SPAM can be fun

Guest Post* from Dyno.

Printre altele in timp ce spam-uiam prietenii cu mailuri mai mult sau mai putzin funny … avand in vedere ca adresa respectiva de email o folosesc doar pentru scopuri de genul asta mi-a atras atentzia numarul de spam-uri necitite… undeva la 398. Asa ca am zis sa arunc cu privirea.

Ei bine … daca ducetzi lipsa de „entertainment” sau alte mijloace de a va distra … va recomand cu caldura casutza de bulk (cel putzin de pe yahoo).

O mica selectzie cu ceea ce putetzi gasi:

  • – Your penis has the ability to grow
  • – Top offer of medical treatment.
  • – Does Your Girl Have Difficulty Keeping Up With You in Bed? (voiam sa’i raspund ca am rupt bed-ul si inca nu a ajuns replacement-ul dar m’am razgandit – cititi mai jos de ce)
  • – Increase your device length
  • – Turn your dwarf into a giant (cea de mai sus + asta fac un status de ym de invidiat!)
  • – Penis Enlargment Reviews – REVIEW-uri domle. Va datzi seama? Is chiar curios sa vad … forma, marime, potentza … sper ca au folosit macar vreo 10 criterii 🙂

PS: in legatura cu raspunsul la mailuri … de pe mail-ul meu principal m-a pus piticul (probabil unu care nu avea de lucru) sa raspund. Ei bine … de atuncea (cam un an) trag zilnic cu mesaje misto pe ym si cu tona de mailuri, din care 10 intra in bulk si 3 in inbox (zilnic).

*) Drept urmare nu imi asum nici credit, nici responsabilitate… 🙂

Demonoid is back!

I just received the confirming e-mail, Demonoid.com is back online, alive and kicking. The site admin changed, as the old one had some personal issues to get settled, a new admin has been appointed, and the old moderators will remain in the old formula.

Happy downloading, and remember! Don’t download and leave! Keep on seeding!

My stats: Ratio: 6.64 (Updated once a day)

Un alt tricou!

In direct din Oxford, via Alexandra T. / Apolodor avem azi un nou tricou in seria de tricouri tricoaie si alte obiecte de vestimentatie “catchy”. Et, drept urmare, voila:

Mi-a promis poza demult demult, a trimis-o ieri, si s-a si scuzat pe tema asta (*hugs*):

…si dupa o mie de ani…:)

(sorry about the quality, it’s taken with my phone…)
alexanda

xkcd said it better…

I have a good job, not looking for anything else, but about 3 weeks ago I get a nice introductory mail from a Google Inc. HR representative, telling me that they want my CV and they want to contact me. FFS! it’s GOOGLE! of course I brushed up my CV, and sent it to them.

One week later, I had a telephone interview (I was scared like shit) with their HR department, a very sweet lady talked to me, everything was cool, and pinkish and so on. After the interview finished, she told me it went quite well (I asked!!), she will send the results to the next level, and they will contact me in the following two weeks.

Well, if you read the comic above, you will understand they didn’t have an opening for a person with my skills, but they will keep my CV in their database. Standard text, politically correct.

Talking to my boss about it, he was quite shocked that I was willing to leave Romania, and my family just to relocate for a big corporation, but (and I repeat): FFS! It’s GOOGLE! Nevermind now, they don’t need me, and I can stick the proverbial carrot out of my ass.

So that’s about it…

PS: Of course I’m pissed! but it was too good to be true…

Linux Beginners

For those of you who have basic Linux knowledge, and when I say basic, I mean login, create a directory, list the files etc, that kind of basic, I stumbled upon today a nice tutorial which could take you a few steps further if you are willing to read through it (and you should).

It is actually a shell scripting tutorial, with some power tools like awk or sed and taking a quick glance at it, it looked like it would be worth reading.

Linux Shell Scripting Tutorial v1.05r3 – A Beginner’s handbook

aDrive dot com

Well, Today I’m going to make a small review of a BETA project I’ve stumbled upon a while ago. It was in my  to-do list for a while now, so considering my lack of inspiration in other fields, I decided to give it a go.

ADrive is one of those companies that offer free online storage, for your files. I created an account, I played around a bit, and I must say I’m quite satisfied with what I saw there.

  • 50GB storage (my laptop has an 80GB hdd)
  • Share your files (If you want to)
  • Directory upload (No need to archive stuff anymore before upload)
  • Online document editing – I need to test this, but looks like a cool feature.

Their extensive FAQ also covers some basic questions, but also they leave some doors open, like:

Q: Is it possible to stream the media (music, video, etc…) I have uploaded from ADrive?

A: Not at this time, no.drive

Which sounds to me like a “plan”, together with the “computer backup” option, and the desktop ADrive client, said to come soon.

But talking about coming soon, this is what they have in store for their users in the near future:

Personalized Snapshots
Retrieve older versions of your files using snapshot technology. Schedule your own snapshots to backup and protect your stored data.
Disaster Recovery
Soon to roll out is our complete disaster recovery solution for your stored data. We have an off-site DR facility in a secure, rural location in the case of natural disaster at any of our main data center locations.
Data Encryption
Utilizing enterprise encryption, we will be providing different methods to encrypt and protect your data.
SSL
(Secure Sockets Layer)

The only thing I don’t exactly “like” about it, is the java uploader, but that is at the moment necessary for folder uploads I suppose.Well, at least I learned how to clear my Java cache.

So, as far as I’m concerned, I’m going to further test them, and try to find a good use for those 50 GB of space, and if you used them and have something to share with the rest of us, don’t be shy write below.

*) This post was in no way remunerated by anyone affiliated or not with ADrive, nor am I affiliated in anyway with ADrive more than a simple user of their service.

Overheard la greu

Am inceput la un moment dat sa imi notez in telefon perle scoase de oameni. Unele zise de  masculi incercand sa agate o fata, altele doar asa, din senin…

Cele mai reprezentative urmeaza mai jos:

– Pleci?!

– Nu… Am venit!

Overheard in: Le general

– Fuck you!

– You wish! You buy me dinner first!

Overheard in: Le general

Adevarul e ca noi, macar parem inteligenti…

Overheard in: Le general

Eu nu is creata deloc… Eu is intinsa!

Overheard in: Le general

Un tip aprinde o tigara unei tipe:

– Si la 80 de ani o sa te aprind!

Overheard in: Janis Pub

Si “la creme de la creme”:

– Deci imi pare rau ca am o varsta, si nu imi ajunge restul vietii…

[pauza artistica]

Sa mi-l petrec cu tine!

Overheard in: Janis Pub

Cate filme siropoase sau emisiuni “Cum sa imi agat viitoarea prietena in bar” au vazut oamenii astia? Sau au citit un ghid “Pick-up lines for dummies“…

Reclame. Reclame bune!

Auzeam zilele trecute pe cineva vorbind despre reclamele romanesti, si cat de penibile pot sa fie comparativ cu cele din afara. Reclama de laromtelecom sau posta romana,(pe care inca nu am vazut-o, dar urmeaza sa dau un search) ar trebui a fie “brici” si ca arata evolutia postei romane, si prin cate a trecut bla bla (dar pana la sfarsitul spotului tot nu stii daca a ajuns scrisoarea sau nu). Drept urmare “Sigur nu a fost facuta la noi…

Apoi am citit la Cabral ca isi pune mainile in cap cand vede ce scot “conationalii nostrii creativi” comparativ cu cei de afara.

Stau si ma uit la dementul de Darius care face o gramada de chestii mai mult sau mai putin geniale, si oricat as vrea sa fiu rau cu el, sa ii raspund cu aceeasi moneda la stilul acru si acid cu care trateaza lumea, din cand in cand ma trezesc ca “ma inclin” in fata la ceea ce face, si evident ca nu ma sfiiesc sa i-o spun in fata. Si cand e bou, si cand scoate chestii GENIALE. Scris cu bold, caps lock, si fara miros de pupincurism ca nu am nimic de castigat.

Ideea e ca sunt convins ca sunt si altii ca el, care au creativitatea necesara, care pot sa faca altceva decat clasicele crapuri numite reclame. Si pentru asta, va recomand panorama romaneasca de la Noaptea Devoratorilor de Publicitate. Stati mai oameni buni, ca avem si noi chestiile noastre bune, avem si noi creativitate, doar ca numarul celor “slabe” e mult mai mare. Pe de alta parte, din afara cele mai multe care intra, sunt cele bune. Cele slabe nu o sa fie promovate foarte mult nici de clientii pentru care au fost facute nici de “mase” prin intermediul YouTube sau Google video sau stiu eu ce alt serviciu de genul.

In incheiere, va invit sa vedeti o scurta reclama la gmail, serviciu al carui utilizator sunt de muuuuulta vreme:

[via danberte]

Camping cineva?

tt.jpgCred ca totdeauna mi-ar fi placut sa am un trailer, stiti voi, masina din aia cu dormitor inauntru cu care sa poti sa te plimbi, sa nu ai nici o treaba, sa ramai peste noapte oriunde, oricat etc. Eh, masina asta despre care vreau sa va spun azi, cred ca m-as muta in ea cu totul… Nu e scump, undeva la 3 milioane de dolari, si nici intretinerea nu poate sa coste asa mult!!! (pe dracu!) E masina americana, deci e pe benzina, e ditamai animalu’ deci BAFTA! O cumperi frumos in rate, si o parchezi in fata blocului. Nu de alta, dar cred ca trebuie sa te plimbi cu cisterna de la rompetrol dupa tine,ca doar nu vrei sa se intample cumva sa ramai blocat. Cum naiba o impingi? Ca de tractat te mai tracteaza un tir, un alt autobuz, ceva…

O chestie misto ar fi ca politia primariei nu ar prea putea sa o ridice… Asta cu conditia sa te lase cu ea in oras!

Hai sa nu va mai tin, sa va arat minunatia pe dinauntru:

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Vi se pare ca ati vazut tot?! Eh NU! Va inselati! Are chiar si garaj propriu! Nu pentru ea, pentru aia mica…

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Sunt foarte foarte foarte curios daca aia mica e inclusa in pret…

Ce ziceti? punem mana de la mana si  ne luam o chirie?

[sursa aici]

Plimbare cu dor de ducă

debrecen.jpgTrezirea de dimineata, fumat jumatate de tigara de la scara blocului pana la taxi, suit in taxi, ajuns la birou, muncit, suit in taxi, ajuns in pub, baut bere, suit in taxi, ajuns in pat, dormit [+/-], trezit dimineata, fumat jumatate de tigara…

Asa au trecut ultimele mele luni, cu mici variatiuni pe aceeasi tema: o iesire la zapada, cateva vizite prin mall-uri, nimic concret, sau de durata mai lunga care sa ma scoata din obisnuinta asta proasta. Acum 2 saptamani, intr-o sambata, trebuia sa ajung din Grigorescu in Observator (da da, spre Caminul 5). Am iesit din bloc, m-a lovit soarele in fata. Plimbare la ora 3 PM, era ceva ce nu facusem demult, asa ca am luat-o usor spre centru, am ajuns pe malul Somesului, am pierdut strada undeva in stanga, si m-am bucurat de „linistea” partiala, de soare, de ratele de pe Somes si o plimbare buna. Imi aducea aminte de verile cu Ionut si Razvan pe langa Criş. Am trecut pe langa un circ instalat langa stadion, am ajuns in fata la Bogdan Voda si m-a lovit galagia orasului din nou… Nu ma grabeam, dar m-am urcat in taxi. Era prea mult.

Mi-e dor de vremurile cand era simplu sa iti iei rucsacul in spate, si sa o zbughesti pe munte, sa faci stopul pana la Bologa, si apoi sa gasesti o caruta sa te duca sus la Vladeasa. Mi-e dor de libertatea aia, de lipsa de griji, de mersul in pestera, de dormitul pana tarziu, sau spalatul in ceasca la usa cortului.

Voua?