Hey Creature, do you know what's up with the Maryland traffic webcams you occasionally link to? I have them bookmarked – I like the drawbridge one – but they've been non-functioning for a while now. WFH? Some of us depend on a drawbridge cam on the other side of the country for entertainment.
Also too my cat is sitting on my lap transfixed by this gif.
Ah yes, what happens on Tilghman no longer stays on Tilghman (I saw a day sailor get his mast stuck on the side of the bridge when he came in too fast and drifted right – that was fun).
Those vids are still Flash-based and can cause all kinds of issues with Chrome and script blocking plugins. If you're using Chrome, make sure Flash is enabled:
Use chrome://settings/content to control when Adobe Flash content is displayed and chrome://components to display the version of Adobe Flash Player installed.
FYI, it works in FireFox and I've got all kinds of security addons.
Also too my cat is sitting on my lap transfixed by this gif.
I'd be careful with that. There have been disturbing rumors lately of a Feline-Cephalopod Axis. No telling what kinds of steganographic messages that vid may be sending.
There have been disturbing rumors lately of a Feline-Cephalopod Axis…
To be fair, my cats become transfixed by any bright movement on my monitor, also by lint, spiders and the always beguiling red laser dot. I worry more about that Feline-Red Laser Dot Axis, which I suspect indicates steganography from their space-based compadres coordinating kibble control.
That's a legit worry. NORAD's been tracking the | FELIS | satellite for years now. Are the laser beams pink, by any chance?
I just watched it go up, too! That cam is so much more interesting than yer average traffic cam.
They are not pink, but I have shape-making attachments that make the beam look like a flower. I wonder if that is part of the plan.
She tells them that their conclusions are correct, but dies after a laser accident.
Uh-oh…
I haven't confirmed this but I've been told that's the busiest Bascule bridge on the east coast. I believe it, especially during the summer. It gets stuck too, on occasion, which is alternately exciting and very boring.
That laser flower attachment would obsess me too, as I am easily obsessed. I'm sure that's part of the plan.
Laser mind reading is dangerous and best left to professionals. Don't try it, kids.
Well whadda ya know. Fixing this flash issue also seems to have fixed my long-standing problem of not being able to post in Chrome and having to open FF to post on WV. Huzzah.
YAY Bonus!
Flash is still everywhere on the Net, even though Google is trying mightily to kill it, for security reasons. I think there's an App that auto uses HTML-5 to play Flash animations and when I'm less lazy I should look for it. Meantime, Flash it is.
I found |this| just now. I will ask the computer guy at work about it.
I am leery to try anything without informed endorsement. I just spent $$ getting some malware removed and had to keep taking it back as it kept popping up and they finally got rid of it.
Cool, though:
July 2016 update: Google Swiffy has unfortunately been discontinued.
Typical, and why don't get too used to G apps. They're apt to pull them with little to no notice.
Malware sucks, especially the stuff that drills down into the OS, saves multiple versions and pops up like weeds. I think it's mostly adspam crapware, though there's dangerous stuff out there. Some machines come pre-infected For Your Convienence, too.
I'm still gearing up my new(er) laptop with carefully-vetted and selected programs, post older-laptopalypse. I went with an HP Pro from TigerDirect (pretty good deal) and the business machines have way less bloatware to uninstall than the home versions. Dropbox is still on the list, still, while I'm thinking of it.
| Spybot | anti-spy and malware is pretty good: the base program is free should run seamlessly alongside your AV program. Paid versions do their own antivirus screening but just the base one is effective.
The computer guy at work mentioned that program, along with Malwarebytes. I tried the Malwarebytes, didn't try Spybot (yet) but after what I went through I think I might, as what you describe above, i.e., drilling down into OS, etc., reflects my experience.
Also, my computer place, when the spyware kept recurring, the fix-it guys finally as a last resort removed all my chrome extensions and that finally did the trick. They suggested I wait a while, see if that did the trick, then re-install what I want of the extensions so that I'm getting fresh versions. But at this point I'm a bit gun-shy about doing that.
Mbytes is pretty highly rated and should do the trick. I've used Norton Internet Security across all my machines for years and have had no problems – its caught a few viruses and prevented scads more. PC pros have mixed reviews – from five star to absolute trash – and it's pricy. I stick with it because it came preinstalled on one of my machines, gives me centralized program control and has some nice bells & whistles too, like cloud backup. I'm looking and might dump it, though.
I use Spybot routinely as a check, to keep it honest.
Before Norton I had | ZoneAlarm | installed. It was great for awhile but I don't think they kept up modernization of the program. The updates became fewer and the quality seemed to go, so I ended up dumping it. Don't know how ti is now, though it's still on the market so…
I have never tried Opera. Maybe I'll test drive it.
For security I use AVG, the free version. I used Norton for years but then my old tech guy suggested AVG and it's been fine for me. Until this malware issue, that is.
I need a new computer, though, too. Mine is just old and slow and almost full and the keyboard won't stay on. I have backup chromebook but I need a real computer. I belong to Costco, so I will probably buy a new one when the Thanksgiving specials come around. I have found that buying electronics at Costco is worth the membership, as they have a six-month return policy, no questions asked. I had to return a computer once and it was five months after I bought it, and yep, they took it back.
Opera's cool – it's built on the Chrome platform though it's way lighter and faster. Comes packed with an integrated VPN too, which is nice.
Tigerdirect's a great online shopping resource, but the varieties of gear and choices are bewildering a lot of the time. Having a complete off-the-shelf machine and a big local box store for help is the way to go, I think, if you don't want to spend a lot of time fiddling about.
I would make fun of buying a computer at the same place one gets lawn furniture and jumbo tubs of mayonnaise but Costco truly does well what it does, it is union and treats its workers with respect and good pay and its deals really are deals.
RAH RAH RAH
two and eight
or simply eight
what do we appreciate?
I think we all know where this is going…
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Hey Creature, do you know what's up with the Maryland traffic webcams you occasionally link to? I have them bookmarked – I like the drawbridge one – but they've been non-functioning for a while now. WFH? Some of us depend on a drawbridge cam on the other side of the country for entertainment.
Also too my cat is sitting on my lap transfixed by this gif.
Ah yes, what happens on Tilghman no longer stays on Tilghman (I saw a day sailor get his mast stuck on the side of the bridge when he came in too fast and drifted right – that was fun).
Those vids are still Flash-based and can cause all kinds of issues with Chrome and script blocking plugins. If you're using Chrome, make sure Flash is enabled:
Use chrome://settings/content to control when Adobe Flash content is displayed and chrome://components to display the version of Adobe Flash Player installed.
FYI, it works in FireFox and I've got all kinds of security addons.
Also too my cat is sitting on my lap transfixed by this gif.
I'd be careful with that. There have been disturbing rumors lately of a Feline-Cephalopod Axis. No telling what kinds of steganographic messages that vid may be sending.
Worked! Ta.
There have been disturbing rumors lately of a Feline-Cephalopod Axis…
To be fair, my cats become transfixed by any bright movement on my monitor, also by lint, spiders and the always beguiling red laser dot. I worry more about that Feline-Red Laser Dot Axis, which I suspect indicates steganography from their space-based compadres coordinating kibble control.
YAY. Ooh, the bridge is going up!
That's a legit worry. NORAD's been tracking the | FELIS | satellite for years now. Are the laser beams pink, by any chance?
I just watched it go up, too! That cam is so much more interesting than yer average traffic cam.
They are not pink, but I have shape-making attachments that make the beam look like a flower. I wonder if that is part of the plan.
She tells them that their conclusions are correct, but dies after a laser accident.
Uh-oh…
I haven't confirmed this but I've been told that's the busiest Bascule bridge on the east coast. I believe it, especially during the summer. It gets stuck too, on occasion, which is alternately exciting and very boring.
That laser flower attachment would obsess me too, as I am easily obsessed. I'm sure that's part of the plan.
Laser mind reading is dangerous and best left to professionals. Don't try it, kids.
|WaPo weighs in. |
Well whadda ya know. Fixing this flash issue also seems to have fixed my long-standing problem of not being able to post in Chrome and having to open FF to post on WV. Huzzah.
YAY Bonus!
Flash is still everywhere on the Net, even though Google is trying mightily to kill it, for security reasons. I think there's an App that auto uses HTML-5 to play Flash animations and when I'm less lazy I should look for it. Meantime, Flash it is.
I found |this| just now. I will ask the computer guy at work about it.
I am leery to try anything without informed endorsement. I just spent $$ getting some malware removed and had to keep taking it back as it kept popping up and they finally got rid of it.
Cool, though:
July 2016 update: Google Swiffy has unfortunately been discontinued.
Typical, and why don't get too used to G apps. They're apt to pull them with little to no notice.
Malware sucks, especially the stuff that drills down into the OS, saves multiple versions and pops up like weeds. I think it's mostly adspam crapware, though there's dangerous stuff out there. Some machines come pre-infected For Your Convienence, too.
I'm still gearing up my new(er) laptop with carefully-vetted and selected programs, post older-laptopalypse. I went with an HP Pro from TigerDirect (pretty good deal) and the business machines have way less bloatware to uninstall than the home versions. Dropbox is still on the list, still, while I'm thinking of it.
| Spybot | anti-spy and malware is pretty good: the base program is free should run seamlessly alongside your AV program. Paid versions do their own antivirus screening but just the base one is effective.
The computer guy at work mentioned that program, along with Malwarebytes. I tried the Malwarebytes, didn't try Spybot (yet) but after what I went through I think I might, as what you describe above, i.e., drilling down into OS, etc., reflects my experience.
Also, my computer place, when the spyware kept recurring, the fix-it guys finally as a last resort removed all my chrome extensions and that finally did the trick. They suggested I wait a while, see if that did the trick, then re-install what I want of the extensions so that I'm getting fresh versions. But at this point I'm a bit gun-shy about doing that.
Mbytes is pretty highly rated and should do the trick. I've used Norton Internet Security across all my machines for years and have had no problems – its caught a few viruses and prevented scads more. PC pros have mixed reviews – from five star to absolute trash – and it's pricy. I stick with it because it came preinstalled on one of my machines, gives me centralized program control and has some nice bells & whistles too, like cloud backup. I'm looking and might dump it, though.
I use Spybot routinely as a check, to keep it honest.
Before Norton I had | ZoneAlarm | installed. It was great for awhile but I don't think they kept up modernization of the program. The updates became fewer and the quality seemed to go, so I ended up dumping it. Don't know how ti is now, though it's still on the market so…
Have you tried out the | Opera | browser?
I have never tried Opera. Maybe I'll test drive it.
For security I use AVG, the free version. I used Norton for years but then my old tech guy suggested AVG and it's been fine for me. Until this malware issue, that is.
I need a new computer, though, too. Mine is just old and slow and almost full and the keyboard won't stay on. I have backup chromebook but I need a real computer. I belong to Costco, so I will probably buy a new one when the Thanksgiving specials come around. I have found that buying electronics at Costco is worth the membership, as they have a six-month return policy, no questions asked. I had to return a computer once and it was five months after I bought it, and yep, they took it back.
Opera's cool – it's built on the Chrome platform though it's way lighter and faster. Comes packed with an integrated VPN too, which is nice.
Tigerdirect's a great online shopping resource, but the varieties of gear and choices are bewildering a lot of the time. Having a complete off-the-shelf machine and a big local box store for help is the way to go, I think, if you don't want to spend a lot of time fiddling about.
I would make fun of buying a computer at the same place one gets lawn furniture and jumbo tubs of mayonnaise but Costco truly does well what it does, it is union and treats its workers with respect and good pay and its deals really are deals.
RAH RAH RAH
two and eight
or simply eight
what do we appreciate?
Vaguely related: | Fish Hammer! |
♪ ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ ♪
I wanna be
your fish hammer
[Divine!]
So much better than Shark Week.
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How does he feel about the mouse?