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Thinking about firing up one of those P2P Thingees?

You know, the old Napster, Limewire, etc… “Sharing” files usually translates in the newbies tiny little mind as “dipping into somebody else’s stash” of music, pics, whatever.
I’ve never understood the attraction, ’cause I always understood that it meant that others could also dip into mine. So I opted ‘not.
Here’s a scary blog with examples of [...]

Bastards

Man, the phishers are getting more and more sophisticated. Makes me glad I’m paranoid about this kind of stuff.
Don’t know what “phishing” is? It’s when you get an email from Paypal or somebody else, wanting you to “update” your account info. The most recent one I got was from somebody pretending to be eBay, telling [...]

Odds ‘n Ends

The Flaming Cheeto has sold her house. As someone who’s done that, hooray! It’s a great feeling, even when your buyers are dicks.
In her post, the Cheeto laments the mess the buyers will undoubtedly turn her beautiful home into. I can understand that. Houses are made of wood, cement and drywall. Homes are what the [...]

Okay, so it not tomorrow…

Bagpipes have “drones,” the 3 tubes that stick out and up from the bag. They each have a reed in them, which causes them to each play a note, providing the instrument with its own accompaniment!