Fred: So you don't worry that it's possible for someone to send out a biological or electronic trigger that effectively overrides your own sense of ideals and values and replaces them with an alternative coercive agenda that reduces you to a mindless meat puppet? Shopkeeper: Wow. People used to think that I was paranoid.

'Time Bomb'


Natter 39 and Holding  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Trudy Booth - Oct 26, 2005 8:04:55 am PDT #8870 of 10002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

Are you using AOL for your browser?

I don't THINK I am.

IIRC, that was an option when I was trying to get the IM, but I didn't check the box.


Kat - Oct 26, 2005 8:05:19 am PDT #8871 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Welcome to my life. Except change 6 to 5.


tommyrot - Oct 26, 2005 8:05:41 am PDT #8872 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

How do I make that go away?

I'm not sure what the best malware remover is these days.

You should probably ask this in Tech.


Jesse - Oct 26, 2005 8:06:18 am PDT #8873 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I also have class til 10. I really don't get how people with full-time jobs take (and teach!) these 8pm classes.


Trudy Booth - Oct 26, 2005 8:06:54 am PDT #8874 of 10002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

I'm going to get in trouble, aren't I? Crappity crap crap crap.

What IS malware?


msbelle - Oct 26, 2005 8:07:27 am PDT #8875 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

ita insent.


tommyrot - Oct 26, 2005 8:08:04 am PDT #8876 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

What IS malware?

It's a term that includes spyware and adware.


Trudy Booth - Oct 26, 2005 8:08:37 am PDT #8877 of 10002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

So I'd better fess up, huh?

Sighhhh....


Nutty - Oct 26, 2005 8:09:41 am PDT #8878 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

the now infamous T-Mobile Party.

What on EARTH were they all doing with their cell phones??

surrounded by a group of close friends, sucking face vodka tonics.

You know, even for idiotic gossip columns, I still think copyediting is a good idea.

Yes, I am grumpy, why do you ask??


tommyrot - Oct 26, 2005 8:10:05 am PDT #8879 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

So I'd better fess up, huh?

There are programs that get rid of it, but I haven't had to deal with that stuff in a while so I don't know what the best programs are.