Sunday beauty #221

Folks, here’s another interesting image for your Sunday.

Click on image to see more by this artist.

“mud games” by Dan Markeye, courtesy of Flickr Commons

Today’s quote: “When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.” ~ Mark Twain (“mad” means “insane” here..)

Let’s try to have some fun, people. Everyone I’m meeting lately is way too uptight.

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Fun Videos for a Fantastic Friday (And Bomber Rides)

Sheeze but it is gore-gee-us here today. Wow. My kind of weather!

This puts me in such a good mood, all I’m going to do today (before I head outside) is post a fun video — one that will put is all in the mood for the coming season.

um.. oops. Not quite right. How about this one?

Hmmm… that wasn’t quite right either.. This one?

Hmmm.. Yes, closer… But that sunshine is calling me, and that’ll have to do. Have a great day everyone!

Ride in a B-17 At the Hayward Executive Airport, this weekend, $450 will buy you a ride on the Memphis Belle (one of the last remaining flyable WW II heavy bombers). Those who want to experience this once-in-a-lifetime .. um, experience can call (918) 340-0243 to book a seat. Ground tours are available after the flights. The ‘flying museum’s’ website is here.

Today’s quote: “If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you got a problem. Everything else is inconvenience.” ~ Robert Fulghum

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Friday Fun Videos (of the High Flying Sort)

Folks, wanna have some fun?

Okay, then! Let’s start. This first one is quite short. First, click here. Then toggle the viewer to Full screen mode. Then click Play ” >”.

Insane, eh?

Now, ole Tech Paul loves airplanes. And loves fun. But I would want no part of that!

Here’s some more things that go fast..

Okay, so some of that was a little.. um.. not-so-fun.. let me try again..

Yeah. OK. So that stuff is not for everybody. So for the rest of you, here’s your FFV.

Yay! The weekend is almost here.

And how about some tech? AT&T buys Verizon Wireless spectrum for $1.9bn

“AT&T has agreed to acquire airwaves from Verizon Wireless, the U.S.’ largest cellular network by subscribers, for $1.9 billion, the company said today.” Read more..

Today’s quote: “I told the doctor I broke my leg in two places. He told me to quit going to those places.” ~ Henny Youngman

ATTN: Do you have the IP of 192.74.237.188 ? If you are not a spammer, you’re infected (actually, “botted“). And your machine is spamming blogs with bogus comments, and probably doing other nasty things as well.

(Don’t know what your IP address is? Click here.)

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Overnight Mail | Poll | Friday Fun

Today’s Friday Fun video took over two years to make.. And fit ever so nicely with me, as our nice weather has me thinking about vacation plans… It is spectacular time-lapse photography — enjoy!

Also: this week I posted a poll. I am curious what you think. Specifically, what number of hours spent sitting at a computer surfing the web would be too many hours (aka “a problem”) .. if there is a number. Results so far are interesting..

I guess I am normal in that one of the first things I do in the morning is check my email. Overnight my ISP delivered…

I read yesterday that phishing “attack” emails was actually getting worse in the U.S. – three times worse: Report: Phishing is getting worse in North America

“North America experienced a 300% increase in phishing activity last year, according to a Websense report. “This was an amazing jump across the board,” said Patrik Runald of Websense Labs. “And it’s the most dangerous category because you don’t have to click on anything to get infected. This is also a moving target, as are bot networks, while phishing is more static in the way it works.” Read more..

Oh. Well. Nothing can be done about it.

So why worry.

Hey. Cheer up! It’s Friday!

Today’s quote: “Few companies that installed computers to reduce the employment of clerks have realized their expectations… They now need more, and more expensive clerks even though they call them ‘operators’ or ‘programmers.‘” ~ Peter Drucker

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Friday Fun

Earlier this week I posted a short advice piece for having a hopefully less frustrating experience the next time you have to call for some tech support (see, Spot Fake Facebook Profiles + More). Less than 24 hours later, life found a way to remind me why calling tech support is – in many people’s minds – a preview tour of aitch-ee-double-toothpicks.

Which, reminded me that The Oatmeal has a cartoon I have been meaning to post as some ‘Friday Fun”. See, Why I’d Rather Be Punched In The Testicles Than Call Customer Service

Almost titled “Why I’d Rather Share A Sleeping Bag With A Grizzly Bear Than Call Customer Service” See cartoon

Poke around the site while you’re there.. some funny stuff. (Look up the “Sex Ed” cartoon, for example..)

.. and for those of you who might have missed it, (I do have to be responsible.. one can’t be all fun, all the time) I have a reading reco: I have a bad feeling about this – raganwald’s posterous

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I would like to meet the *people* responsible for this..

Thank you, all you who voted for CAN-SPAM. I feel better now there’s a Law.

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Saturday Stupid Human Tricks

Yugg – what a day so far. You know what? I need a “LOL”.. so, how about a “fun” video?

.. what were they thinkin’?

Enjoy your weekend everybody!

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Mix and Match Saturday

aka Weekend Grab Bag

* For Facebook users: June 2011: The Definitive Facebook Lockdown Guide

“June 2011 edition of The Definitive Facebook Lockdown Guide. Helping you to protect your privacy, your social network security and to manage your network safely.“

* Better Late Than Never: I didn’t have time to post a Friday Fun video yesterday, so, here you go – Never Lose The Remote Again.

* Android smart phone: starter kit

“If you’re staring down at your shiny new Android phone wondering which apps to try first, hit up our list before you download anything else. Great applications proliferate on Google’s Android platform, and our Android Starter Kit is merely a sampling of the best software plucked from the Android Market.“

* Completely off-topic: I met a man who impressed me so much I would like to recommend him to anyone considering a fishing outing in California. John Walton has a bait and tackle store in San Leandro, and I came across him via the The Fish Sniffer Online website. He was so knowledgeable and helpful on the phone, I made a point of bringing my 30+ years out-of-date tackle box and my rods and reels to his shop, so he could advise me what I might need (or, need to replace). I drove out of my way to do that, but boy, am I glad I did.

John restrung one of my reels (said my others were fine), put on proper weights and hooks for the others, explained the proper way to set my drag (etc.) so I would stop getting ‘backlash’ snarls (which worked -YAY!), marked good spots on a map of the lake I was headed to, set me up with some bait, and got me thoroughly “good to go”. He spent a good 45 minutes with me. While I was there, he managed to keep up a running dialogue with several real fishermen, advising them on everything from current water conditions to fly fishing rods to tides in delta. His knowledge (and memory) was awesome to me… I picked up a new-fangled trout lure which was $5, and when it was time to go – what I mean is, John pronounced me ‘all set’ – John told me the total bill was $12. (And here I thought I was the last fella who ran his business with such generous integrity — that our breed had died out.) From what I could see my brief time there, John is known and sought ought by anglers, and I could sure understand why. If you are thinking about fishing in CA, I would give John a call: (510) 352-3932.

* In this economy, is a Google antitrust probe “un-American?”

“Is a probe of a leading tech company, at a time when the tech industry seems poised to buck the current economic trend, really the smartest move out of Washington?” READ FULL STORY

[I might phrase it, “should a Superpower get a ‘pass’ because the economy is shaky?”]

Today’s Quotable quote: “When the grass looks greener on the other side of the fence, it may be that they take better care of it there.”  ~ Cecil Selig

Today’s recommended reading: Trojans, viruses, worms: How does malware get on PCs and Macs?

“What’s the best way to deal with malicious software on PCs and Macs? You can’t answer that question until you know how malware gets installed in the first place. Here’s a reality check.” READ FULL STORY..

Rumor? Somebody told me that online poker has been removed from the Internet… Gambling Laws, or sumsuch. Guess it’s time for a new hobby/addiction for some folks…

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