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What's up with all the fake Air Jordan sites that have been popping up lately? I assume they are fakes, but good ones. I see them posted all over facebook. I thought the US cracked down on people importing fakes, unless they are made in the US.
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b0nes posted:What's up with all the fake Air Jordan sites that have been popping up lately? I assume they are fakes, but good ones. I see them posted all over facebook. I thought the US cracked down on people importing fakes, unless they are made in the US. It's whack-a-mole. ICE can't possibly keep up with everyone selling fake sneakers, handbags, sports jerseys, etc.
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Apr 13, 2012 07:18
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A friend of my wife is not what you might call technically savvy. She has managed to gently caress up her iPad at least a couple times while trying to get her porn on, presumably because she does not understand about things like banner ads and that no, you cannot get a free iphone by clicking here. I'm the first to admit that I don't know poo poo about ipads and what they're capable of. I would guess that any of the variety of youtube-like porn sites would be sufficient for her needs, but they've all got at least some ads on them. Are there any out there that are relatively ad-free? Maybe something geared specifically for iPads? I don't know if there's an adblock type thing for iOS or not, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say that would not be within her ability to install or maintain. My apologies if any of this is counter to forum rules. I'll be happy to edit my post if that's the case, though I didn't see anything in the forum rules about it.
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Apr 13, 2012 09:48
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Porn sites will either be subscription based or covered in ads, that's their whole economy. And she sounds like the person to just follow random links so maybe just tell her the ipad is broke and she done hosed it by doing this, this and this. That might be enough to get her to be careful once/if she manages to get the ipad fixed. Also, how is it hosed? I was under the impression that iOS was relatively more secure than windows. And how did she drop the porn bomb? I'd like to hear how that conversation went down.
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Apr 13, 2012 10:02
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Redkist posted:2. I'm looking for a program that will ban your IP from specific websites for specific amounts of time that you set. Like say I don't want to be able to go to facebook for a month but I don't trust my self-control; a program that would make it so I can't until a set amount of time passes. Stayfocusd for Chrome is pretty good. But yeah, other browsers are still there :\
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Apr 13, 2012 13:10
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Exec at work is going to India monday and wants me to setup some kind of voip on his laptop asap today so he doesn't rack up huge mobile roaming charges on multiple hour long conf calls. I'm pretty sure he will be dialing mostly US and Canada #s. Google voice is all I know. Will that work over there? Would skype be better? does that cost? will it work over there? Vonage? I know it costs, is there a PC app? work over there? Something better? edit: He's saying he has a skype account and wants to use that. everything going to work ok dialing in to us #s from that? Or would something else be better? Vin BioEthanol fucked around with this message at 15:00 on Apr 13, 2012 |
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Apr 13, 2012 14:53
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Wagonburner posted:Exec at work is going to India monday and wants me to setup some kind of voip on his laptop asap today so he doesn't rack up huge mobile roaming charges on multiple hour long conf calls. Best option is skype and having your local office run skype too. You then do a voice chat from PC to PC. No charge, simple to run. Just make sure that both parties have headsets.
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Apr 13, 2012 15:18
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spog posted:Best option is skype and having your local office run skype too. You then do a voice chat from PC to PC. He's mainly wanting to dial in to US toll free conference bridge #s. I've got it installed for him now and he's logged in and going to be trying it out in a bit.
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Apr 13, 2012 15:22
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Wagonburner posted:He's mainly wanting to dial in to US toll free conference bridge #s. I've got it installed for him now and he's logged in and going to be trying it out in a bit. Skype costs $2.99 a month for unlimited calls to the US/Canada. You can sign him up for a month and then cancel it at the end. http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/prices/pay-monthly/?intcmp=ch2-subs15-main
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Apr 13, 2012 15:42
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Florida Betty posted:Skype costs $2.99 a month for unlimited calls to the US/Canada. You can sign him up for a month and then cancel it at the end. He doesn't have any kind of monthly charge but I saw when he signed in on the skype website it said he had like $10 credit. Will that get him pretty far dialing US 800 #s? or should he do the unlimited? edit: ahh just saw it on their site. $0.023 a minute.
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Apr 13, 2012 16:06
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greazeball posted:Porn sites will either be subscription based or covered in ads, that's their whole economy. And she sounds like the person to just follow random links so maybe just tell her the ipad is broke and she done hosed it by doing this, this and this. That might be enough to get her to be careful once/if she manages to get the ipad fixed. Yeah that's kind of what I thought. I guess I'll just take some screenshots of redtube or something and note which are the good parts and which are the bad. I have no idea what the state of the thing is or how it got hosed up. I thought most of the malware was geared for Windows too, but I guess iOS has enough market share now for hackers to bother with them. Sadly I was not present for this conversation, but she and my wife have been friends for like 25 years or something so I doubt it was anything too shocking to her.
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Apr 13, 2012 16:21
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stubblyhead posted:I have no idea what the state of the thing is or how it got hosed up. I thought most of the malware was geared for Windows too, but I guess iOS has enough market share now for hackers to bother with them. Sadly I was not present for this conversation, but she and my wife have been friends for like 25 years or something so I doubt it was anything too shocking to her. There is no malware for iOS. What do you mean by "hosed up", that's not a technical term.
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Apr 13, 2012 16:41
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Yeah it's literally impossible to install viruses on an iphone/pad through browsing, you'd have to accidentally manually install a bad app or something by hand, only after you've jailbroken it.
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Apr 13, 2012 16:58
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FCKGW posted:There is no malware for iOS. What do you mean by "hosed up", that's not a technical term. Well she's not a technical person. I haven't even seen this thing so I honestly have no idea what the issue is.
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Apr 13, 2012 17:05
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change my name posted:Yeah it's literally impossible to install viruses on an iphone/pad through browsing, you'd have to accidentally manually install a bad app or something by hand, only after you've jailbroken it. It used to be possible to drive-by exploit an iPhone through a PDF reader vulnerability, but Apple closed that bug several versions back and a new one hasn't arisen since.
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Apr 13, 2012 17:07
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haveblue posted:It used to be possible to drive-by exploit an iPhone through a PDF reader vulnerability, but Apple closed that bug several versions back and a new one hasn't arisen since. Maybe it's an ipad one that she never updates... 
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Apr 13, 2012 17:13
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Yeah, whatever she's doing to this iPad is not the result of porn sites. Also, contrary to popular belief, major porn sites are not a haven for viruses. They want you to buy a subscription, no get infected.
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Apr 13, 2012 17:14
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Trastion posted:If the account you are using, on the computer you put it into as a second HD, has Administrator access then you should be able to see all their files unless there was some form of encryption software used. If you are just referring to the fact that they have to enter a password to log into windows then you should be good to go. Thanks, it was a one time thing but I'll keep that in mind for The Future. You were right, it worked from the admin account, though I ended up having to go to properties>security and set permissions - the permissions were still set to weird values that had to do with the old computer.
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Apr 13, 2012 18:38
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Powered Descent posted:US Postal Service question. Just make sure to grab the right ones...I've found that the non-Priority Mail boxes that they sell are usually right next to the Priority Mail ones, so just double check they don't say ReadyPost on them.
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Apr 13, 2012 18:47
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Yesterday at 5 AM I got a text from a random number telling me they're giving away $1000 best buy gift cards. I dismissed it as extremely annoying spam but I got another one again today. What can I do to avoid this garbage?
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Apr 13, 2012 20:13
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Does anyone have experience with http://www.dealextreme.com/? I'm interested in a few things there, and want to know if they're reputable. I'd be getting the stuff shipped to Canada if that's any consideration.
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Apr 13, 2012 21:52
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unpronounceable posted:Does anyone have experience with http://www.dealextreme.com/? I'm interested in a few things there, and want to know if they're reputable. I'd be getting the stuff shipped to Canada if that's any consideration. There's a thread in GBS. Everyone seems to hate them. E: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3454567 Take the plunge! Okay! fucked around with this message at 21:58 on Apr 13, 2012 |
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Apr 13, 2012 21:55
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unpronounceable posted:Does anyone have experience with http://www.dealextreme.com/? I'm interested in a few things there, and want to know if they're reputable. I'd be getting the stuff shipped to Canada if that's any consideration. I've ordered from them a few times. I have received everything I ordered in working shape. It's all pretty cheap stuff, obviously, and the shipping is super slow (as in, don't expect your order in the next 30 days). If you don't need the item in a hurry, go for it. All their stuff is cheap and, while it may not be the most durable, it functions (in my experience).
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Apr 13, 2012 22:23
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Why was there a big backlash against Disco in the early 1980s?
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Apr 13, 2012 23:35
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mcustic posted:There's a thread in GBS. Everyone seems to hate them. I don't think anyone hates them. Why would anyone hate someplace that sells stuff like this?  They're legit, they just have long shipping times because your package literally is shipped via boat from mainland China. Some of their more popular products are in their smaller US warehouses though.
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Apr 13, 2012 23:43
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Manslaughter posted:Yesterday at 5 AM I got a text from a random number telling me they're giving away $1000 best buy gift cards. I dismissed it as extremely annoying spam but I got another one again today. What can I do to avoid this garbage? Related to this, starting maybe Wednesday or yesterday, I just started getting a lot of spam texts and telemarketing calls. Anyone else experiencing this? And what can Manslaughter and I do?
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Apr 14, 2012 00:44
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Centzon Totochtin posted:Related to this, starting maybe Wednesday or yesterday, I just started getting a lot of spam texts and telemarketing calls. Anyone else experiencing this? And what can Manslaughter and I do?
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Apr 14, 2012 01:03
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Farecoal posted:Why was there a big backlash against Disco in the early 1980s?
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Apr 14, 2012 01:14
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FCKGW posted:I don't think anyone hates them. Why would anyone hate someplace that sells stuff like this? I've read the entire thread before and I STILL have no idea what that is. Wait, is that a cell phone case? What?
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Apr 14, 2012 01:38
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change my name posted:I've read the entire thread before and I STILL have no idea what that is. It's a snake-based iphone case.
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Apr 14, 2012 01:55
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randyest posted:Some possibilities: In Canada you counter-intuitively want to stay OFF the do not call list, as there have been problems with some companies Bell selling the list to telemarketers who don't give a gently caress.
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Apr 14, 2012 02:02
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Just flew today and saw TSA agents at the gates with little bottles checking in bags and a baby stroller. What are they checking for, and why at the gate and not at security?
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Apr 14, 2012 03:17
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I'm trying to ship stuff from colorado to connecticut as cheap as possible. Mostly boxes full of clothes a computer. Going traveling and cant bring my poo poo with me. Question is how do I do this as cheap as possible? It could take 2 months it doesn't matter it just has to get there. Is parcel post with usps still cheapest way to do this?? Can I just bring boxes to the post office and ask to ship parcel post.
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Apr 14, 2012 06:09
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Usually when it's winter, when I wake up in the morning, I find my sinus and back of my throat are drat dry - so dry that I swear it might crack and bleed. How do I counteract the dryness of the season? (or is this because I don't drink enough water  )
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Apr 14, 2012 08:11
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UncleRadnor posted:Usually when it's winter, when I wake up in the morning, I find my sinus and back of my throat are drat dry - so dry that I swear it might crack and bleed. How do I counteract the dryness of the season? (or is this because I don't drink enough water Get a humidifier for your bedroom.
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Apr 14, 2012 08:19
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RaoulDuke posted:I'm trying to ship stuff from colorado to connecticut as cheap as possible. Mostly boxes full of clothes a computer. Going traveling and cant bring my poo poo with me. Question is how do I do this as cheap as possible? It could take 2 months it doesn't matter it just has to get there. Is parcel post with usps still cheapest way to do this?? Can I just bring boxes to the post office and ask to ship parcel post. In my experience yes, USPS Parcel Post is the cheapest. I found UPS to be close but often a few dollars more. Just be sure whatever you're sending is worth the cost and it wouldn't be cheaper just to buy new stuff on the other side. Yes you can just show up at the post office with your box. Pack your items nicely (they can get THRASHED so put effort into it), use plenty of good tape, and label them clearly. Also you'll need to keep things a reasonable size, the current limit on parcel post is 130 inches in total (for packages where any 1 dimension exceeds 12" on its own). Any bigger and you're looking into oversized freight which can be much more expensive (and probably cheaper with UPS instead). Edit: The USPS postage price calculator is pretty good.
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Apr 14, 2012 09:23
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Quick question. I've been using internet explorer, and it's been bloody slow. Websites don't load quick at all, and youtube takes so drat long to load it ain't funny. However, when I use google chrome there is no problem. Why is this?
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Apr 14, 2012 12:07
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Is there any way I can take a small section of Google Maps, about 15 streets, and add photos, audio and text to markers on it, and have other people collaborate on it? It would be an advantage if the final product could be saved to disk, also.
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Rent-A-Cop posted:Get a humidifier for your bedroom. gently caress, so that's what those dew spraying things are. I thought they were mini air con units. Thanks for the solution (although I'm hoping there are other solutions without me having to fork out dough)
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