Archive for August of 2006

It was research!

August 21, 2006
Naturally, the attachment contained a virus.
Hi! I am abuse manager of asacp.org, the organization which fights with the child pornography expansion in Internet. We look through great number of our member's reports. Though we are not governmental organization, we gained a great experience working with FBI. In a number of cases we participate in analyzing of data bases, got from web hosting providers, in order to reveal child porno traffic systems.

I'd like to inform you that investigating activity of the one of child porno sites; we found e-mails data base, in which was your e-mail [something]@auzsoft.net. In view of this, I have two versions: either you are the client of this shop, or your e-mail appeared there accidentally. I sincerely hope that it was accidental coincidence and believe that you are interested in this version as well. If you show a good will, make modest, voluntary donation on our site: http://www.asacp.org/donation.html, I will be convinced in your being not implicated in this business. Don't forget to indicate your e-mail address in the payment comment. In attachment to this letter I sent all the details, showing that your e-mail address found not accidentally in our database. Also there is the list of US law clauses, under which you can be made answerable.

Good luck!

Ring, ring... bananaphone

August 16, 2006
Ring, ring.
“Thank you for calling TalkTalk. Press 1 for sales. Press 2 to buy something. Press 3 to buy something else. Press 4 for technical support. Press 5 for sales. Press 6 to be disconnected. Press 7 for accounts.”
7
“All of our operatives are current bu...”
“Hi, this is Algernon, can I have your home phone number?”
123 4567 8901
“And what is your account number?”
T123456
“And your full name?”
Oswald McTwistle
“And the first line of your address?”
123 Fake Street
“And your postcode?”
OI8 12
“And how can I help you today?”
I'd like to cancel my account.
“Ah, you need to called the following number to cancel: 0870 123 1234”
Thank you.

Ring, ring.
“Thank you for calling TalkTalk. Press 1 to buy something. Press 2 to buy something else. Press 3 for amusing fart noises. Press 4 for a surprise. Press 5 for our selection of on-hold music. Press 6 to vote for Nikki on Big Brother. Press 7 to vote for the ugly one on Love Island. Press 8 to hate. Press 9 to hear a poem by a depressed Goth. Press 0 if you love pie. Press 00 to hear this menu again. Or wait for any thing else you might want.”
...waits...
“All of our agents are busy, you are being held in a queue.”
...waits...
“You call is important to us. Please wait.”
[time passes]
...waits...
“All of our agents are busy, you are being he...”
“Thank you for calling TalkTalk. My name is Algernon, can I have your home phone number?”
123 4567 8901
“And what is your account number?”
T123456
“And your full name?”
Oswald McTwistle
“And the first line of your address?”
123 Fake Street
“And your postcode?”
OI8 12
“And how can I help you today?”
I'd like to cancel my account.
“The number you need is 0871 123 1234. Please note it down in case you get disconnected after I transfer you.”

Ring, ring.
“All of our agents are busy, you are being held in a queue.”
...waits...
“You call is important to us. Please wait.”
...waits...
“All of our agents are busy, you are being he...”
“Thank you for calling TalkTalk. My name is Algernon, can I have your home phone number?”
123 4567 8901
“And what is your account number?”
T123456
“And your full name?”
Oswald McTwistle
“And the first line of your address?”
123 Fake Street
“And your postcode?”
OI8 12
“And how can I help you today?”
I'd like to cancel my account.
“Could you tell us why you want to cancel?”
I don't need the line any more.
“OK. It'll be canceled as of 4pm tomorrow.”

Possible the greatest animated GIF evar...

August 14, 2006
Rockin'
(from via B3ta)

Juxtaposition

August 11, 2006
Wednesday: The UK might have to modify its freedoms in the short term in order to prevent their “misuse and abuse” by terrorists, John Reid has said.
Thursday: Everybody Panic!

Reasoned discourse.
The Daily Show take on it all.

Make it so, my arse

August 04, 2006
Your results:
You are Jean-Luc Picard
Jean-Luc Picard
75%
An Expendable Character (Redshirt)
65%
Spock
59%
Leonard McCoy (Bones)
55%
Chekov
45%
Will Riker
40%
Worf
35%
Beverly Crusher
35%
Uhura
35%
Data
27%
Geordi LaForge
20%
Mr. Sulu
20%
James T. Kirk (Captain)
15%
Mr. Scott
10%
Deanna Troi
0%

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