The system in action

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So earlier this week I had Jury Duty. I never even though I'd ever have Jury Duty. It never crossed my mind. I didn't want to do it. I thought of every way to get out of it and there wasn't any. I guess I could have lied in the interviews but I didn't really want to do that. I wanted a legitamate way out. I soon realized that there wasn't one so I just accecpted the fact that I was going to have to sit on a jury. Luckily I got on a short case. It ended up being only two days. Now even though I didn't want to do it, it was very stressful, and not any fun at all, I'm glad I did it. I did find it interesting on how the legal system works. I didn't realize how tuff it would be to write the word guilty on that little slip of paper, but it was.

A hour in the life of……

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So many wonder, "Will, your an exciting kind of guy, what's your life like?" Well here's how last night went.

9:03pm..... Brandt and I have been listening to our MP3's on iTunes.... Listening to mostly to one of my favorite punk bands "Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies". That's right, I said it, punk band. So we started searching them out on the internet.

9:11pm..... We started downloading a couple of free sample MP3's from a site. We downloaded a song called "Science Fiction".

9:13pm..... As soon as we listened to this MP3 we realized we knew the song from someplace, but couldn't think of where. We tried to just let it go, but were unable to.

9:15pm..... At this point we are feverishly searching our minds for where we had heard this song before. Thinking, other bands, movies, TV shows, or little mechanical monkeys playing the tune out with their little cymbals, ya know, normal things like that.

9:33pm..... Finally, I remembered. It was either the opening or closing credits of "Rocky Horror".

9:36pm..... Still can't decide if it was the opening, or the closing credits.

9:37pm..... Now we are looking for my copy of RHPS. It's no where to be found. I know I burned a copy of it and there should only be a couple of places where it might be. The office area, or in my CD rack in the living room. Nope, neither.

9:45pm..... Still looking.

9:51pm..... Finally, I found it stuck with another DVD in the incorrect case. Ok, now we have the DVD. Come to find out it's not the opening OR the closing credits, it's BOTH.

9:52pm...... Now we start alternating playing them back and forth. Listening to one, and then the other. Trying to determine if they are the same. It's really hard to tell.

9:59pm..... Still trying to decide if it was the same song. It's not easy to tell. One is just about double speed the other. One punk, the other very smooth and middle of the road. So it was pretty tuff to tell, but after writing out all the lyrics they are the same song, just different.

That's one hour. We are a pretty exciting bunch of bachelors, aren't we? Now just multiply that by 23 and you have a day that.... ummmmm..... well, you have a day anyway.

I’m giggling like a little girl…

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Dinner


For geeks like me, this is like a reunion of the Beetles or something....
Here's a link directly to the Audio. On one of the other broadcasts on Leoville, Leo makes reference to this dinner with Leo, Kevin, Pat, Roger, and Prager and makes some comment about their future! I wonder if that means anything or not. It sure would be great if it did. I guess only time will tell.

Dogs, dogs, and more dogs…

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I was doing a little google searching, LINK, and I found that there are a lot of people that like watching their dogs....

Like 20 dogs in a room with a couch...
A litter of puppies. My how they grow...
Dogs in the driveway barking at cars...
Like 15 dogs sniffing some poor womans butt...

I'm sure there are many more cams out there like this, but there is only so much time in the day, and with Halflife 2/Battlefield Vietnam/Halo2 that leaves very little for searching for doggie cams....

UPDATE----------->>>>> Here's another google link for webcams... LINK

Embarrass myself!

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So a couple of weeks ago I spent $106 on underwear and socks. Mostly for Brandt cuz everything he had was either worn out, or out grown. Well this time it was my time. I went underwear shopping for myself. I normally stick to the boxers or maybe a couple of pair of the boxer briefs if I'm feeling really kinky. Well this time I ran into a new brand of boxer briefs by a company called "Life" or something like that. Anyway, they are normal boxer briefs but they are seamless and stretchy. They say "Stretch to any size". Now I picked up a pair of these. They are size large. I double and triple checked the size and it was correct. After I got home I looked at these things and they looked like they would barely fit Brandt much less me. But they did say they would stretch to any size. Well I figured they would know best and sure enough, they stretched. What I quickly noticed after trying them on is that they leave ABSOLUTLY NOTHING to the imagination. They are pretty much the most comfortable underwear I've ever had on, if there is such a thing. Because they stretch so far and so easily, they are pretty form fitting and are extremely reviling. I'm thinking that they could make a fortune by making womens clothing out of this stuff. I'd much rather see them on a woman than myself. I will continue to wear them I suppose, but only when others might not see them, cuz I might as well be going commando. Anyway.....

You decide ….

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* The following excerpts have been taken word for word from
FunWebProducts End User License Agreement with no changes made.

** This EULA may be read at
http://www.funwebproducts.com/eula_1104/index.html

***The following statements are my opinion only.



So I'm surfing around the internet last night, I found my most
favorite piece of spyware/adware type pain in the ass program.
I decided that I'd take a peek at EULA and see what all it
contained. Read these random sentences and partial sentences
and decide for yourself.


"THE SOFTWARE IS SPYWARE FREE AND NO REGISTRATION OR
PERSONAL INFORMATION IS REQUIRED FOR USE."
Will.....Spyware free, huh? No personal info, huh? Keep that in mind.


"We reserve the right to add additional features or functions
to the existing Software."
Will.....So this gives them the right to add to the software
with out even really asking your permission.


"the Software periodically communicates with our servers"
Will.....This is true, I've ran the sniffer on it and that it does.


"This update may occur automatically or through other means and
may occur all at once or over multiple sessions."
Will.....So this means they can update with out any interaction with
you.


"You acknowledge and agree that the Software is licensed, not sold to
you by Licensor"
Will.....This isn't just spyware, but many other software packages do
this Too. You don't own this software, they do.


"The Software is exposed to various security issues, and should be
regarded as unsecure"
Will.....This is a feel good line.


"By accepting this Agreement, you acknowledge and accept that the
Software, and any information you download or offer to share by means of the
Software, may be exposed to unauthorized access, interception, corruption, damage
or misuse, and should be regarded as insecure. You accept all
responsibility for such security risks and any damage resulting therefrom."
Will.....So even if their software caused a security hole you would be
responsible for any damage. That's like because you bought be a cup of
coffee you are responsible if I shot someone with me new gun.


"The Software, in the course of processing a given search query, sends a
request to our servers. This request includes the keyword query, time of
day, browser type, default language setting, IP address, an anonymous
unique ID, and a code which identifies the distribution source of the Software
used by you to conduct your search."
Will.....Now, remember they stated they are not spyware, yet here they
are sending out information. Personally sounds like spyware to me.


"For example, we use a cookie to record which search engine you have
selected as your default provider"
Will.....Why do I want them to know what I have set as my default search
Engine. Maybe it's www.searchporn.com and I don't want them to know
that.


"The Software also sends a configuration request when you start your
browser. This request is approximately 5k in size and includes only
anonymous data such as IP address, browser type, and information about
the specific release date and distribution source of your Software, as
outlined above."
Will.....Only 5k, that's like 5,000 characters in case your wondering.
There is that IP address again. Please note that during my sniffing
activities I noticed it's not just your internet address, if you are on an internal
network they send that address. Now in their logs they will have your
external address and your internal address. I don't necessarily think they would
do anything bad, but someone could sniff that information the same way
I did and then have a head start on hacking your network. I'm just
saying....


"When you visit the Web Sites, we may place a small text file-called a
"cookie"-on your computer that allows us to identify your Web browser."
Will.....They keep saying not spyware, not identifiable information, but
what's this...


"We also capture your source IP address which is a standard practice for
most internet sites."
Will.....Once again this is where they are able to get your external
address which would match up nicely with your internal address.


"If any of the Web Sites or the Software is ever sold or all or
substantially all of the assets relating to a Web Site or the Software are transferred
to another entity, we may transfer all information provided by or collected
from you, including personally identifiable information,"
Will.....In the world of dot com and the internet companies are bought
and sold all the time. I'd be worried that since they claim to not be spyware, they
are very similar to my definition of spyware, and that they may be sold to, or
buy a spyware company and now they have my information.


"However, if you elect to provide any information in connection with the
use of any other services Licensor offers, you agree to provide and to
maintain fully accurate, complete and current information. If Licensor has
reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is inaccurate, not current or
not complete, Licensor has the right to suspend or terminate your use of the Software
or our services, and pursue any appropriate legal remedies."
Will.....So, you don't have to give them information, but if you do it
HAS to be accurate or they will terminate you. Why would they need that info
if they weren't using it???


"you may be required to accept additional terms and conditions and/or,
establish an account including an unique identification code or name
(an "ID") and password (a "Password")."
Will.....Once again, no identifiable info, but in some cases you are
REQUIRED to accept or create an account.


I think spyware. What do you think?