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Comment Re:Vocalize (Score 1) 528

by krgallagher (#34598736) Attached to: Republicans Create Rider To Stop Net Neutrality
"Bullshit, I used to call all the time. Not letters call. You get some staffer who does not care and an email that says they agree with you and support $the_opposite_of_what_you_said 100%."

What did you expect. Do you want you senator answering the phone all day or do you want them to govern? Personally I send emails. I always get a policy paper back. Sometimes they support my viewpoint and sometimes they do not. What I do know, is that someone on the staff is keeping a record of the opinions that are coming in. That is what your congressman ultimately sees. the totals, not individual opinions.

Also, on occasion I bring up an issue that is completely off the radar of my representative. Sometimes that requires a few emails to school my elected official about why this issue is important. After all they are only human.

Finally, I would like to suggest that some creativity can be helpful. In this last election I sent my congressman a photocopy of the $25 cheque I sent to his opponent. I had warned him in an earlier email that failure to support a piece of legislation would result in my supporting his opponent. Idle threats are pointless. Follow through gets noticed.

Comment Monday Monday (Score 1) 510

by krgallagher (#33655698) Attached to: The best day of the week, generally:

Monday Monday, can't trust that day, Monday Monday, sometimes it just turns out that way. Oh Monday morning, it gave me no warning of what was to be; Oh Monday Monday, how could they downsize and not take me.

Every other day, every other day, Every other day of the week is fine, yeah. But whenever Monday comes, but whenever Monday comes, You can find me cryin' all of the time.

Monday Monday, so good to me, Monday Monday, my career's not what it could be. Oh Monday morning, Monday morning couldn't guarantee, That Monday evening my job would be with me.
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Internet Screenshot-sm 92

Posted by samzenpus from the vicky-who? dept.
MMBK writes "Our friends at JESS3 have unveiled The Ex-Blocker. It's a Firefox and Chrome plugin that erases all name and likeness of your ex from the Internet, even if they become a meme, or the president. You'll no longer have to threaten to delete your Facebook account or concoct an elaborate e-hoax to assuage the reality-shattering complications that are born from break-ups. Simply construct an Internet that omits bad vibes all together."

Comment Re:Huh? (Score 1) 700

by krgallagher (#31944970) Attached to: Sony Can Update PS3 Firmware Without Permission
Shouldn't the EULA that I agreed to when I bought the hardware apply

What they are really saying is, "If you want continued access to online content, you must agree to our conditions." That is within their rights. What is within your rights is to tell them to p**s off! What is needed is an open gaming platform. Open means anyone can provide content. We are probably a few years from it. Japan or China will probably lead the way. It will more likely happen on you phone than your console. Welcome to the next generation!
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Sun Pushes Emergency Java Patch 90

Posted by timothy from the emergency-shot-of-soy-latte dept.
Trailrunner7 writes "In a sudden about-face, Sun has rushed out a Java update to fix a drive-by download vulnerability that exposed Windows users to in-the-wild malware attacks. The patch comes less than a week after Sun told a Google researcher it did not consider the issue serious enough to warrant an out-of-cycle patch and less than a day after researchers spotted live exploits on a booby-trapped Web site. The flaw, which was also discovered independently by Ruben Santamarta, occurs because the Java-Plugin Browser is running 'javaws.exe' without validating command-line parameters. Despite the absence of documentation, a researcher was about to figure out that Sun removed the code to run javaws.exe from the Java plugin. The about-face by Sun is another sign that some big vendors still struggle to understand the importance of working closely with white hat researchers to understand the implications of certain vulnerabilities. In this case, Google's Tavis Ormandy was forced to use the full-disclosure weapon to force the vendor into a proper response."
First Person Shooters (Games)

Tremulous Switching To Xbox Live, Exclusively 43

Posted by timothy from the console-yourself dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Darklegion Development and Microsoft have apparently been working on a new version of Tremulous for the Xbox 360. Timbor, project founder and a main developer of Tremulous, said this in a recent announcement: 'What does this mean for you? You will now be able to play Tremulous on Xbox Live with thousands of other gamers, earning achievements and showing off your gaming skill. In the best interest of maintaining a steady and secure Tremulous playerbase, Tremulous is going to be exclusively available for Xbox Live. Existing infrastructure will no longer receive official support. Players who have already been playing for at least three months can apply for a €5/$7 coupon as a show of our appreciation of your enthusiasm so far! What does this mean for the community? Hopefully nothing! While the production of Tremulous switches from its current open source development to a closed source environment handled by the very capable and experienced Microsoft engineers, the efforts of the community will still be valued. In this collaboration we have made it very clear that the Tremulous community is very important to the game, and Microsoft agrees with us on this point. We are confident that this move will not stifle the creative output of the community.'"
Idle

Want a Body Piercing With That Server? 19

Posted by samzenpus from the this-will-only-hurt-for-a-little-while dept.
1sockchuck writes "The web hosting business is known for promotional gimmicks. But here's an unusual one: ServerBeach UK is offering a free body piercing with every new server ordered on April 1st. 'We were tired of the typical boring giveaways that have been done to death' said ServerBeach's Dominic Monkhouse. The stunt revives memories of earlier guerrilla marketing efforts by web hosts, like the 'human billboard' who was paid $7,000 to tattoo a hosting company's logo on the back of his head."
The Internet

Submission + - How do you crete a unique internet persona?

Submitted by krgallagher
krgallagher writes: "

I am pissed.

My name is Kevin Rene Gallagher.

My first access to the internet happened in 1991. At that time I began looking for a unique 'Nome De Plume' to create an identity on the internet. I searched for "Kevin Gallagher", and I discovered that there was already a ""Kevin Gallagher" on the internet. My next choicce was "Gallagher but that still resulted in too many hits. Finally I decided on krgallagher. I have been krgallagher anywhere I can preempt the name for the last ten years. For at least the last five years, I have been the top ten results for any Google search for krgallagher.

It is not this other person's fault that her name is similar to mine. Still, I have put a lot of energy into creating a unique persona, and she does not want to be saddled with my identity any more than I want her to have my ID. I realize that I can register a trademark, and then sue anyone that tries to use my identity on the internet. Isn't there a simpler way?

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