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Admin: Steve Isaacs
Admin: Steve Isaacs
I am not a member of your department. That means I have a degree in something other than "communications" and am capable of following simple directions. Stop treating me like one of your monkeys, dumbass.
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That requires a button that says "Heck yes"
- Candace McCarty
FUCK YEAH CAPSLOCK. that is all. :)
- mjc
When I say schedule something with the chair of the department by either calling, or stopping by my office, don't send me an email. Cause you checking your email every other week means you'll likely miss your appointment. But do what you want; I have my degree.
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Betrayed.
Uh oh!
- Katy S
lol.
- KapitanObvious
This is funny?
- Jill is sugar free
I'm laughing my ass off. People's pain is my delight.
- KapitanObvious
I sure don't think so.
- Katy S
Buh bye KapitanObvious
- Jill is sugar free
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!
- Brian Chang
I wish I could laugh Brian. But right now I'm fighting back tears.
- Jill is sugar free
Sorry to hear that, Jill. I have a tendency to drop that line any time I hear a variation of the word "betray," even at inappropriate moments. I hope things turn out all right.
- Brian Chang
I'm sure they will. I'll have to change a few things, but I'm hopeful.
- Jill is sugar free
Question for GEEKS - Is there a way to REMOTELY cut off access to the internet in the entire house? [Background - I have 2 rebellious teens that want to do nothing but gaming].
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You could get a router that supports remote login and control it that way. WRT54G with an open source firmware would do it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
- Daniel J. Pritchett
Alternately I think most routers have some sort of built-in web-based external admin option. If you set up a list of allowed/disallowed MAC addresses then you could toggle the Xbox (or whatever) on/off at will.
- Daniel J. Pritchett
Agreed. Logging in to a routers admin via the web would be the easiest way. Linksys router firmware has parental type options available.
- Spencer
If the kids are really rebellious they'll soon figure out they can do a hard reset on the router to bypass you though. Press and hold the little plastic button on the back for five seconds. That's a bit of a scorched earth retaliation on their part though - there's no way they'd be able to hide that other than feigned ignorance.
- Daniel J. Pritchett
I'll bet Alex Scoble would have a good answer to this - he's big on console gaming and on network penetration IIRC.
- Daniel J. Pritchett
There are things like this for TV: http://www.familysafemedia.com/token_t..., maybe they have them for games too?
- Todd Hoff
Non-geek answer: take it away.
- The Archangel ωαřмaiden
Yeah, the best way that I can think of would be to enable external management of your router, but this also opens you up to increased risks as anyone on the internet can now attempt to take control of your router. But it's usually a feature that you have to turn on while at home. You can't do it remotely the first time.
- Alex Scoble
When you leave the house, take your router with you.
- sofarsoShawn
sofar++
- Rahsheen ™, Coach of FF
If they're dedicated, they could always just drop their own router in. To really lock things down you'd literally have to lock things down, i.e. put the router in a locked cabinet, and secure the cable run upstream of the router.
- Ken Sheppardson
I'd actually take the primary connection device if you want to prevent them from accessing the internet all day. Cable modem or whatever router,modem, etc. is provided by your service. Much harder to replace. :)
- Alex Scoble
And of course none of this helps you if you have a neighbor near you with an unprotected or poorly protected wireless router.
- Alex Scoble
Some sort of active jamming device, perhaps, Alex?
- Ken Sheppardson
Wi-fi-blocking paint? https://friendfeed.com/logical...
- LogEx
LogEx, wow.
- Micah Wittman
pull the plug
- VAL D.
Sssshhh... my oldest one gets on FriendFeed sometimes and knows how to do stuff with routers... :-| - but usually it's not him that's as much trouble (although he is right now) - it's the 16-yr old who is the worst and with him I try to avoid doing something physical like pulling the plug (I've done that before) because he can spin out of control and start breaking things in the house. :-|
- Jannifer @wordsforliving
Even with all this done, couldn't they just connect to another open connection in the vicinity or crack a protected one?
- Maxamad (Amazigh)
It worries me that he is violent. :( Good luck
- Dragon Goldmaple
Your post is public as is your account. He could be reading this as we speak...
- Maxamad (Amazigh)
One of our neighbors has an internet connection that even we can access without a password or anything (although it's a weak signal)... I was thinking along the lines of cutting off the power that goes to the router..
- Jannifer @wordsforliving
Well, if there are others routers around, it's kind of futile. If it's a laptop mehbe take computer away or power cord for desktop? Srsly though, some kind of agreement or discipline is best
- Maxamad (Amazigh)
Maxamad: He's sleeping right now... Plus, even if he does read it, he might get a clue the trouble he causes when he participates or assists in his 16-yr old brother's behaviors...
- Jannifer @wordsforliving
How about simple port blocking???Block everything except port 80. Or you could stick in a meter and have then pay by the megabyte. :)
- Roberto Bonini
Use the internet for something intensive yourself? If you eg torrent old films to watch (find something legal carefully) then you can pick when you're going to set that going & it'll make online gaming rather painful due to lag. Definitely recommend trying to negotiate some 'gaming times' first though - it may make them happier if they get some input & you could always use the...
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- immaterial
Maxamad - I've taken away the powercord and when I do something physical like that he can escalate out of control & I try to avoid that because the dad's out of town most of the time working. If the dad reacts too strongly, they run away. It truly is a lose/lose situation.
- Jannifer @wordsforliving
Maybe some time limits... during certain hours only, or for certain durations per day. Many routers have that capability. But again, you are at the mercy of alternative connections (wi-fi) or factory-reset of the router.
- LogEx
immaterial - the 16-yr old does not follow any rules or respect parental authority.. I'm going to have to activate the state "juvenile outside of control" laws on him before he turns 17.
- Jannifer @wordsforliving
immaterial - I like the torrent film idea, but if there's a lag in the internet or the router has problems, he has taken the router before and thrown it across the room & broke it. :-|
- Jannifer @wordsforliving
Is there a specific game they're playing? If you disabled it would they start playing something else or give up?
- Daniel J. Pritchett
Well it sounds like he is going to get physical no matter what you do.
- Dragon Goldmaple
Daniel - yes, the specific game is Gild Wars - the 16 yr. old is addicted to it.
- Jannifer @wordsforliving
I'd definitely make him replace it himself if he did that (or just deny access completely), although I can get rather passive-aggressive. It just doesn't sound like acceptable behaviour, but if he is actually scaring you that's probably worse & more important to sort out than the gaming addiction. Do you have neighbours who could help?
- immaterial
Yeah, it sounds like you have a problem that isn't going to be solved through technical methods.
- Alex Scoble
Yup.
- Maxamad (Amazigh)
If he physically gets out of control, have you considered calling the police and having him sent to juvie? I know that seems harsh, but it sounds like it really might be time for some drastic action.
- Jill is sugar free
Facebook should give its users a (better) hide function and tell them to shut up about wanting a "Dislike Button" already. I didn't join Facebook in pursuit of a user opinion poll on the things I post.
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I agree. I really wish there was a way to hide individual posts.
- Trish R
please please please stop fucking with the money.
Steven Perez, Helen Sventitsky, Maxamad (Amazigh) and 2 other people liked this
I just now realized why I don't go to shows anymore. Ticketmaster is a bitch #justsayin...
Steven Perez, Jason, Michelle Martinez and 2 other people liked this
I'm too old to be squeeing over up-and-coming bands, but, dammit, I've been waiting for these guys to come ANYWHERE near my vicinity for years. And Ticketmaster is saying the show is already sold out? Oracle Arena's a pretty damn big stadium, and tickets have only been available for a couple of days. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.....
- Helen Sventitsky
If they're an effective monopoly like they are in Dallas, they might be hiring homeless people to wait in line to buy up tickets.
- ha3rvey (free hugs!)
Ha3rvey, then they would have PLENTY of purchasers in Oakland. >:(
- Helen Sventitsky
I think I'm getting suckered into making a birthday cake. Slightly annoyed.
It's looking more certain. Right before Thanksgiving, too. Looks like I might not have time to make my Thanksgiving cookies.
- Katy S
But my birthday isn't til April.
- Derrick
Neither is mine. The niece, however, will be celebrating the Saturday before Thanksgiving.
- Katy S
well, Derrick, you wouldn't be so mean as to "sucker" Katy into making you a cake, so...
- D0r0th34
Ah, well. I see. And thanks, D0r0th34. YOU GIT ME. ;)
- Derrick
Is that a hint? You're making me a cake?
- Anika
Here's what happened: I asked niece (on her FB wall) what she wanted for her birthday. She answered with an "I don't know." Her mother decides to post that she thinks niece would like a rainbow cake like I made before (think, ten years ago). Now niece is all excited about the idea of me making a rainbow cake for her. Even asked me I remember how to do it.
- Katy S
Yep. You're being rolled.
- Anika
Derrick would just give me bitchlips if I didn't make him a cake. :D
- Katy S
Or I'd run off and make one and would then act surprised when it came out with the candles on it. :)
- Derrick
There's an idea!
- Katy S
I might still have to make my Thanksgiving cookies, but they are time consuming. So is whipping up a 4-6 layer cake in which each layer is a different color and it is decorated with rainbows of frosting on top of the crumb coat.
- Katy S
Even if I try to be the better person, it irks me that people have to resort to insults when commenting on a post
Alfredo, Amber, Random Time Lord, Nia and 13 other people liked this
Don't let that get you down ... There are always going to be jerks around.
- Bhowmik Shah
Thanks
- Shevonne
That is so true
- James Herington
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- Anna Haro
Global Times - Islamists in Somalia stone man to death for adultery - http://world.globaltimes.cn/africa...
"Hussein's girlfriend, who is now said to be pregnant, will also be executed by stoning after she gives birth."
- Tanath
from Bookmarklet
I mean, okay, adultery is douchey, but not death penalty douchey.
- Brian Chang
But what's worse is that his pregnant girlfriend is to be stoned to death as well (what was her "crime"?).
- Tanath
Yeah, I guess we don't really know if she was a knowing participant in his adultery. Not that it would warrant being stoned to death in any event.
- Brian Chang
Obviously the "adultery" in question is between this Hussein dude and his girlfriend. How can she not be a knowing participant?
- Haris bin Ali
At first, I was thinking the adultery was that he cheated on her, but then I realized that they also consider any sex outside of marriage to be adultery. If he had cheated though, then she'd have nothing to do with his adultery and it would be all the more absurd. I've seen news reports of them doing that kind of thing though.
- Tanath
Frustrated. While I am grateful for the progress made with the healthcare reform bill, there are dangerous provisions to women embedded in it. Take Action Now: http://www.ppaction.org/campaig...
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On Friday, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops met with leaders in the House of Representatives in their bid to eliminate women's access to abortion care under health care reform. And it WORKED. Opponents of legal abortion and health care for women are emboldened by Saturday night's vote and ready to bring their ban on abortion to the Senate floor.
- ProsePetals (aka Denise)
While there are some who are satisfied with the health care reform bill that passed in the House of Representatives late Saturday night, Cecile Richards is not one of them. (and on this count, neither am I...) When it came down to it, Congress passed a bill that will undercut women's access to comprehensive health care.
- ProsePetals (aka Denise)
Despite hundreds of thousands of voters who called on members of Congress to include women's health care in health care reform, the bill that passed Saturday night includes a ban on private abortion coverage for millions of women and would prohibit it in the new "public option."
- ProsePetals (aka Denise)
Now it's our turn. And this time we are going to use our strongest weapon: the White House. That's why, today, we are calling on President Obama to ensure that lawmakers, especially those in his own party, support health care reform that protects women's access to reproductive care as the next round of debate and voting occurs in the Senate.
- ProsePetals (aka Denise)
President Obama campaigned on a promise to put reproductive health care at the center of his reform plan. Supporters of women's health voted for him and contributed to his campaign in record numbers — and now it's time for the president to reaffirm his commitment to women's health, and demand that Congress reject any bill that leaves women worse off under health care reform than they...
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- ProsePetals (aka Denise)
Please click the link above, and take action in support of real healthcare reform that does not detrimentally impact women.
- ProsePetals (aka Denise)
It is beyond disgusting that religious beliefs are dictating law-making.
- Rene Wirtz
agreed. I love the idea in this thread: http://friendfeed.com/us-poli...
- ProsePetals (aka Denise)
Make him get the "credits" for providing equal health care to men and women *grin*
- Rene Wirtz
But seriously, if your religious beliefs prevent you from having an abortion, it doesn't mean that you should force that belief onto others who would like that choice to be available. That is offensive oppression.
- Rene Wirtz
Agreed. Whole-heartedly, and that is exactly the brand of exceptionalistic mentality that I take such incredible personal offense to.
- ProsePetals (aka Denise)
Wasn't that meeting a violation of the constitution? What about separation of church and state? I can't believe that this was not, in anyway, questioned by anyone in congress!
- Helen Sventitsky
I'd say it was a clear violation of the constitution, but as it stands now, most politicians are in some way, shape or form in the pockets of religious dogma.
- Rene Wirtz
I'm sure there will be some technicality by which they (both sides) will "excuse it" -- *rolls eyes* -- but to answer your question, I believe it is a violation of church & state, yes.
- ProsePetals (aka Denise)
What's with all the gun-like noises? Bow season has started but people can't be shooting deer until next week. Maybe game birds are in season? I don't know. It's starting to annoy me, though.
in GA wild hogs are in season and deer also
- Sir Shuping
Deer are in season, just not for hunting with firearms. Bow season starts a little earlier.
- Katy S
Today I accidentally let the kittehs onto the enclosed porch. Normally, this would not be a big deal, but since the weather has turned cold, it's where their catnip plant resides. They found the plant very quickly. Sophie's been good, but since I brought them back inside Plum has been trying to break through the door to the porch. Bad Kitteh!!!
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picture 2 is HEE-laaaaarious.
- Baroness Von Cut-A-Bitch
I love that last one: OPEN.THE.DAMN.DOOR. NOW.
- holly
but she looks so cute and innocent you should let her at it :)
- Sir Shuping
"cute and innocent"? Did you notice that her fangs are showing in that second photo? This is my cat on drugs.
- Katy S
I love that last photo. So regal! I'm telling you!
- Anika
I know she is, really, I just see all of the silly things she does all of the time. Her fur is really amazingly plush and it's all silver-tipped, which accounts for why it can look different from picture to picture depending on the lighting.
- Katy S
I have considered growing catnip for Stormy, but she is already demented enough.
- Mellissa Jane
I'm definitely not bringing it inside. Once the porch is too cold, it gets to die. Growing it outside was fine, because I could control their intake. I don't think I could handle it if they had constant access to the 'nip.
- Katy S
Dying of cute -->
- rowlikeagirl, hecho en eu
I wish friendfeed had a "love" button.
- Sarah Peterman
Your cats are hysterical. Please continue to share pics. :-) And Plum is such a gorgeous cat.
- Jill is sugar free
CUTE!
- Alex Scoble
Picture 2 is totally that of a cat going through "nip" withdrawal! LOVE!!!
- Helen Sventitsky
Three Days Later: This morning, after I crawled out of bed, I found both cats sitting in front of the door to the porch, mewing, and desperate for their morning dose of 'nip. This is sooooooooooooo not good.
- Katy S
Kitteh's want their cracknip!
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
from fftogo
Lawrl @ 3rd pic ^__^ your cats are awesome.
- Bicentennial (Franc)
Dear legs, to please stop aching and hurting me. kthnxbai
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I need to start thinking about my aches and pains too
- James Herington
P.S. Me, too :(
- Steven Perez
I know that they have a lot of people signed up to volunteer for the Extreme Makeover Home Edition, but they should have EVERYONE who signed up do something to help the neighborhood. I'm really depressed about not hearing yet about it. I want to help out and I want to volunteer. I just want to cry for some reason. :(
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Hey know what? Telling me that you don't really want to go to the hockey game that I want to go to but am too sick does not make me feel better. Take one for the team, load those kids up and get the Hell out of my face.
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STAWP IT!
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Today on Facebook, I explained what an oxymoron is to my middle school relative. She didn't get this status update http://friendfeed.com/k8s... in which I noted that "vegan leather" is one. For my troubles, I received this response: "im crying; itz not fun to learn on Sat." I'm happy to drop a little learning on the kids when asked, but what did she expect?
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If I had a nickel for every time I cried in anguish for learning something outside of regular school hours...
- Mitch
I've been working at the library for almost 15 years. The other Alan has been there even longer. It would be nice if you would learn which is which and stop sending emails to the wrong Alan.
The Bohemian Penguin and Derrick liked this
for the first time ever I'm totally disgusted at a twitter "trend" , young girls have enough problems to deal with, worst then a tabloid ...last thing that poor girl needs is someone to tell her this.
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I made the mistake of falling asleep when I got home from work at 5pm. It's now 1am, I'm wide awake and bored and I know I'm going to be getting sleepy again right around the time I have to go to work. Circadian rhythm FAIL
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Was waiting on FB for my niece to come online for our weekday after-school chat. Sat there about 5 min before I remembered that there will be no chats this week b/c of cheerleading tryouts. Now I'm a little sad. I like our chats.
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While I have mixed feelings about cheerleading, I do hope she makes it. She was devastated when she didn't make the volleyball team this fall. They just moved to a new school district and there, they have volleyball leagues and lessons for the younger girls. At her old school, it starts in 7th grade. She was pretty much a shoe-in for the team at her old school and just missed the cut at her new one. She had already made the winter cheer squad at the old school and had to quit b/c they moved. So, hopefully this goes better.
- Katy S
That's tough. It sounds like she's at the age when a move can be really devastating. Hope she makes it.
- Jill is sugar free
Overall she's doing really well with the move. She only moved about 15 miles, so she still gets to hang out with her friends from her own school every now and then. Plus, she has contact with them on facebook. She made friends almost instantly at her new school, too. She's pretty outgoing and gets along with most people. She was just really excited about volleyball and then it didn't work out.
- Katy S
That always helps. Glad she's doing so well then. Sounds like she'd have a good time with cheerleading if she's athletic and outgoing.
- Jill is sugar free
The volleyball coach was really nice and told her what to work on for next year. She was one of the last one's cut. She's a good runner (so she has endurance) and she does dance, so that should help for cheerleading. The thing that hurt her in volleyball was a lack of upper-body strength, but she's working on that. She's the willowy type: http://www.flickr.com/photos...
- Katy S
And she made the squad!
- Katy S
Aww, congratulations to her!
- joey
good for her
- VAL D.
Yeah, I'm pretty happy for her. Not making the volleyball team really upset her, so I'm glad she'll have this, especially since she had already made the team at her old school.
- Katy S
WHAT THE FUCK IS YOUR GODDAMNED PROBLEM, YOU FUCKING SELF-CENTRED FUCKHOLE ON STILTS?!?!
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Did the President call you this morning?
- Josh Haley
no. it's kinda complicated. btw, this post has nothing to do with anyone on FF.
- Joe Silence is not dead
I hate wingnuts. Why is that so hard to comprehend?
- Steven Perez
Thought it was about me there, for a second...
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
"You're so vain, I bet you think this [post] is about you. You're so vain!"
- Katy S
I'm ready to throttle someone through my cell phone
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that's the problem with cell phones. You need a phone with a cord. It was easier before....
- Baard @ Pixum
....good point
- Katie: Witch Of The West
I really need to keep telling myself that I deserve SO much better.
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FUCK YOU IN ALL CAPS, JILL.
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Damn.
- Derrick
Damn, I bit a hole in my tongue.
- DO ANYBODY NO MONIQUE
What did I miss?
- Rochelle
I was thinking the same thing, Rochelle.
- Katie: Witch Of The West
Well... Happy Friday everybody!
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
It's quite a story. Short version: she's still calling and not moving far enough away and I really want her gone. Now, more than ever.
- teh Dork Knight
His ex-girlfriend, Jill. :(
- Derrick
If was funnier when I thought it was a different Jill.
- DO ANYBODY NO MONIQUE
Ohh. Sorry to hear that. :/ I thought you were referring to someone else.
- Rochelle
The only thing more annoying than having to hide unwanted quiz results from my Facebook feed is hiding ones that aren't even in a language I understand. To quote the esteemed Eric Cartman, "The fuck, guys?" You know that option that pops up at the end where you can choose whether or not to post your result? Yeah, don't.
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Comcast. Never had a home phone line, but took their Triple play HD deal recently. Now, I keep getting asshole telemarketing calls - mostly from Comcast. You can call until Christmas 2050, I'm am NOT going to do your fucking survey.
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We took their Triple Play deal recently although we don't need or use a home phone line. We just don't have a phone connected to the line. No calls that way!
- Rochelle
I wouldn't have bothered, except we had an old cordless set laying around. I don't have the ringer on at all, but I see it flashing, as it's sitting on my work desk, and I can see the number. We've given it out to no one at all, as we use Google Voice, and the calls are not going through that.
- Ian May
Unplug the phone!
- Rochelle
I know, it just bugs me that Comcast bang on about how they respect your privacy, and yet allow all this telemarketing crap. We have cellphones and Skype here (for international calls, which are MUCH cheaper), so don't need this line either. I'm going to do some homework when I have time, and see if we'll save money by getting rid of the phone line. All we want is basic digital HD, and Internet really
- Ian May
Rochelle make me laugh. Just saying.
- Derrick
Hook a fax machine up to it so that whoever is on the other end gets deafened by the sound of data transmission kicking in every time they call :)
- Brian Chang
Good idea, except I haven't had a fax machine for a number of years now. I use a $10/month fax service, and I'm onthe verge of canceling that as I arely need it. It's only banks, and lawyers and other similar technophobic dinosaurs that are still living in the 20th century that use such ancient technology as fax.
- Ian May
Sheesh. When I tell you I want you to send a housing unit to the library, I don't mean wait 40 minutes and then call me and ask if I am ready for you to send them to the library.
What is a 'housing unit'?
- Sparky Crocker
In the jail, it is a unit of cells where the inmates live
- Alan Simpson
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