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Queenie:
Dammit! I was going to enroll Sidney in the Talented and Gifted program, but I just got a letter saying that due to budget cuts, all TAG money has been frozen. Bastards!
(Mon Mar 18, 2002 - 6:18:01 pm)

Decoy:
Pan sear them scallops, Wax, HIGH HEAT, as high as it goes!!!
(Mon Mar 18, 2002 - 6:27:27 pm)

Queeni:
Mmm... I'm having shrimp alfredo tonight.
(Mon Mar 18, 2002 - 6:30:39 pm)

Decoy:

Chef Deborah is friend of Mrs. Decoy, you can trust her; Mrs. Decoy took a class from her on how to do those scallops:
(Mon Mar 18, 2002 - 6:31:29 pm)

Decoy:
oops
http://www.wegmans.com/kitchen/howto/seafoodSearing.asp
(Mon Mar 18, 2002 - 6:32:00 pm)

theo:
Never liked Netscape and never will. They invade your privacy..track where you surf and more. There was a special on TechTV addressing these issues just a few days ago. If you type "Netscape privacy issues" in a search engine you'll find several links regarding this..here is just one of many:

A New Jersey-based website operator has filed a class action lawsuit charging that AOL/Netscape's Internet software violates electronic privacy law. The suit alleges that the companies secretly monitor file transfers between Internet sites and Internet users. "Unbeknownst to (Netscape users) ... defendants have been spying on their Internet activities," said the complaint, which was filed June 30 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District Court of New York by New Jersey-based website operator Chris Specht. The "SmartDownload" feature in the Netscape Communicator Web browser secretly transmits file download information to Netscape and America Online (which acquired Netscape in 1998), it states. Chris Specht "has executable files he offers to Internet users browsing his sites to be downloaded, and he does not like the fact that Netscape is tracking file downloads on his website," said Specht's attorney Joshua Rubin, of New York law firm Abbey, Gardy & Squitieri. Seeking to represent all affected website operators and users, Specht's class action suit claims the Netscape software's behavior violates two 1986 laws governing privacy in electronic communications. America Online did not respond to repeated requests for comment on the suit. The Communicator product information describes SmartDownload as software that assists users downloading files from Internet sites. In addition to allowing users to pause downloads and continue them during a later connection, Netscape says the product shows "informative content from Netcenter while downloading." This electronic awareness of all download activity conducted with SmartDownload is the target of Specht's complaint. The suit specifies Netscape's collection of data that identifies the name, type, and source of executable files users downloads, which Netscape collects along with cookie information that uniquely identifies the user. The Netscape product material does briefly mention privacy policy: "As we expand the services of SmartDownload and its InfoBrowser, SmartDownload Profiling will allow us to send you customized information about the file you are downloading. To protect your privacy, none of this information is saved." It also notes that the feature can be turned off. But Specht's suit charges that the "continuing surveillance" and uniquely identifying cookies let Netscape, over time, create a "continuing profile" of each visitor's file transfers. "Your electronic communications are being bugged," said Rubin. "...The contents of an Internet server's computer -- which contains communications between the site and the user -- is being compromised." The suit lays out an example: "If an Internet user uses SmartDownload to download Microsoft's Internet Explorer from Microsoft's Web site, SmartDownload will transmit to defendants the Internet user's identification string along with the name of the file and the file's location on the Internet... In so doing, Netscape is using SmartDownload to eavesdrop." The suit says the company is in violation of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, which addresses privacy issues that arose with the increased use of computers and electronic communications systems in the 1980s. The act updated the codes, which were established in 1968, to clarify invasion of privacy when electronic surveillance is involved. The second act cited, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986, clarifies criminal fraud and abuse felonies for federal computer crimes. On this legal footing, Specht's suit seeks statutory damages: the greater of $100 per day for every day the software has been available (it was introduced in late 1998), or $10,000 per user for "theft of private information" on behalf of himself and all affected Netscape users. Junkbusters' privacy advocate Jason Catlett said the suit is a descendant of a class action lawsuit filed after it was discovered that RealNetworks' music playback software was tracking users' listening habits. In November 1999, a Pennsylvania law firm filed a still-pending class action suit charging that RealNetworks violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, as well as state privacy laws and consumer protection statutes. Soon after the practice was discovered, RealNetworks modified the software to cease the collection of data. "Companies whose software collects information surreptitiously can now routinely expect to see these kinds of lawsuits, so we're starting to see more fine print (posted on the websites)," Catlett said in an email. "At least that's easier to read than an executable file." If Specht's lawsuit, or the case against RealNetworks, is successful, companies could be forced to rethink their privacy policies. "If a jury ever awards significant damages, all companies will be forced to change their attitude towards 'spyware,' because it will become a significant investment risk," Catlett said. Have a comment on this article? Send it. Printing? Use this version. E-mail this to a friend.
(Mon Mar 18, 2002 - 10:00:31 pm)

theo:
Netscape says there doing this to improve search engine capabilitys...But they're also monitoring your every move on the net.
(Mon Mar 18, 2002 - 10:01:51 pm)

Queeni:
Dammit, theo, use line breaks once in a while, wouldya?
(Tue Mar 19, 2002 - 12:09:51 am)

theo:
no problem Q..sorry and thanx.
(Tue Mar 19, 2002 - 12:19:57 am)

Queenie:
I was talking to Ed about the girl that is the mother of his little girl, and he said, "The only good thing that will ever come out of her, besides Lydia, will be her death rattle" and I laughed so hard I thought my eyes were gonna pop.
(Tue Mar 19, 2002 - 12:26:05 am)

Queenie:
True story.
(Tue Mar 19, 2002 - 12:26:56 am)

theo:
Just picked up this soundtrack tonight...not bad. Kinda neat ...there's a song called O'Death...done very blue grass deep south like..I remember CampVanBeetthoven covering this song years back..must be a traditional that i didn't know about.
(Tue Mar 19, 2002 - 1:11:40 am)

theo:
THIS SOuNTraCk:

(Tue Mar 19, 2002 - 1:12:25 am)

theo:
Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart--------later all.
(Tue Mar 19, 2002 - 1:13:38 am)

Queenie:
I enjoy that record. I just finished watching The Big Lebowski for the upteenth time. Good stuff.
(Tue Mar 19, 2002 - 3:42:00 am)

Mrs Dr GB:
Now: what kind of person does this make me? This news story:

A white farmer has been killed in Zimbabwe, reportedly as he tried to flee attacks by a group of squatters camped on his land.

Terry Ford was found shot dead on his farm near Norton, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) west of Harare.

But that thing that upset me the most was that this chap’s dog curled up and went to sleep next to the body. I found that very upsetting.
(Tue Mar 19, 2002 - 3:55:00 am)

Cushca:
What kind of person does this make me? I still fancy Eddie Vedder, even with this haircut.

(Tue Mar 19, 2002 - 4:02:32 am)

Heruka:
What kind of person does this make me? I'm happy to be alive. I woke up laughing. Apparently, my own laughter made me wake myself up.
(Tue Mar 19, 2002 - 4:29:01 am)

Cushca:
I would fucking love that to happen to me.
(Tue Mar 19, 2002 - 4:52:01 am)

Cushca:
I think my sister did that once.
(Tue Mar 19, 2002 - 4:52:13 am)

Heruka:
That's a spicy meatball.
(Tue Mar 19, 2002 - 5:38:59 am)

Mrs Dr GB:
Just been put on hold; the music was Novio. Not bad. Not even a twinkly cover version of it.
(Tue Mar 19, 2002 - 5:46:00 am)

Heruka:
I'm inclined to go back to bed for an hour or so. But man, I;ve got a lot to do today. Much mcu more than usual. I'm afraid of procrastinating. Yesterday was frustrating, but very good actually. Everything went well.
(Tue Mar 19, 2002 - 5:48:20 am)

Mrs Dr GB:
Shit and damn. If you make a complaint they put you on hold and you get Rhinestone Cowboy. What kind of setup is this?
(Tue Mar 19, 2002 - 5:50:53 am)

Heruka:
Would it be wrong for me to have a couple of drinks this early. Nothing major. Just a shot or two of somehting.
(Tue Mar 19, 2002 - 5:59:43 am)

Heruka:
I've been up for two hours already, surely that accounts for something.
(Tue Mar 19, 2002 - 6:00:19 am)

Cushca:
Go ahead.
(Tue Mar 19, 2002 - 6:03:45 am)

Mrs Dr GB:
And somewhere in the world it's 6.00pm.
(Tue Mar 19, 2002 - 6:29:27 am)

Mrs Dr GB:
Lunch today at the Mud Hut: Aubergine with a Cashew Nut & Sultana Stuffing. Would anyone care to join?
(Tue Mar 19, 2002 - 7:08:05 am)

Cushca:
Is it bring a bucket?
(Tue Mar 19, 2002 - 7:18:20 am)

Mrs Dr GB:
I reckon. I just went down there and had a look at it. Needless to say I came away with a jacket potato and cheese.
(Tue Mar 19, 2002 - 7:27:42 am)

Cushca:
Aubergine isn't even a meat.
(Tue Mar 19, 2002 - 7:31:17 am)

Mrs Dr GB:
No; that's the vegemetarian option. Otherwise it's liver and bacon. Choose your weapon.
(Tue Mar 19, 2002 - 7:38:55 am)