Archive for October, 2008

Dear Caltrans director Will Kempton:

While it is disappointing that a tanker truck exploded on Interstate 880 in Oakland this morning, and Caltrans will have the highway closed for over 24-hours for repairs, you can turn this into a major happy-button for East Bay drivers.

Everyone who has ever driven that freeway hates it. It’s bumpy, it sucks, and it’s in a state of disarray. Apparently, it’s still earthquake quake, so it’s exactly what Californians need, I guess. A safe piece of crap.

Anyway, since the freeway will be out of operation until at least tomorrow, why don’t you take a couple of extra days, work through the weekend and slap a nice, thick, smooth piece of asphalt on that piece of crap we call the Nimitz.

Start at the destruction with one of those giant asphalt grinders, and right behind have a team of street sweepers and guys with shovels. Right behind that, have the asphalt paving machine. Or, even better, use some of that rubberized asphalt (made from recycled tires) that they’re using over in Contra Costa County. Start grinding now, and don’t stop until early Monday morning.

Get the word out now, and you will get bonus points from commuters. They already know that tomorrow’s commute is going to be screwed, so they’re making plans now. Just add an extra day to it so the reward for drivers will be a nice, smooth freeway.

If you can’t manage to do that,

BLOW IT OUT YOUR PIE HOLE!

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by Matt Hedges

Web hosting service is a tremendously popular technological service in the present world of globalization. Web hosting refers to a service via an online system for providing individuals or organizations with the systems that help to store video, images, information, or any content that one can get through the Web. Providing space on a server to be used by the clients of such companies is their service. Also, they endow the clients with Internet connectivity in a data center. Such companies give data center space and Internet connectivity to the other servers apart from their own, that are to be located in their data center.

The scope of service

File hosting is the starting point of the range of services provided. File hosting is when Web pages and other files are uploaded via FTP or a Web interface like www.onlinecreditcardsinfo.com. The files are delivered to the Web with a bit of processing, if the need arises. This service is provided free by some ISPs. You are given free, or advertisement sponsored or cost effective web page hosting by GeoCities or Yahoo! Services.

Adult Website Hosting

Adult Website Hosting is absolutely perfect for pictures and videos meant for the adults. Such companies can give adult web servers for an adult content site. You can also get help from media-guide and ecommerce solutions. The rising popularity of Adult Website Hosting is due to the huge circulation of money. In order to earn money through this article, you get to know the way to find the best adult Web hosting. The 2002 declaration of the United States National Research Council that by 2007 this industry is expected to grow up by nearly $7 billion further explains its popularity.

With an increasing rate of 1800% annually, adult Web hosting had already occupied more than 260 million web pages on the net by 2003. This is earning popularity because people are giving birth to adult websites in order to contend with larger organizations being right there in home. This is quite encouraging.

It goes without saying that our email addresses are provided with a mixed bag of unrequested adult contents and its source becomes clear when USA Today (2003) says that around 34 million internet users or 1 in every 4 users of the net visit adult web sites. Most of such websites farm out their web hosting requirements. It is better for you to know that a web hosting option with 24-hour access to customer service staff, guaranteed uptime and reliability is what the best sites look for.

Once you choose a perfect hosting option, profitable marketing becomes your definite aim. Well, an uptime guarantee is of immense importance as a bad or free web hosting option might result in even an 88% drop in business.

It is beyond any doubt that the Websites having adult content have real popularity and can have a good response from the people as a fee-based membership site but one has to be vigilant about the risks that can distort laws. You definitely need to abide by he laws that you confront with in each locality as far as the adult web hosting is concerned. Notwithstanding being in the limitations, your adult site can face the trouble. The main problem is that a large number of people all over the world think that any adult content is a proof of obscene document neglecting laws.

A serious problem about the aspect of laws is its wide range, changing from place to place. Like an experienced adult content webmaster, all you can do to avoid this problem is to try your level best to put an end to the access by minors to pornographic content.

The word “obscene” has a lot of connotations, with different people viewing it from different points of view. So, generally try to avoid things that are chiefly considered obscene like bestiality, incest, child pornography and rape of any sort. Besides pointing out such obscene aspects, I need to inform you that many websites randomly advertise them and also earn huge amounts of money. If you can fight shy of the strict world of law, then you can overlook this amount of risk due to its profitability.

Interestingly and effectively enough, what happens in USA is that a test is there to find out the actual obscenity rating of a website or any other media. This is truly unique. For an instance, we can mention the “Miller Test,” as listed in Wikipedia, according to which, your product or site is liable to be treated as obscene if it is taken into account without any artistic, literary, or cultural merit.

This is much more interesting in U.K. There are several laws regarding this matter. Some laws suggest Child pornography and bestiality to be illegal according to the Sexual Offences Act 2003. Another of such comment shows: “Obscenity law in England and Wales is currently governed by the various Obscene Publications Acts…”. It’s not yet complete because there is another law, which clearly mentions that government strictly maintains their step to criminalize the hosting of extreme pornographic material.

You can make a page that states the site is restricted to a certain age-bar because of its adult content. This can be done for escaping or avoiding such a problem. In spite of this, you have to take your role as a Webmaster seriously by keeping the minors aloof from the site. Though slightly imperfect, yet the Age Verification System can help you out. By all means, risks are always present. Consequently, you need to have a helpful lawyer.

Keep a mental note of the reality that a good site never means that the cheap website hosting company is a good one and vice versa. If a cheap website hosting company comprises all the information, had proper web hosting plans and other services, then only can it be treated as serious and reliable. On the contrary, it proves a failure if the site exhibits inaccuracy and incomplete information.

Choosing the right web hosting site

Cheap web hosting sites are liable to be selected because of its payment methods, satisfactory discounts and promotions. It basically all boils down to comparison. For instance, company is more reliable if it deals in checks, credit card payments, wired bank transfers etc. rather than only in cash and credit cards.

You should opt to go for a direct interaction (a telephonic conversation or an email contact) with the web hosting service provider with all your queries. It lets the company endow you with proper information about their services exhibiting their real promptness and professionalism. You can also go for a chat or make yourself familiar with their priorities for pre-sales questions available in their website.

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Fun? at Work

October 6th, 2008 No Comments

Stuff has been redacted from this top-posted email to shield the dummies. If anyone asks, the address is the City of Portland’s City Hall. It too, was changed to protect the same people shielded before.


On 10/6/2008 1:27 PM, Daddy C. wrote:

The copier: Canon IRC3200 w/ PDC Print Board, Fax Board, Staple Fin, ADF. S/N MSLXXXXX
Came in today. Do you have a lease number to reference?

Daddy C.


From: Piehole
Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 12:47 PM
To: Mikey, Daddy C.
Re: leased copier return

Anyone have a lease number?

Piehole


On 9/3/2008 2:17 PM, Mikey wrote:

Piehole,

Please set up the following copier for pick up.

Canon IRC3200 w/ PDC Print Board, Fax Board, Staple Fin, ADF. S/N MSXXXXX
1221 SW 4th Avenue, Portland, OR

Let me know if you have any questions.

Mikey


From: Leasing Company
Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 12:47 PM
To: Mikey, Daddy C.
Re: leased copier return

Please pickup Canon IRC3200 w/ PDC Print Board, Fax Board, Staple Fin, ADF. S/N MSLXXXXX from 1221 SW 4th Avenue, Portland, OR. Contact: Joe Fornortnerrod.

Leasing Company

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