8554 - Repeat after me: I am not a pleasure unit.

[scottobear]

Yesterday was a long one at work, but I had a plethora of goodies once I made it to the grotto proper. A very handy copy of the Washington Post, a wonderful card, two lovely magnets and an assortment of my favorite candies. (Including a Skybar and Caramel Creams!!)

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Kind of neat... Triple-O Eight in Our Man Flint was played by Landon from Planet of the Apes.I didn't recognize him until this most recent viewing.

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Disable and Remove Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications Nag Screen

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Mr. T says "Be Somebody, or Be Somebody's Fool!"

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Sex Baiting Prank on Craigslist Affects Hundreds - waxy posts a very thorough article on the recent lj/craigslist drama. How'd I not catch this on Monday?

On Monday, a Seattle web developer named Jason Fortuny started his own Craigslist experiment. The goal: "Posing as submissive woman looking for an aggressive dom, how many responses can we get in 24 hours?"

He took the text and photo from a sexually explicit ad (warning: not safe for work) in another area, reposted it to Craigslist Seattle, and waited for the responses to roll in. Like Simon's experiment, the response was immediate. He wrote, "178 responses, with 145 photos of men in various states of undress. Responses include full e-mail addresses (both personal and business addresses), names, and in some cases IM screennames and telephone numbers."

In a staggering move, he then published every single response, unedited and uncensored, with all photos and personal information to Encyclopedia Dramatica (kinda like Wikipedia for web fads and Internet drama). Read the responses (warning: sexually explicit material).

Instantly, commenters on the LiveJournal thread started identifying the men. Dissenters emailed the guys to let them know they were scammed. Several of them were married, which has led to what will likely be the first of many separations. One couplein an open marriage begged that their information be removed, as their religious family and friends weren't aware of their lifestyle. Another spotted a fellow Microsoft employee, based on their e-mail address. And it's really just the beginning, since the major search engines haven't indexed these pages yet. After that, who knows? Divorces, firings,lawsuits, and the assorted hell that come from having your personal sex life listed as the first search result for your name.

More at Waxy's article

full followup links on rfjason's site

Is this guy just a jerk, or suicidally stupid? I can't imagine hundreds of angry local men won't have at least a few violent thugs amongst 'em... Or at least someone that knows a good lawyer?

Also... why is it so much easier to become famous (infamous?) for being a creep than a good guy?

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Is this true?

If you have to introduce a second cat into your house,your first kitty cat may have trouble getting used to the new intruder. If you put a little perfume on both cats, so that they will smell the same as each other, they will trust each other more.

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1 year ago - Red Thread, Postcard, walking weather, work, 2nd life, battersea,

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Comments

[queenmabwords.livejournal.com]

The sex-baiting is craziness.

"Is this true?

If you have to introduce a second cat into your house,your first kitty cat may have trouble getting used to the new intruder. If you put a little perfume on both cats, so that they will smell the same as each other, they will trust each other more."

I think this idea is more "the cats will find a common enemy in you, and bond" or "they will be so annoyed about the smell that the stress of a new cat and new environment will be pale in comparison."

If you've ever seen a cat react to an alcohol-based smell, you may have an idea how cruel it is to spray them with perfume. Just don't do it.

One person told me to rearrange a couple pieces of furniture, so that the environment is 'new' for both cats and they will both have to sort out their territories.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

the sex baiting is just wrong from all directions I think.

I know Newton isn't fond of most very strong scents, like aftershave or a cigarette smoker.

[talonvaki.livejournal.com]

Is this true?

I wouldn't do that, but what I do is I give the newcome a bath. Then, he or she doesn't smell of anything, really, apart from soap and my hands.

Usually, the newcomers are babies when I do this. When I introduced Tessie, I just let her out and let her and the boys sort it out. Which worked fine...

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

The newcomer will be about 7, and the other about half that age.

thanks for the input!

[blackhellkat.livejournal.com]

I think letting one cat wander around the house and get used to the scent while the other is staying at grandma and grandpa's then reversing their positions might work.

:D

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

a capital idea!!

[blackhellkat.livejournal.com]

Beer? You don't drink beer at a cat fight! Good lord where's your manners!?

[blackhellkat.livejournal.com]

Invictus
by William Ernest Henley; 1849-1903

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find me, unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate;
I am the captain of my soul.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening
by Robert Frost.

Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village, though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it's queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there's some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_chandra/]

I don't think the perfume thing would work and it's not the new cat that is going to need to adjust. Usually, new cats come from a shelter where they are used to being around a bunch of cats. It's the old cat that needs time. When I got Lola, Tiki hissed at the sight/smell of her. I kept Lola in a room by herself, rubbed a blanket all over her and then left the blanket out for tiki to smell all night. The next day I started letting them be together. It still took some time, but at least they weren't fighting.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

sounds liek a good plan.. I'm both of these cats in question are long-time soloists.

[graypumpkin.livejournal.com]

I was told this once by a cat lover, but I have no idea how true it is, anyway what I was told was to keep the new cat locked up in a room for a while this lets them get used to an area it also gets the other cat curious about the other cat rather than aggressive/territorial, again no idea if it’s true, simply what I have heard.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

I'll investigate it.. thanks!

[blackhellkat.livejournal.com]

I've heard this also works for politicians.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

as long as they don't eat one another completely! ;)

[ilenebook.livejournal.com]

That craigslist experiment is just ugggh.
Are you thinking of getting another cat for Newt?

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking Mr. Newt might enjoy having a little bro!

[missv.livejournal.com]

Lucille grew up in a laboratory, surrounded by other cats, so she's pretty unflappable. When she meets other kitties, she's either curious in a friendly way or she ignores them completely. She's a lover, not a fighter. And if she did take a disliking to another cat, I'd just rub him with a little buttered toast...then she'd love him!

Patricia McConnell, an animal behaviorist with a show on NPR, suggests that you start by keeping the cats in separate rooms at first, allowing them to interact and sniff each other through the door for a week or so. She also recommends that towel trick, where you rub it all over one cat and then the other. I'm not sure the perfume is such a great idea. It's not something I'd want my cat ingesting.

tarpo posted something about that Craigslist experiment in his journal last week. I hesitated to comment because he seemed to think it was funny. And I didn't mention it in my journal because I didn't want to direct any more attention to the situation than it was already getting. But it really made me feel sick to my stomach. People who find humor in making others squirm.... Gah. It's just disturbing. I mean, the one guy who protested the most is married and had a brand new baby at home. And while I don't condone his behavior, I don't think it is someone else's moral duty to shame the guy in front of the entire world. Can you imagine how his wife feels? People kept saying, "He's a creep and a liar. His wife should know about it!" As if broadcasting her husband's stupidity to thousands of strangers was the best way to let her know about it. And nobody ever addressed the fact that a lot of men who respond to internet personals have no intention of ever following through with anything. They just get a voyeuristic thrill out of reading the ads and sending a reply. Yeah, it's pretty dumb to send your phone number or to use your work email. But since when are boredom, horniness, and stupidity punishable offenses? Perhaps all those guys should be forced to wear a scarlet "P" (for pervert). Or maybe we should start building stocks and pillories in the town square again. That'll teach 'em!

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

Publishing someone's email is a pretty dumbass move... I would even venture that the photos are a bad idea, even if left anonymous.

Not to mention how many malicious folks might use a friend's email as a gag, or an enemy's, for that matter.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

I've heard the divide and slowly connect method of kitty adaptation, too. :)

[phillykat.livejournal.com]

darn scott! i missed that on monday, too. does the guy have his photo on the net? if so, he's an idiot. you mess with people lives like that someone is bound to be a little special in the head AND a gun owner. society nowadays isn't set up for the good people. it's easier for some to be asshats. the experiment is interesting but posting peoples pix and info is not.

the kitties not getting along thing is definitely true. cats are territorial, but they're also adaptable. eventually, they do get along. now, i don't know about the perfume thing. it seems like that would work better on dogs.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

followup on jason fortuny -

http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/jason-fortuny-responds-to-lawsuit/

[rfjason.livejournal.com]

WTF

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

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