Comments for Simon's Corner of the Web http://www.liquidrhymes.com On technology, sports, politics, and life Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:52:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Getting Sphinx Search Running with MediaWiki on OSX by Michael http://www.liquidrhymes.com/2010/06/16/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Michael Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:52:30 +0000 http://liquidrhymes.com/?p=1#comment-106 Its very tricky to get it working with Launchd. Have you been able to figure out how to rotate the indexes if searchd is runnning via Launchd? I am getting an error that the PID file can not be found. Its very tricky to get it working with Launchd. Have you been able to figure out how to rotate the indexes if searchd is runnning via Launchd?
I am getting an error that the PID file can not be found.

]]> Comment on “Smoking Hot Bartenders” is Some Smoking Hot Facebook Spam by Reblogs for 20100828 — AlexWeber.is http://www.liquidrhymes.com/2010/08/25/smoking-hot-bartender-is-some-smoking-hot-facebook-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Reblogs for 20100828 — AlexWeber.is Sun, 29 Aug 2010 04:00:58 +0000 http://www.liquidrhymes.com/?p=155#comment-89 [...] lik­ing a page that said “:|:|:|:|:| Smok­ing Hot Bar­tenders :|:|:|:|”, as described Simon Mosk. Once clicked, users were prompted with the site [...] [...] lik­ing a page that said “:|:|:|:|:| Smok­ing Hot Bar­tenders :| :|:|:|”, as described Simon Mosk. Once clicked, users were prompted with the site [...]

]]> Comment on About by Simon http://www.liquidrhymes.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Simon Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:04:08 +0000 http://liquidrhymes.com/?page_id=2#comment-86 @Walt- It's really great to get your feedback - pleased to hear you're enjoying the blog. The T-Mobile plan sounds like a pretty good deal. Another pretty good wireless deal I've seen recently is Virgin Mobile's unlimited data on mifi (essentially a mobile wireless card) for $40 pre-paid; with AT&T charging you an extra $20 on top of your 2GB data plan to tether your devices unlimited data for $40 on all your devices sounds like a deal. Re: the offline maps, I'm all for apps that work offline. I'm a big fan of the NY Times app on my ipod touch that works even when I'm not on wifi - and I wish Google Maps did as well! @Walt-

It’s really great to get your feedback – pleased to hear you’re enjoying the blog. The T-Mobile plan sounds like a pretty good deal. Another pretty good wireless deal I’ve seen recently is Virgin Mobile’s unlimited data on mifi (essentially a mobile wireless card) for $40 pre-paid; with AT&T charging you an extra $20 on top of your 2GB data plan to tether your devices unlimited data for $40 on all your devices sounds like a deal.

Re: the offline maps, I’m all for apps that work offline. I’m a big fan of the NY Times app on my ipod touch that works even when I’m not on wifi – and I wish Google Maps did as well!

]]> Comment on About by Walt Scrivens http://www.liquidrhymes.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Walt Scrivens Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:06:57 +0000 http://liquidrhymes.com/?page_id=2#comment-85 Amazing! I just found your "Corner" and read your piece about prepaid wireless and "needing" new cell phones. I could have written them myself! I'm a 60-something retired technology guy living in sunny South Florida. I grew up (starting at age 30 or so) on S-100 and Apple ][ systems. In my last job, I was an I.T. director and I had "all the gadgets" - the latest smartphones, unlimited voice and data, WIFI everywhere I went, etc. Now that I'm retired and paying my own way, things have changed. I have a prepaid T-mobile SIM that gives me 1000 minutes of voice only, good for a year, and it cost $100. I think that's about the cheapest you can go and still have a cell phone! I use an old Blackberry Pearl with WIFI for a phone, and a jailbroken iPod touch for an e-book reader and occasional network sniffing. That well fits my needs/wants for pocket sized stuff. Apart from the outlandish and semi-compulsory rate structure (bits are bits - why do we have to pay differently depending on how the bits are interpreted?) I have a gripe with the maps on GPS enabled devices. Why shouldn't we be able to download a set of maps for an area and then go of-line to navigate with the GPS? Of course the answer's obvious - AT&T can charge you over and over and over again to download the same set of maps! Thanks for a great blog! Walt Amazing!
I just found your “Corner” and read your piece about prepaid wireless and “needing” new cell phones. I could have written them myself!
I’m a 60-something retired technology guy living in sunny South Florida. I grew up (starting at age 30 or so) on S-100 and Apple ][ systems. In my last job, I was an I.T. director and I had “all the gadgets” – the latest smartphones, unlimited voice and data, WIFI everywhere I went, etc.
Now that I’m retired and paying my own way, things have changed. I have a prepaid T-mobile SIM that gives me 1000 minutes of voice only, good for a year, and it cost $100. I think that’s about the cheapest you can go and still have a cell phone! I use an old Blackberry Pearl with WIFI for a phone, and a jailbroken iPod touch for an e-book reader and occasional network sniffing. That well fits my needs/wants for pocket sized stuff.

Apart from the outlandish and semi-compulsory rate structure (bits are bits – why do we have to pay differently depending on how the bits are interpreted?) I have a gripe with the maps on GPS enabled devices. Why shouldn’t we be able to download a set of maps for an area and then go of-line to navigate with the GPS? Of course the answer’s obvious – AT&T can charge you over and over and over again to download the same set of maps!

Thanks for a great blog!

Walt

]]> Comment on “Smoking Hot Bartenders” is Some Smoking Hot Facebook Spam by aaasglk http://www.liquidrhymes.com/2010/08/25/smoking-hot-bartender-is-some-smoking-hot-facebook-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-80 aaasglk Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:56:38 +0000 http://www.liquidrhymes.com/?p=155#comment-80 This is exactly why I now run facebook on a totally separate browser than my por -- other sites. This is exactly why I now run facebook on a totally separate browser than my por — other sites.

]]> Comment on “Smoking Hot Bartenders” is Some Smoking Hot Facebook Spam by Simon http://www.liquidrhymes.com/2010/08/25/smoking-hot-bartender-is-some-smoking-hot-facebook-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Simon Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:19:14 +0000 http://www.liquidrhymes.com/?p=155#comment-79 @Peter Coles- that's a great point re: getting the base page link to fire, and now I wish I had figured that out too. I tried to check my browser's cache, but I forgot I threw it into private browsing before analyzing their shady site.. @Peter Coles- that’s a great point re: getting the base page link to fire, and now I wish I had figured that out too. I tried to check my browser’s cache, but I forgot I threw it into private browsing before analyzing their shady site..

]]> Comment on “Smoking Hot Bartenders” is Some Smoking Hot Facebook Spam by jacka http://www.liquidrhymes.com/2010/08/25/smoking-hot-bartender-is-some-smoking-hot-facebook-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-78 jacka Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:11:25 +0000 http://www.liquidrhymes.com/?p=155#comment-78 old trick and not dangerous old trick and not dangerous

]]> Comment on “Smoking Hot Bartenders” is Some Smoking Hot Facebook Spam by Peter Coles http://www.liquidrhymes.com/2010/08/25/smoking-hot-bartender-is-some-smoking-hot-facebook-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Peter Coles Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:45:32 +0000 http://www.liquidrhymes.com/?p=155#comment-77 Those sneaky buggers, nice find Simon. The one thing I don't get, is how they appeared to make one click into a facebook iframe also lead to clicking the other link (or at least triggering some code to load a new url)? I'd look closer at their page, but it looks like they've already changed it? The cross-domain security restrictions between iframes seem like they'd prevent something like that… Those sneaky buggers, nice find Simon. The one thing I don’t get, is how they appeared to make one click into a facebook iframe also lead to clicking the other link (or at least triggering some code to load a new url)? I’d look closer at their page, but it looks like they’ve already changed it? The cross-domain security restrictions between iframes seem like they’d prevent something like that…

]]> Comment on “Smoking Hot Bartenders” is Some Smoking Hot Facebook Spam by JZ http://www.liquidrhymes.com/2010/08/25/smoking-hot-bartender-is-some-smoking-hot-facebook-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-76 JZ Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:39:45 +0000 http://www.liquidrhymes.com/?p=155#comment-76 I never thought I would see someone use the term "brilliant spam" :/ I never thought I would see someone use the term “brilliant spam” :/

]]> Comment on “Smoking Hot Bartenders” is Some Smoking Hot Facebook Spam by ⬡ http://www.liquidrhymes.com/2010/08/25/smoking-hot-bartender-is-some-smoking-hot-facebook-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-75 ⬡ Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:04:39 +0000 http://www.liquidrhymes.com/?p=155#comment-75 Seriously, that's all it takes? No unique token or POST form to prevent this sort of trickery? Man, Facebook wouldn't know security if it slapped them in the (ahem) face. Seriously, that’s all it takes? No unique token or POST form to prevent this sort of trickery? Man, Facebook wouldn’t know security if it slapped them in the (ahem) face.

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