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I think there’s a special kind of hell for these people, but I think that Malware authors creating threatening End User License Agreements is so ironic that it comes back around to a.w.e.s.o.m.e.

The help section of the latest version of the Zeus malware states that the client has no right to distribute Zeus in any business or commercial purpose not connected to the initial sale, cannot examine the source code of the product, has no right to use the product to control other botnets, and cannot send the product to anti-virus companies. The client does agree to “give the seller a fee for any update to the product that is not connected with errors in the work, as well as for adding additional functionality.”

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It’s obviously difficult for the manufacturers of an illegal product to threaten legal sanctions against an infringer, but the Zeus authors give it their best shot. According to the EULA, “In cases of violations of the agreement and being detected, the client loses any technical support. Moreover, the binary code of your bot will be immediately sent to antivirus companies.” Frankly, “We’ll blow your kneecaps off and feed them to you,” might be a bit more effective as a threat, but I suppose it’s a bit hard to carry out that threat over the Internet.

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Most bizarre 9/11 tribute EVAH.

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Miss South Carolina* Answers a Question

*This girl finished third. [slaps forehead]

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For the next squoogy clan get together, I suggest we meet up here.  And we should definitely drink lots of sake while we’re there.

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Next stop, using private carriers for all mail.

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I typically fall into the “Dog’s aren’t actually people” camp when the topic of clothing for dogs comes up. Aside from the occasional bandanna or (although on the line for me but somewhat understandable) Halloween costumes, I’m not a big fan of putting clothes on dogs. I do understand that sometimes it’s too cold for little dogs though, and I guess I can stomach it. All of this is recognizing that this is completely a personal preference type thing and my own issue. (Insert tiny rant about animals as accessories here.) I’m trying to live by the whole, “To each his/her own” and this squarely falls under that category.

HOWEVER.

You have got. to be. KIDDING. ME.

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As much as it pains me, I am avoiding Southwest Airlines. They have a history of egregiously treating passengers unfairly–including arbitrary humiliation of the overweight. This really takes the cake and (to borrow an expression from The Consumerist) screws it up the butt:

Southwest Nearly Lets Liver Transplant Patient Die Because He Wouldn’t Buy 2nd Ticket

Richard Brown nearly died on Sunday, January 21st, thanks to reckless indifference by a Southwest Airlines ticket agent.

A dying hep-C patient, Richard, secured an appointment at the Mayo Clinic. After getting turned down, he was referred to the University of San Francisco.

When he went to board in Scottsdale for California, the ticket agent refused to let Richard fly unless he bought another ticket, due to his weight.

The weight gain is due to water retention because of his failing liver.* Richard lives on California Disability Pay and had no funds to pay for the extra ticket. The flight was not sold out.

The ticket agent didn’t care when shown Richard’s medical papers, saying, “each airport has their own rules and these are ours, no extra seat, no boarding.”

Family scrounged up what little money they had to help him pay for meals. Call after call to customer service ended in countless transfers and wrong numbers.

Finally, a Southwest Airlines agent in Dallas paid for Richard’s ticket herself.

“All the while, Richard sat freezing wrapped in several blankets at the gate. The Southwest agent content to let him die in the boarding area,” writes his daughter Brandi.

I would rather pay more money that support a business with these kinds of policies taken to the most ridiculous extremes.

*Just this once, I’ll let go the fact that the only time it’s actually ok to be overweight is if you have a medical condition that’s not your fault.

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The pixelation is a nice touch.

Buy them here.

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Scene:

At the Den of Squooge, fast forwarding Tivo through a commercial. First, and ad for Hillary Duff’s perfume comes on. About a hour later, an ad for Britney Spears’ new ‘fragrance’ comes on.

Kimberly: So Hillary and Britney have competing perfumes now, eh?

Jim T.: What is the smell of ’skank’?

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I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this, but Jim and I are volunteering for a retriever rescue. Since we can’t have a puppy until we get a house with a yard, we’re getting puppy love by proxy. I’ve been updating their website (the design is definitely not mine and we’re working on something more functional) and doing phone interviews and driving to Nebraska to pick up puppies and sometimes driving them to and from the vet’s.

ANYHOO.

I joined Freecycle which I typically find obnoxious, but I’m on the look out for things that the rescue can use. So the entire point of this post is:
There is an offer for a free goat on Freecycle. A free goat!!

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HAVING A COMPUTER CALL ME EVERY 2 HOURS TO REMIND ME TO VOTE MAKES ME WANT TO VOTE AGAINST YOU.

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If you ever needed more proof that the odds of winning the lottery are very much against you, please learn from this story. If SHE couldn’t win, you aren’t going to.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Get ready for a segregated “Survivor.” Race will matter on the upcoming season of the CBS show as contestants will be divided into four tribes by ethnicity. That means blacks, whites, Latinos and Asians in separate groups.

The announcement was made on CBS’ Early Show. Host Jeff Probst says the idea “actually came from the criticism that ‘Survivor’ was not ethnically diverse enough.” He says the twist fits in perfectly with what “Survivor” does, saying the show is “a social experiment. And this is adding another layer to that experiment.” Probst says contestants had mixed reactions to the racial divisions.

… because pitting races against each other is a great way to celebrate diversity.

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And I thought the sock puppet version of Showgirls was bad.

(It’s a blog post, there are no images of said puppet show.)

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Good advice from the people at the How To Wiki: How to Survive a Freestyle Rap Battle.

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