Just One Thread?

[Lucky]

Well, it occurs to me that I post a lot. One reason is that each morning I read a slew of newspapers, all set up on my toolbar. Then, when something interests me, I want to pass it on to you. But, a lot of things interest me, so there ends up a lot of posts. Take this picture, for example:

I saw it in the NY Times today, but it doesn't deserve its own thread. So, I was thinking that maybe I could do one thread a day that has my newspaper interests in it. What do you think?

Here's another pic to help you mull it over:

Both pics from the Times.

[Lucky]

Now here's a story from the Times about how easy it is to infect your computer without your knowledge.

These guys were able to redirect your advertising on your computer to an ad that made money for them. Clever, huh?

From the Times:

Six men, all in their 20s and early 30s, are under arrest in Estonia for what the United States attorney’s office in New York called “a massive and sophisticated Internet fraud scheme.” A Russian suspect in the case remains at large.

The malicious software infected four million computers, including 500,000 in the United States, the prosecutors said. The software was so subtle that most people using an infected computer were probably unaware of it.

It was a two-pronged scheme, prosecutors said. One component involved redirecting clicks on search results to sites that were controlled by the defendants. A search for “I.R.S.,” for instance, would lead a user to the Web site of the tax preparer H&R Block. The sites to which users were directed would pay the swindlers a referral fee, prosecutors said. The more traffic they could redirect, the more fees they collected.

The other way the group made money, according to the indictment, was to swap legitimate online advertisements on certain Web sites with others that would generate payments for the defendants. Prosecutors said that Web sites for ESPN and The Wall Street Journal were affected — but only when viewed on the infected computers.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/10/technology/us-indicts-7-in-online-ad-fraud-scheme.html?ref=business

[Guest hitoallusa]

There are many other unethical activities online. It's unfortunate.

[Guest gcursor]

Okay..they were aware of it but they probably just didn't care about it anyway. As human beings, curiosity always gets the better of us. We click that link from somebody we don't know just one time. We get lazy typing in our bank URL and HEY..our bank web login page came up (wow..they are good!) and so we just type in our id/password. We click on an email that says CLICK HERE FOR HOT GUYS and then our hard drive mysteriously vanishes. Run anti-virus software and run some type of firewall software. Educate yourself about some of the dangers your computer can face..you don't have to become a computer security expert but learn the basics. Ever be vigilant with your system and things you see on the internet..why did this happen...how did I get that email..etc ?

gcursor

Now here's a story from the Times about how easy it is to infect your computer without your knowledge.

These guys were able to redirect your advertising on your computer to an ad that made money for them. Clever, huh?

From the Times:

Six men, all in their 20s and early 30s, are under arrest in Estonia for what the United States attorney’s office in New York called “a massive and sophisticated Internet fraud scheme.” A Russian suspect in the case remains at large.

The malicious software infected four million computers, including 500,000 in the United States, the prosecutors said. The software was so subtle that most people using an infected computer were probably unaware of it.

It was a two-pronged scheme, prosecutors said. One component involved redirecting clicks on search results to sites that were controlled by the defendants. A search for “I.R.S.,” for instance, would lead a user to the Web site of the tax preparer H&R Block. The sites to which users were directed would pay the swindlers a referral fee, prosecutors said. The more traffic they could redirect, the more fees they collected.

The other way the group made money, according to the indictment, was to swap legitimate online advertisements on certain Web sites with others that would generate payments for the defendants. Prosecutors said that Web sites for ESPN and The Wall Street Journal were affected — but only when viewed on the infected computers.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/10/technology/us-indicts-7-in-online-ad-fraud-scheme.html?ref=business

[TampaYankee]

Well, it occurs to me that I post a lot. One reason is that each morning I read a slew of newspapers, all set up on my toolbar. Then, when something interests me, I want to pass it on to you. But, a lot of things interest me, so there ends up a lot of posts. Take this picture, for example:

...

I saw it in the NY Times today, but it doesn't deserve its own thread. So, I was thinking that maybe I could do one thread a day that has my newspaper interests in it. What do you think?

I think it is a great idea. We could call it 'Lucky's Digest'. I'm up for it.

[Guest hitoallusa]

I second that...

I think it is a great idea. We could call it 'Lucky's Digest'. I'm up for it.

[Guest gcursor]

I think you could turn into the Andy Rooney of MALE ESCORT REVIEW Lucky. Think of the prestige and fame that will garner you!

I second that...

[Lucky]

I think you could turn into the Andy Rooney of MALE ESCORT REVIEW Lucky. Think of the prestige and fame that will garner you!

...yes,Andy Rooney. Hmmm, is that a compliment? You know, it always bothers me when someone says that I remind them of a person who is dead. Sure, they mean well. But I can't help but think that death is what comes to them when they think of me, not so much the person I am supposed to resemble. So, thanks, but no thanks. I don't need that compliment. I think I will stay around a while. (my best imitation, at least, without thinking about it more.)

[RA1]

Do you or don't you have the eye brows for this?

Best regards,

RA1

[Guest gcursor]

We all have writing styles Lucky. I have looked at your articles and it comes across as Andy Rooney when he was alive. Of course, I didnt mean him when he was dead.

Because of the tone of my sense of humor (in real life when I did stand-up) and on here, people have compared me to another comedian. Although I won't tell you who it is (where would the fun be in doing that?), I will tell you a quote from him and it goes likes this:

We've gone from John F Kennedy to Al Gore. If this is evolution, I believe that in twelve years, we'll be voting for plants.

...yes,Andy Rooney. Hmmm, is that a compliment? You know, it always bothers me when someone says that I remind them of a person who is dead. Sure, they mean well. But I can't help but think that death is what comes to them when they think of me, not so much the person I am supposed to resemble. So, thanks, but no thanks. I don't need that compliment. I think I will stay around a while. (my best imitation, at least, without thinking about it more.)