Lucius Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Re: Musings on Random Musings Research strongly indicates that thoughts can trigger physical changes in the brain, and therefore there are patterns of thought that should be avoided. It may be that both spam and porn are physically rewiring us. The Internet may actually cause brain damage. At first I wasn't worried about spam, because for it to have such effects, people would have to actually read it. Then I realized that there probably ARE people who really DO read their spam. Then I realized it's still nothing to worry about, because such people are probably already brain damaged. Lucius Alexander Reprogramming a palindromedary. Or is that vice versa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teh bunneh Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Re: Musings on Random Musings Re: That link Alice posted. That is some seriously f***ed up s*** right there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Re: Musings on Random Musings Re: That link Alice posted. That is some seriously f***ed up s*** right there. Yea, yes it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinKitty Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Re: Musings on Random Musings I glanced at Alice's Link. No, I don't need to read that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Re: Musings on Random Musings Then I realized that there probably ARE people who really DO read their spam. We had that happen here. Our receptionist, nicest girl you could possibly meet, freaked out because she got extortionist death threat spam. This was very fortunate, because we then discovered that she was also starting to follow along with some Nigerian bank fraud scams as well. She's not stupid, just didn't come from a tech background. She now knows a great deal about spam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Re: Musings on Random Musings Re: That link Alice posted. That is some seriously f***ed up s*** right there. You'll notice I had no remarks about it. Just a link, with a smilie that got as close to my facial expression as I was reading it as I could approximate. I'm still mostly struck speechless, even thinking about it. It just seems like such a bizarre perspective, so alien to me, that I can't even BEGIN to wrap my brain around the reality that someone actually thinks that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Re: Musings on Random Musings We had that happen here. Our receptionist' date=' nicest girl you could possibly meet, freaked out because she got extortionist death threat spam. This was very fortunate, because we then discovered that she was also starting to follow along with some Nigerian bank fraud scams as well. She's not stupid, just didn't come from a tech background. She now knows a great deal about spam.[/quote'] Yea, for the most part, people I work with don't have anything resembling a tech background. Heck I made the mail server's admin eyes glaze when I started asking specifics. But no problems so far on regular scams since I think most of my coworkers already have scam radar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Re: Musings on Random Musings But is it a targeting sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Re: Musings on Random Musings You'll notice I had no remarks about it. Just a link, with a smilie that got as close to my facial expression as I was reading it as I could approximate. I'm still mostly struck speechless, even thinking about it. It just seems like such a bizarre perspective, so alien to me, that I can't even BEGIN to wrap my brain around the reality that someone actually thinks that way. Indoctrination from birth is often a terrible thing, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Re: Musings on Random Musings I could make headshots at everyone if they would conform to specifics of time & place too. Tactics' date=' anyone? [/quote'] 30-06 with a high-power scope from a tree seat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoneDaddy Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Re: Musings on Random Musings 30-06 with a high-power scope from a tree seat? Some call it a deer stand. Others call it a voting booth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Re: Musings on Random Musings A voting booth? Wait, I had my seat set up in a bush on a grassy knoll! Was that the wrong place to be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Re: Musings on Random Musings Something about scam radar being a targeting sense and sniper rifles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archermoo Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Re: Musings on Random Musings how can you spend that much money? Well, hookers and blow don't just buy themselves! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Re: Musings on Random Musings Well' date=' hookers and blow don't just buy themselves! [/quote'] Now look at them yo-yos thats the way you do it You play the guitar on the mtv That aint workin thats the way you do it Money for nothin and chicks for free Sometimes they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Re: Musings on Random Musings A voting booth? Wait' date=' I had my seat set up in a bush on a grassy knoll! Was that the wrong place to be?[/quote'] It depends upon who you were "voting" against. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Re: Musings on Random Musings Some call it a deer stand. Others call it a voting booth. Why is it called a deer stand when practically all the time one spends there is done sitting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Re: Musings on Random Musings Sometimes they do. no, there is a young woman who has received, literally between $50-$70k every three months for a year. And nearly every other month she overdraws her account. The mind boggles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Re: Musings on Random Musings So, what is her occupation? And, did she get any of that money from you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Re: Musings on Random Musings As near as I can tell her occupation is...getting money from daddy or some settlement. She's 24 and runs her own business. Which is apparently her spending money on storage space and then her, her mother, and her brother buying stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Re: Musings on Random Musings . . . Interesting profession. What qualifications does one need? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Re: Musings on Random Musings A "sugar" daddy. "salt daddy's" leave a bad taste in the mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teh bunneh Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Re: Musings on Random Musings You'll notice I had no remarks about it. Just a link, with a smilie that got as close to my facial expression as I was reading it as I could approximate. I'm still mostly struck speechless, even thinking about it. It just seems like such a bizarre perspective, so alien to me, that I can't even BEGIN to wrap my brain around the reality that someone actually thinks that way. One of these days, we're going to kick the oil monkey off our back. Then we'll be able to tell those idiotic, barbaric f***ers that they're welcome to have the 12th century all to themselves, and if they ever want to join the civilized nations they're going to have to come here to the 21st century, not the other way around. At least, that's my dream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoneDaddy Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Re: Musings on Random Musings Yay! The Daily Show and Colbert Report are back! Andrew Sullivan was on the Colbert Report. It was kind of awkward both shows theme was the writers strike. But it was funny and I actually watched an hour of actual television for the first time in three months. No! Stop! You were almost free, dammit! The writers were doing you the biggest favor of your life and you're squandering it for a few laughs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Re: Musings on Random Musings What is this "television" of which you speak? Oh, THAT? You mean there is something on it besides PBS and sports events? No, you don't mean that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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