Internet Lost & Found

So it looks like Conservapedia suffered a database crash. Guess it was because they were kind and tolerant of homosex— ermm... wait no. Maybe it was because God hates liberal— oh wait... no.... Perhaps it was because they supported evolu— hmm.

I guess that's what happens when computer "science" teaches both sides of the issue, because clearly constant data backups aren't needed, as God will watch over your data.

Let us not forget, though, that when data corruption happens and/or hard drives fail, it's only God testing your sysadmins...

... riiiight.

Forget liability waivers, lawyers, or legalese. This nature preserve has the absolute best and most honest disclaimer ever. It's the disclaimer to end all disclaimers.My favorite part:

By entering the Preserve, you are agreeing that we owe you no duty of care or any other duty. We promise you nothing. We do not and will not even try to keep the premises safe for any purpose. The premises are not safe for any purpose. This is no joke. We won't even try to warn you about any dangerous or hazardous condition, whether we know about it or not. If we do decide to warn you about something, that doesn't mean we will try to warn you about anything else. If we do make an effort to fix an unsafe condition, we may not try to correct any others, and we may make matters worse! We and our employees or agents may do things that are unwise and dangerous. Sorry, we're not responsible. We may give you bad advice. Don't listen to us. In short, ENTER AND USE THE PRESERVE AT YOUR OWN RISK. And have fun!

Cheers.

I stumbled across this recently. Try to spot the difference between the two posters:



Give it a second, then continue on.

I logged in to MySpace today to see the list of spambots that sent me friend requests and came across a particularly interesting one:Jake.

Apparently, Jake is from "A Small Town, Illinois, United States," he's gay, single, and someday looking for children. Nothing too surprising. His profile pictures are of "him" playing football. Anyway, a quick skim of his profile quickly drew my eye to a Paypal "Make a Donation" button, so I read the profile just out of curiosity. It's quite a smart scam-- you bot through a bunch of gay people with the profile of a gay, young, teenage, cute kid with a sob story. Some of the highlights:

• Mom and dad are divorced.
• Mom's on disability
• He works part time.
• Deadbeat dad.
• Can't afford college loans/grants (ya right)
• Has a younger brother, and mom needs to support him too.
• Would switch states to go to college so he can send money back to mom
• In special education
• Volunteers at a hospital (wow, plus going to school and working to support your mom?)
• Only has five pairs of underwear
• Some dress pants
• Some jeans
• Some dress shirts
• Has faith
• Wants to be a teacher

Wow, he's poor, goes to high school, is in special education, works a part time job, plays football, and volunteers at a hospital. Wonder when he finds time to log in to myspace or pay for his internet connection. It takes a lot of courage to want to completely leave your entire family behind (all of whom you're supporting--excepting your father) to go to school in a state a thousand miles away. Guess I should make a donation, right? Heh :P

+2 points for creativity, though. Not that bad for a scammer... he should have toned it down a bit, but as Hitler said, people are more likely to believe the really big lies than the modest ones.

By the way, for those who want to spot spam/scam profiles in the future:

It's been a while since I've actually listened to my copy of George Carlin's You Are All Diseased, but toward the end I completely forgot that it had my favorite subject mentioned: religion. So, I figured I'd go ahead and post the transcript for fun, mainly because it's totally awesome: