That was fast. In response to my Happy Bunny Image Gallery that I posted, my “twisted sister” from the Baffin Islands has sent me some of her favorite buttons in response. These are also great images for MySpace, forums and other social networking websites.
These bunnies make me so happy. I started seeing them on my forums several months ago and now it seems like they are everywhere. And for good reason – these are dang funny! The Happy Bunny joke pictures are used a lot on myspace pages too.
The Japanese have taken spam to new heights and made it into an art forum. We’re all tired of the same old spam emails, but take a look at how beautiful this spam from Japan is:
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This has got to be one of the best “singles ads” ever.
SINGLE BLACK FEMALE seeks male companionship, ethnicity unimportant. I’m a very good looking girl who LOVES to play. I love long walks in the woods, riding in your pickup truck, hunting, camping and fishing trips, cozy winter nights lying by the fire. Candlelight dinners will have me eating out of your hand. Rub me the right way and watch me respond. I’ll be at the front door when you get home from work, wearing only what nature gave me.
Kiss me and I’m yours. Call *phone number edited* and ask for Daisy.
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Over 15,000 men found themselves talking to the Atlanta Humane Society
about an 8-week old black Labrador retriever.
I have a couple forums that are gathering dust so I thought I’d tell you about them. They are niche discussion forums in my network that have never quite taken off.
Lutheran-Talk.com
A discussion forum on topics relating to the Lutheran Church (including Missouri Synod) and to the works of Martin Luther. People critical of Martin Luther’s work (Pre-Vatican II hardcore Catholics, for example) are also welcome to post. Martin Luther is a fascinating subject to me, but judging from the web traffic on this site not too many other people feel so inclined.
I have forums for general public debate of scriptures that is open to all faiths including atheists. Many members requested a gentler setting where they could discuss their faith with fellow Christians. ChristianDiscussion.com is for professed Christians to discuss and study. Of course there are debates from time to time, but usually not head-to-head with Atheists or other faiths. Members have honored this setup and I think it’s reasonable to give niche groups an environment they are comfortable with, provided we still have our open public platforms.
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If you don’t like this, you must be over 50 or dead. 🙂
If you do any sort of interactive web design then you definately know about Spambots. So here’s a picture of one!
With mods and tweaks I’ve been able to eliminate most all (have only seen one in the last six weeks) of the spambot activity on my websites. Most frustrating is when people interact with the spambot thinking it’s a real person.
A spambot is an automated script that will post to forums, wikis or comments to blogs like the one you’re currently reading. They post links to try and increase their website ranking on search engines like Google. Since it’s automated, it’s sad that they do get quite a few out there that work short term.
How bad is comment spam on blogs and forums? My little blog here gets around 400 spam comments from bots PER DAY. Unless you have automated features in place to combat it, your site becomes trash in a matter of days.
What can you do about it? If you’re using WordPress, then just activate the Akismet spam plugin (Akismet comes bundled with WordPress). If you’re running phpbb, there are many mods you can do to cut down spam. The most effective mods are:
If you’re interested in more info on spambot related issues, search my website for “seo”, “blackhat” and “spam”.
Have other steps you take to combat spam on interactive sites? Would be much appreciated if you let me know about them here as a comment. Thanks!
THE GINGHAM DRESS
A lady in a faded gingham dress and her husband, dressed in a homespun threadbare suit, stepped off the train in Boston, and walked timidly without an appointment into the President’s outer office.
The secretary could tell in a moment that such backwoods, country hicks had no business at Harvard & probably didn’t even deserve to be in Cambridge. “We’d like to see the president,” the man said softly.
“He will be busy all day,” the secretary snapped.
“We will wait,” the lady replied.
For hours the secretary ignored them, hoping that the couple would finally become discouraged and go away. They didn’t,and the secretary grew frustrated and finally decided to disturb the president, even though it was a chore she always regretted.
“Maybe if you see them for a few minutes, they’ll leave,” she said to him!
He sighed in exasperation and nodded. Someone of his importance obviously didn’t have the time to spend with them, and he detested gingham dresses and homespun suits cluttering up his outer office.
The president, stern faced and with dignity, strutted toward the couple.
The lady told him! , “We had a son who attended Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was happy here But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to erect a memorial to him, somewhere on campus.
” The president wasn’t touched. He was shocked.
“Madam,” he said, gruffly, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who attended Harvard and died.. If we did, this place would look like a cemetery.”
“Oh, no,” the lady explained quickly. “We don’t want to erect a statue. We thought we would like to give a building to Harvard.”
The president rolled his eyes. He glanced at the gingham dress and homespun suit, then e xclaimed, “A building! Do you
have any earthly idea how much a building costs? We have over seven and a half million dollars in the physical buildings here at Harvard.”
For a moment the lady was silent.
The president was pleased. Maybe he could get rid of them now.
The lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it cost to start a university? Why don’t we just start our own?”
Her husband nodded. The president’s face wilted in confusion and bewilderment.
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford got up and walked away, traveling to Palo Alto, California where they established the university that bears their name, Stanford University , a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer cared about.
You can easily judge the character of others by how they treat those who they think can do nothing for them.
A TRUE STORY By Malcolm Forbes
I hope to keep this in mind whenever I start to judge.
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NOTE FROM CONRAD
This story isn’t true. It’s a great feel good story but it’s made up. I get so many intriguing stories forwarded to me each week via email and it’s VERY rare they are true when they say “TRUE STORY” or “FORWARD THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW”.
There’s usually an element of truth in it, that’s what makes a good urban legend. How do you check up on things like this? Well….there’s a thing called the internet, and a thing called Google. Copy part of the main text of the story in question and you’ll get search results. If that doesn’t work add the word “urban”, “legend” or “hoax” and you’ll find sites documenting it’s authenticity.
It took me about ten seconds to find two websites documenting the hoax, and another five seconds for a rebuttal from the Stanford University website – found on a search of “Stanford University History”. Please check your stories out before you bombard your friends.
RESPONSE ABOUT THIS URBAN LEGEND
FROM THE STANFORD UNIVERSITY WEBSITE
http://www.stanford.edu
URL of this article on Stanford Website
You may have heard a story that a lady in “faded gingham” (Jane Stanford) and a man dressed in a “homespun threadbare suit” (Leland Stanford) went to visit the president of Harvard, were rebuffed, and as a result, went on to found their own university in Palo Alto. This untrue story is an urban myth, and Stanford’s archivist has prepared a response for those desiring more information:
For what it is worth, there was a book written by the then Harvard president’s son that may have started the twist on actual events.
Leland Stanford Junior was just short of his 16th birthday when he died of typhoid fever in Florence, Italy on March 13, 1884. He had not spent a year at Harvard before his death, nor was he “accidentally killed.” Following Leland Junior’s death, the Stanfords determined to found an institution in his name that would serve the “children of California.”
Detained on the East Coast following their return from Europe, the Stanfords visited a number of universities and consulted with the presidents of each. The account of their visit with Charles W. Eliot at Harvard is actually recounted by Eliot himself in a letter sent to David Starr Jordan (Stanford’s first president) in 1919. At the point the Stanfords met with Eliot, they apparently had not yet decided about whether to establish a university, a technical school or a museum. Eliot recommended a university and told them the endowment should be $5 million. Accepted accounts indicate that Jane and Leland looked at each other and agreed they could manage that amount.
The thought of Leland and Jane, by this time quite wealthy, arriving at Harvard in a faded gingham dress and homespun threadbare suit is quite entertaining. And, as a former governor of California and well-known railroad baron, they likely were not knowingly kept waiting for too long outside Eliot’s office. The Stanfords also visited Cornell, MIT and Johns Hopkins.
The Stanfords established two institutions in Leland Junior’s name — the University and the Museum, which was originally planned for San Francisco, but moved to adjoin the university.
EXTRAS — Sir Ian McKellan Discuss His Method
This is a music review I found of a project I produced for Paula Sexsmith. The album was a Christian praise and pop CD entitled “Worry ‘Bout Nothin'”. Here’s the review, or go here to read the original Paula Sexsmith CD review.
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Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. – Phillipians 4:6-7
I don’t often come across music by independent artists that is this expertly produced. Worry ‘Bout Nothin’ shows an excellence in production that is a pleasure to hear, allowing the music to be a very nice medium for delivering her messages of worship, praise, encouragement, and prayer. If I didn’t know better, the expertise obvious in some of the complicated arrangements of strings, piano, percussion, and voice would almost lead me to believe Michael W. Smith had a hand in its production.
“Pillar of Fire” introduces Paula’s warm and pleasant voice, backed by upbeat percussion and some screaming electric guitars. The energetic nature of the song perfectly compliments the image of Christ as a pillar of fire in a dark world, much like God was a pillar of fire to guide Israel through the desert many thousands of years ago. “Pillar of fire, love of my life. You inspire me to walk in Your love. You bring God’s presence, protection and guidance. Jesus You are my pillar of fire.”
“I Feel Small” turns prayerful, a la Anointed’s “Send Out a Prayer.” A Morse Code S.O.S. introduces the thoughtful and vulnerable song, in which I can picture Paula standing small in a huge world, looking upward for the God who gives her significance in an overwhelming world. The reverb effects on her vocals feel a bit out of place, though.
“Worry ’bout Nothin’ throws the throttle open in a juiced up encouragement to take to heart the apostle Paul’s admonition to cast your cares at the feet of God and let Him do the worrying. Christ Himself told us not to worry about tomorrow, because today has enough worries of itself. This song expounds on the spirit of that message, encouraging us not to worry about anything, but rather to pray about everything.
One of my favorite songs on the CD is “Glory to the Lamb,” an absolutely beautiful contemporary praise and worship number. I hear what sounds like a penny whistle or pan flute in the background, while an Aramaic recitation of the Lord’s Prayer adds a unique element to the song. Very simply, the song says “Glory to the Lamb, glory to the King of Kings. Jesus You are faithful and true. Every nation will bow and worship You. Jesus You are worthy of all praise. Honor, glory, power to Your name. Jesus, You are the beginning and the end. Alpha, Omega, You’re coming back again. Jesus, You’re worthy. Jesus, You’re holy.” That’s about as succinct a description of God’s praiseworthy characteristics as I’ve heard!
Worry ‘Bout Nothin’ was a pleasant surprise, one which I suspect will spend some time in my car CD player. The songs are well sung and purposeful, and the production work on the CD is second to none. If you have the opportunity to do so, I encourage you to listen to this CD!