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The Christmas Party has come and gone. It wasn't as long as expected, but then again, it started at Noon and I wasn't home from work until 3:00pm, so by that time many had left or were on their way out. (The Grandmothers both arrived at 10:30am, as Mom said.)
I'm staying up for a bit 'cause tomorrow (Monday to Friday) I'm working the 2:30pm to 11:30pm shift. Yes, even on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. O_o
I saw three things in the Loblaws today that caught my attenion - first, Harry Potter Lego - they have a "Snape Sneer" head that captures Snape perfectly. :P Second, a Harry Potter Shampoo (shaped like a Potion bottle). Third, a copy of Wired Magazine that talks about Nintendo having trouble growing up. I'll have to pick that up sometime.
Did you know that there was such a thing as a 3-sided record? Monty Python's "Matching Tie and Handkerchief" record had one side normally pressed, but the second side had two grooves, and different tracks would be played depending on which groove the needle fell into.
And now, a quick story.
A few days ago, one of my friends/co-workers from U8TV sent out a mass e-mail about a virus she found on her system.
It was one of those e-mails that state that there is a file on your computer that no anti-virus program detects. She had already deleted the file and then sent out the e-mail.
So, I type the filename into the Virus Information Library and discover it's a hoax, naturally.
I am shocked at the number of people who fall for these pranks. They actually believe that an e-mail from a friend is more reliable than the most updated virus scanners.
By sending out the mass e-mail, they are spreading the "virus", which is a hoax.
Every time I get one of those e-mails, I always do the same thing: write back to them identifying the hoax, give them the URL I mentioned before, and offer to "screen" any further e-mails like that one. (In this case, I haven't heard back from her.)
One of these days, if I'm feeling truly malicious, I'm going to spread my own version, identifying the "virus" as win.com (the Windows program) or aol.exe or something.
If you - yes, you, reader - ever wonder about an e-mail about a virus, either check it in the VIL or forward it to me. It takes me no time at all to check. (I wonder if I can make a job out of that...)
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I'm staying up for a bit 'cause tomorrow (Monday to Friday) I'm working the 2:30pm to 11:30pm shift. Yes, even on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. O_o
I saw three things in the Loblaws today that caught my attenion - first, Harry Potter Lego - they have a "Snape Sneer" head that captures Snape perfectly. :P Second, a Harry Potter Shampoo (shaped like a Potion bottle). Third, a copy of Wired Magazine that talks about Nintendo having trouble growing up. I'll have to pick that up sometime.
Did you know that there was such a thing as a 3-sided record? Monty Python's "Matching Tie and Handkerchief" record had one side normally pressed, but the second side had two grooves, and different tracks would be played depending on which groove the needle fell into.
And now, a quick story.
A few days ago, one of my friends/co-workers from U8TV sent out a mass e-mail about a virus she found on her system.
It was one of those e-mails that state that there is a file on your computer that no anti-virus program detects. She had already deleted the file and then sent out the e-mail.
So, I type the filename into the Virus Information Library and discover it's a hoax, naturally.
I am shocked at the number of people who fall for these pranks. They actually believe that an e-mail from a friend is more reliable than the most updated virus scanners.
By sending out the mass e-mail, they are spreading the "virus", which is a hoax.
Every time I get one of those e-mails, I always do the same thing: write back to them identifying the hoax, give them the URL I mentioned before, and offer to "screen" any further e-mails like that one. (In this case, I haven't heard back from her.)
One of these days, if I'm feeling truly malicious, I'm going to spread my own version, identifying the "virus" as win.com (the Windows program) or aol.exe or something.
If you - yes, you, reader - ever wonder about an e-mail about a virus, either check it in the VIL or forward it to me. It takes me no time at all to check. (I wonder if I can make a job out of that...)
What Instant Messaging Service Are You?
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Which Sesame Street Muppet's Dark Secret Are You?
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