CMS07 Blog

Hey y’all,

I noticed something today: none of you are on the forums. Ever.

Well, just to remind you, I have one at CMS07.org/forum for you to chat - or not. Whatever you want.

So… Yeah.

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Hey, we’re back. Sorry for the downtime as said in my previous post.

I really hate downtime more than you. In fact, you probably didn’t really care. In all real matters though, today I will discuss web hosting, or more specifically free web hosting.

Here’s the gist: There are thousands (if not millions) of free web hosts. Only a select few of those [insert numerical value here] are anything worth your time. Free hosts boast unimaginable features. In my awesome experience, I have picked up a few worth it, along with a few tips. I’ll give you the tips first; remember, dessert comes after the healthy stuff.

Tip 1: If it sounds to good to be true, it is.

I know this is chiched, but in any case, this is usually true.

50 GB of Web Space! UNLIMITED BANDWIDTH!!! SIGN UP NOW!!!

Okay, realistically you don’t need much at all. This blog only takes up around 30-40 Megabytes, maybe less. I’d say you’re safe at up to 2 gigabytes; be cautious at up to 8; anything higher is DANGER ZONE! dun dun dun… Also, stay away from anything unlimited, except mysql maybe, which brings me to tip number two.

Tip 2: Unlimited = Unreliable

It’s simple. The same old too good to be true story. Can you fit unlimited shrimp in your mouth? Marshmellows? Exactly. There is nothing unlimited. Period.

Tip 3: It takes time to become reliable.

This is also simple. If the host is a day old, it may not be reliable, in fact, it may be just a quick get rich and sell like alot of free hosts. I’d query a WHOIS database to see how old the domain is. Try at least six months.

Tip 4: If it looks horrible, don’t use it!

Use common sense. Good luck.

I have a few hosts you might want to use.

110mb.com
FreeHostia.com
AwardSpace.com
Trap17.com

Have fun with it!

cms07

Having problems with host.

Had to restore an old database, but didn’t work fully. Most posts are still here.

Trying to fix.

Resolving…

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/146316/yahoo_files_lawsuit_against_lottery_scammers.html

Yahoo filed the suit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on May 16, court records show. Yahoo released a news announcement regarding the suit on Tuesday.

The lawsuit targets 25 unidentified companies and 25 unnamed individuals. Yahoo is trying to identify those responsible for the scams, which used third-party e-mail providers such as Go Daddy and EarthLink, according to the suit.

I think it’s good someone finally did something about scammers. Maybe We’ll get some justice.

Probably Not.

So… Yeah.™

Well, it’s been a while since I’ve updated…

I’ve gotten quite a bit done on the new site, so, I really don’t have much to say, except I may have more time for cms07 soon, so… See y’all then!
You might wanna check out some of these cool sites while your on the net:

• NationStates.net
• PCWorld.com
• XgenStudios.com

So… Yeah™

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Brad Henry just endorsed Barack Obama. Big whoop, right? WRONG!

Oklahoma voted, along with many, on Super Duper Tuesday, but according to Gov. Henry, he doesn’t have to agree with his people (say goodbye to reelection Brad). In the primary, Hillary Clinton won (as shown in picture), but Brad Henry decided the voters don’t count.

This is America! Shouldn’t this actually be a democracy instead of a tribal council? He was elected democratically, why can’t he elect somebody else the same way?

Now, if Hillary had won by, say, 1%, I could see him going either way, but Hillary won by about 25%. Over half of Oklahoma wanted Hillary.I don’t know, maybe I’m wrong.

Maybe Not.

Thanks for reading,

cms07

So… Yeah™

I haven’t made a post in a while, I’ve been working on the new site (:D) but forgot to post.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080415-gone-in-60-seconds-spambot-cracks-livehotmail-captcha.html

Are we typing those 6-9 letters and symbols that half the time you can’t read for nothing?
At the moment, it appears so. Yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail, and what’s next - US Government Security details? Ok, so I may be going overboard, but this is crazy. After 17 years of spam, everybody has a filter, a spam box, and never reads the emails. Still these nutcases make a bot to crack the Image Verification, then send a million messages to us. Recently, I changed regular emails, got a new “fake” one, and yet I get spam. I’m sick of it! Well, enough of my rant, I’ll give you some of the article:

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Internet users are quite familiar with the Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart (CAPTCHA), a quick method that verifies whether or not the user trying to sign up is a person or a bot. A picture with swirled, mangled, or otherwise distorted characters is displayed and the user then types in the correct letters or numbers.

Back in early February, a group cracked Windows Live Hotmail’s CAPTCHA. A few weeks later, Gmail’s version followed suit. In just over a month’s time, some anti-spam vendors were forced to completely block the domain for the popular service as bots signed up for thousands of bogus accounts and began to flood the tubes with e-mail advertisements for lottery tickets and watches. The close proximity of the two cracks has done everything but sealed CAPTCHA’s fate.

In one day, the bot can amass at least 1,440 accounts. And that’s just one bot. This same bot can then send spam to multiple e-mail addresses (using both CC and BCC lists) continuously, switching between accounts (both in the from: and to: fields) in order to lower the chance of being spotted.
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I thought about using CAPTCHA, but I guess I’ll go sit under a rock and start thinking.

Until next time,
cms07

I recently purchased an ABIT IP13-E mobo (motherboard).
I wasn’t sure what to push to access the BIOS, so I emailed them, despite hearing numerous warnings of slow responses if you even get one. Well, just one day later, I get an email explaining my situation’s fix. I am taken back by how fast it was! You should use ABIT if you buy a mobo.
IP35-E Picture

http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/deutsche-telekom-t-mobile-demands-engadget-mobile-discontinue/

Obviously, T-Mobile has a socalled trademark on the color magenta…
So They sued Engadget!
The way I see it, they couldn’t sue you unless:
You’re using “their” magenta
You’re using it to sell, distribute, or advertise a telecommunications product
The way you’re using it is likely to deceive or confuse consumers into thinking T-Mobile is somehow involved.
Now, to analyze that last part, a court would balance out several factors, including:
The strength of T-Mobile’s magenta trademark — how distinctive it is
The similarity of your use to T-Mobile’s use
The similarity of your products
Whether or not people are actually confused
Whether or not you’re straight-up trying to trick people into thinking you’re affiliated with T-Mobile
The sophistication of consumers in the telecommunications market
So… Yeah.
Y’know what? I’m going to slap a trademark on So… Yeah.
So I guess it’s So… Yeah.™
So… Yeah.™
cms07

Here’s Hope

I found this link, I thought I should share it with you all.

This is my first miscellaneous post!