Darkavich's Daily Ramblings Ramblings of a Mad Sys-Admin

January 13, 2007

Trust no one…

Filed under: Muggle Tech — Darkavich @ 11:15 pm

Ok, I just don’t get this…

back when Google started with gmail, I thought I would see what all the buzz was about. I was under impressed because it was no different than all the other webmail systems out there.

Today, I logged into the account. It had never been used to SEND or receive email, so there is no way anyone would have know it existed. When I logged in, the account had over 200 messages of SPAM!

This gives me a very high confidence that someone has sold the entire Gmail database to a spam house. The email address I was using was a very random set of characters and  numbers. Now you know why I am so paranoid about not trusting any other companies to host my services. If they sold mailing lists, what else are they selling?

January 10, 2007

is apple the new slashdot?

Filed under: Items in the Pensieve,Muggle Tech — Darkavich @ 1:13 am

Well in poking around I went to www.iphone.com and got this page. So I guess this is the new slashdot effect.



Internet Phone
Company

 

This web site is
temporary having lots of traffic from the launch of Apple iPhone.
The owner of the web site has request to take down the web site for now.

Please check back soon.


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January 9, 2007

Repeat after me… I will not be an early adoptor, I will not be an early adoptor

Filed under: Muggle Tech — Darkavich @ 7:29 pm

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January 1, 2007

random stupid facts…

Filed under: Items in the Pensieve — Darkavich @ 9:40 pm
  • EVER BEEN GIVEN AN ENGAGEMENT RING?:
    Nope.
  • LONGEST RELATIONSHIP:
    17 years and counting
  • LAST GIFT YOU RECEIVED:
    One of those uni-taskers Alton Brown warned me about 😉 www.chestnutter.com/
  • EVER DROPPED A CELL PHONE?:
    No, but I have toss one against a wall and driving over another with my truck.
  • WHEN’S THE LAST TIME YOU WORKED OUT?:
    Does sex count? 😉 If not, about 3 months ago. Can’t wait for the holiday to be over.
  • THING(S) YOU SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON:
    DVD’s and Bikes
  • LAST FOOD YOU ATE:
    Prime Rib Roast… MMMMM… think I will have another slice.
  • FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX:
    They smell like strawberry.
  • ONE FAVORITE SONG:
    Eclipse, Pink Floyd
  • WHERE DO YOU LIVE?:
    In a house… 😉 Oh you mean “what city” San Diego, Ca
  • HIGH SCHOOL YOU ATTENDED:
    Antelope Valley High School.
  • CELL PHONE SERVICE PROVIDER:
    verizon (not by choice)
  • FAVORITE MALL STORE:
    Eddie Bauer
  • LONGEST JOB YOU HAD:
    6.5 years
  • DO YOU OWN A PAIR OF DICE?
    yes, a pair of every sided too 😉
  • DO YOU PRANK CALL PEOPLE?:
    no
  • LAST WEDDING YOU ATTENDED:
  • FIRST FRIEND YOU’D CALL IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY:
    Angie
  • LAST TIME YOU SAW YOUR BEST FRIEND:
    been a long time…. (can’t remember)
  • FAVORITE FAST FOOD RESTAURANT:
    Joey’s BBQ
  • BIGGEST LIE YOU HAVE EVER HEARD:
    The interview candidate that claimed he wrote the FTP protocol.
  • WHERE’S YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT WITH FRIENDS?:
    soupplantation
  • CAN YOU COOK?:
    uh, yeah a little.
  • WHAT CAR DO YOU DRIVE?:
    toyota camry hibryd
  • BEST KISSER:
    Hershey’s. 😉
  • LAST TIME YOU CRIED:
    When Earl passed away.
  • MOST DISLIKED FOODS:
    Eggplant, Zuccini and Squash…Yea, the only Sicilian like that, I know…
  • THING YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT YOURSELF:
    Willing to do anything.
  • THING YOU DISLIKE MOST ABOUT YOURSELF:
    Trying to do everything,
  • LONGEST SHIFT YOU HAVE WORKED AT A JOB:
    Can it be a shift if it’s over multiple days? (30 hours)
  • FAVORITE MOVIE:
    Rocky Horror Picture Show
  • CAN YOU SING?:
    uhm… NO
  • LAST CONCERT ATTENDED:
    Gwen Stefani
  • LAST KISS:
    Last night at midnight… New Years..
  • LAST MOVIE RENTED:
    Don’t rent movies, so I have to think WAY back….. Was probably some T&A movie in College.
  • ONE THING YOU NEVER LEAVE THE HOUSE WITHOUT:
    clothes
  • FAVORITE VACATION SPOT:
    Disney 😉
  • LAPTOP OR DESKTOP COMPUTER?:
    Mac PB64, Mac-Mini, HP-Pavilion, Sun W2100Z.
  • FAVORITE COMEDIAN:
    Ellen Degenerous
  • DO YOU SMOKE?:
    Only when I light myself on fire.
  • SLEEP WITH OR WITHOUT CLOTHES:
    yes
  • WHO SLEEPS WITH YOU EVERY NIGHT?:
    My wife
  • DO LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS WORK?:
    Nope.
  • HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE?:
    3
  • PANCAKES OR FRENCH TOAST?:
    pancakes inside my french toast..
  • DO YOU LIKE COFFEE?:
    not really
  • HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR EGGS?:
    traitorous.
  • DO YOU BELIEVE IN ASTROLOGY?:
    nope
  • LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE:
    who uses the phone, but it was Angie
  • LAST PERSON ON YOUR MISSED CALL LIST:
    Angie
  • WHAT WAS THE LAST TEXT MESSAGE YOU RECEIVED?:
    HAPPY NEW YEARS
  • NUMBER OF PILLOWS:
    4 on the bed, one in use.
  • WHAT ARE YOU WEARING RIGHT NOW?:
    sweats and t-shirt.
  • PICK A LYRIC, ANY LYRIC:
    You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you might find you get what you need.
  • WHAT KIND OF JELLY DO YOU LIKE ON YOUR PB?:
    strawberry
  • CAN YOU PLAY POOL?:
    yea, but I don’t like the smell of chlorine.
  • CAN YOU SWIM?:
    yes
  • FAVORITE ICE CREAM:
    A&W root beer
  • DO YOU LIKE MAPS?:
    yes, how can we get anywhere without them?
  • TELL ME A RANDOM FACT ABOUT YOURSELF:
    I helped build the space shuttle.
  • EVER ATTEND A THEME PARTY?:
    yes
  • WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON?:
    Christmas
  • LAST TIME YOU LAUGHED AT SOMETHING STUPID:
    just now when reading Mario’s blog 😉
  • WHAT TIME DID YOU WAKE UP THIS MORNING?:
    11:30… It was new years day!
  • BEST THING ABOUT WINTER:
    snow!!! I love blankets of white.
  • LAST TIME A COP GAVE YOU A TICKET:
    In college, for doing 45 in a 30 zone.
  • NAME OF YOUR FIRST PET:
    Duchess
  • DO YOU THINK PIRATES ARE COOL OR OVERRATED?:
    cool at disneyland and the movies, but overrated when they show up at ren-faires.
  • WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS WEEKEND?:
    sleeping! And cooking
  • BIRTHDATE?:
    12/29
  • WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE?:
    Alive
  • ARE YOU ON A LAPTOP?:
    Duh!
  • ARE YOU SMILING?:
    Am now!
  • DO YOU MISS SOMEONE RIGHT NOW?:
    yes
  • IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WHERE WOULD YOU GO?
    Tahiti
  • ARE YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL?:
    no..
  • DO YOU HAVE A CRUSH?:
    yes “shhh, only my wife and I know who she is”
  • WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NAME?:
    Darkavich… no wait… Aaahhhhhhh
  • WHAT COLOR IS YOUR BATHING SUIT?:
    Blue.
  • ONE PIECE OR TWO PIECE?:
    One silly.
  • DID YOU GO ON VACATION LAST MONTH?:
    Nope
  • HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON A CRUISE?:
    yes
  • DO YOU HAVE A SISTER?:
    yes
  • ARE YOU UPSTAIRS?:
    yes
  • ARE YOU IN LOVE?:
    yes
  • HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL?:
    yes, more times than I like to remember.
  • DO YOU WISH YOU COULD SEE ANYONE PARTICULAR RIGHT NOW?:
    Yes, my high school best friends.
  • WHAT JEWELRY ARE YOU WEARING?:
    Is a MS-Hope band counted as Jewelry?
  • WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO AFTER THIS SURVEY?:
    clicking Publish.

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