ass


You have just been e-mooned!

(.Y.)
\./
( Y )

Friday, February 02, 2007

Cat And Dog Diary

Excerpts from a Dog's Diary
8:00 am - Dog food! My favorite thing!
9:30 am - A car ride! My favorite thing!
9:40 am - A walk in the park! My favorite thing!
10:30 am - Got rubbed and petted! My favorite thing!
12:00 pm - Lunch! My favorite thing!
1:00 pm - Played in the yard! My favorite thing!
3:00 pm - Wagged my tail! My favorite thing!
5:00 pm - Milk bones! My favorite thing!
7:00 pm - Got to play ball! My favorite thing!
8:00 pm - Wow! Watched TV with the people! My favorite thing!
11:00 pm - Sleeping on the bed! My favorite thing!



Excerpts from a Cat's Diary
Day 543 of my captivity. My captors continue to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects. They dine lavishly on fresh meat, while the other inmates and I are fed hash or some sort of dry nuggets.
Although I make my contempt for the rations perfectly clear, I nevertheless must eat something in order to keep up my strength. The only thing that keeps me going is my dream of escape.


DAY 768 - I am finally aware of how sadistic they are. For no good reason I was chosen for the water torture. This time however it included a burning foamy chemical called "shampoo." What sick minds could invent such a liquid. My only consolation is the piece of thumb still stuck between my teeth.

DAY 770 In an attempt to disgust them, I once again vomit on the carpet.
Today I decapitated a mouse and dropped its headless body at their feet. I had hoped
this would strike fear into their hearts, since it clearly demonstrates what
I am capable of. However, they merely made condescending comments about what a "good little hunter" I am? Bastards!

DAY 771 - There was some sort of gathering of their accomplices. I was placed in solitary throughout the event. However, I could hear the noise and smell the foul odor of the glass tubes they call "beer". More importantly I overheard that my confinement was due to MY power of "allergies." I Must learn what this is and how to use it to my advantage.

DAY 811 - Today I was almost successful in an attempt to
assassinate one of my tormentors by weaving around his feet as he was walking. I must try this again tomorrow -- but at the top of the stairs.

DAY 953 - I am convinced that the other prisoners here are flunkies and snitches. The dog receives special privileges. He is regularly released - and seems to be more than willing to return. He is obviously retarded. The bird has got to be an informant. I observe him communicate with the guards regularly. I am certain that he reports my every move. My captors have arranged protective custody for him in an elevated cell, so he is safe. For now...

Thursday, February 01, 2007

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows available for pre-order on Amazon.com

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com and Amazon.ca! Speculation continues as to which character will die in the seventh and final chapter of J.K. Rowling's wildly popular series, and you will surely want to find out.

The publishers, Scholastic in the U.S. and Raincoast in Canada, have announced a release date of July 21, 2007.




There is a deluxe edition and a standard edition

Windows Vista Speech Recognition Hole

Microsoft has admitted that speech recognition features in Vista could be hijacked so that a PC tells itself to delete files or folders.
Vista can respond to vocal commands and concern has been raised about malicious audio on websites or sent via e-mail.

In one scenario outlined by users an MP3 file of voice instructions was used to tell the PC to delete documents.

Microsoft said the exploit was "technically possible" but there was no need to worry.

Read the whole article: Vista has speech recognition hole