Ramblings & Replies

[Tomcat]

I think they have been closed off for years to the Public ..or maybe they opened again...but  climbing up to the top is definitely not legal...notice the sprawl of humanity in the background ..shame

[seven]

I didn't know this.   If they only knew what commie/socialist riff raff they are letting in they would think twice.

 

 

Stockholm Arlanda first airport in Scandinavia to introduce US pre clearance.

http://www.passengerterminaltoday.com/viewnews.php?NewsID=65897

 

 

The other airports are :

Mogadishu, Somalia.

Kabul, Afghanistan.

Tripoli, Libya.

Sana'a , Yemen.

Teheran, Iran.

Algers, Algeria.

Abuja, Nigeria.

[Pdoggg]

I didn't know this.   If they only knew what commie/socialist riff raff they are letting in they would think twice.

 

 

Stockholm Arlanda first airport in Scandinavia to introduce US pre clearance.

http://www.passengerterminaltoday.com/viewnews.php?NewsID=65897

 

 

The other airports are :

Mogadishu, Somalia.

Kabul, Afghanistan.

Tripoli, Libya.

Sana'a , Yemen.

Teheran, Iran.

Algers, Algeria.

Abuja, Nigeria.

 

Interesting.

 

In the article it says Ireland has it too and portrays it as better for the passenger.

 

But on your list it is clear that they want to deny boarding to some people.

 

To be really passenger friendly, the immigration stamping would be done ON the plane.

[JaiDee]

Did you guys know that the extremely cute and sexy and talented Jessica Alba is now worth 200 million bucks and the company she created is worth a billion?

 

http://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2015/05/27/how-jessica-alba-built-a-1-billion-company-and-200-million-fortune-selling-parents-peace-of-mind/

 

How Jessica Alba Built A $1 Billion Company, And $200 Million Fortune, Selling Parents Peace Of Mind

 

 

 

[rxpharm]

I read the article yesterday - not just a pretty face, she's smart and an entrepreneur! With this kind of income, she won't have to do acting anymore.

[JaiDee]

I have always found her to be extremely sexy and attractive; now there's an extra reason to fall in love with her from afar

 

Little-known fact; her dad is 100% Mexican.

[Lefty]

According to this article the 2nd smallest avg penis sizes in the world are India and Thailand. I guess many of the lbs we know did not participate in the survey. 

 

http://www.datesofasia.com/dating-advice/science-india-ties-thailand-for-2nd-shortest-average-penis-size/

[Pdoggg]

Survey says:

 

North Korean penises are a half inch shorter than their southern brothers.

 

Now I suppose this could be explained by a depleted gene pool or lack of nutrition but my guess is has to do with different measuing methodology or the quality of the fluffer.

 

So the famous Ivy League study would be accurate but you can't compare results of different countries.

 

Talking about surveys.....

 

[Pdoggg]

The Silk Road founder was just sentenced to life in prison.

 

Here is an old article describing how it worked:

 

 

One of the bigger tech stories this week is the shutdown of Silk Road, a black market bazaar that trafficked in any and all illegal goods, from drugs and guns to personal data and malware.

 

The alleged Silk Road mastermind, Ross William Ulbricht, was arrested on Tuesday in San Francisco, and presented in San Francisco federal court Wednesday morning. A detention hearing will be held at 9:30 a.m. PDT on Friday.

 

But how exactly does one manage to sell drugs and guns online for more than two years? Can you really buy heroin on the Web as easily as you might purchase the latest best-seller from Amazon? Not exactly, but as the FBI explained in its complaint, it wasn't exactly rocket science, thanks to Tor and some bitcoins. Here's a rundown of how Silk Road worked before the feds swooped in.

In its investigation, the FBI made more than 100 undercover purchases from Silk Road, according to FBI Special Agent Christopher Tarbell. But it's not as easy as logging on and typing in your credit card number. A key part of the puzzle is the Tor network.

 

The Tor Network
Ulbricht "operated Silk Road on what is known as 'The Onion Router' or 'Tor' network, a special network on the Internet designed to make it practically impossible to physically locate the computers hosting or accessing the websites on the network," Tarbell wrote in his complaint.

 

If you navigate to the Silk Road URL (silkroadvb5piz3r.onion) on the average browser, you will get an error. To view it, you need to install Tor software on your browser (though the website currently shows a note from the feds saying the site has been seized).

According to the Tor Project, Tor was originally developed by the U.S. Naval Research Lab as a way to protect government communications. "Today, it is used every day for a wide variety of purposes by normal people, the military, journalists, law enforcement officers, activists, and many others," Tor said.

 

"Tor helps to reduce the risks of both simple and sophisticated traffic analysis by distributing your transactions over several places on the Internet, so no single point can link you to your destination," the group said in an explainer.

 

In a statement about the Ulbricht case, Tor said it has "been watching carefully to try to learn if there are any flaws with Tor that we need to correct. So far, nothing about this case makes us think that there are new ways to compromise Tor (the software or the network)."

 

Tor said Ulbricht "made mistakes in operational security" and was caught by "actual detective work" rather than exploiting problems with Tor. Indeed, the FBI tracked him down in part thanks to an online post that linked to a Gmail account.

 

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) also urged people not to blame the technology. "The public wouldn't tolerate a campaign to malign the car because of its utility as a getaway vehicle for bank robbers; we must apply the same critical thinking to essential privacy-preserving technology," EFF activist Parker Higgins wrote.

 

How to Get Tor
Tor is available as a download on Torproject.org for PC, Mac, and Linux. But it will block browser plugins such as Flash, RealPlayer, Quicktime, among other things, so it might not be the optimal choice for all Web users. Still, if you're trafficking in sensitive data - whether that be worthwhile endeavors like data from journalists working in unsafe areas or less savory fare from the likes of Silk Road - Tor can help prevent your Web activity from being tracked. In the case of Silk Road, all one had to do was download the Tor browser software and type in the Silk Road URL.

 

Accessing Silk Road
With Tor installed, the Silk Road URL directed new users to a black screen with a prompt for a username and password, as well as the option to sign up. All that was required to sign up for Silk Road was a username, password, and country of origin. "No other information is requested, and the country-location information entered by the user is not subject to any type of verification," Agent Tarbell wrote.

 

Navigating the Site
Once inside, Silk Road was like an illegal version of Amazon.com. You could shop by category or peruse photos of current inventory. A messages system allowed buyers and sellers to privately discuss their transactions, while community forums provided for more public chats. A wiki included FAQs, while a customer service section presumably provided assistance when that batch of cocaine was a bit late. Product listings, meanwhile, included descriptions, seller information, reviews of previous transactions, and the familiar "add to cart" purchase option.

 

Bitcoin
Silk Road doesn't take American Express. Instead it relies on virtual bitcoin currency (for more, check out PCMag's bitcoin primer). Though bitcoin transactions are tracked via a public ledger known as the Blockchain, it "only reflects the movement of funds between anonymous bitcoin addresses and therefore cannot by itself be used to determine the identities of the persons involved in the transactions," Tarbell wrote. "Only if one knows the identities associated with each bitcoin address involved in a set of transactions is it possible to meaningfully trace funds through the system."

 

 

Like Tor, bitcoins are not illegal, but can be used for nefarious purposes. As Reuters reported, the value of a bitcoin dropped from $140 to $129 to in the wake of the Silk Road shutdown.

 

When Silk Road was active, every user needed a bitcoin address, which were stored on wallets maintained on servers controlled by Silk Road. Once funds were added to bitcoin wallets, they could be used to buy whatever your criminal heart desired. Sellers then transferred their bitcoins to an exchange, which extracted a commission rate between 8 to 15 percent. As Tarbell noted, however, Silk Road also used a "tumbler" to further hide bitcoin transactions. That process "sends all payments through a complex, semi-random series of dummy transactions ... making it nearly impossible to link your payment with any coins leaving the site," the FBI said. Tarbell said that in his experience, tumblers are usually only used "to assist with the laundering of criminal proceeds," though the EFF took issue with that assertion. "It's incredibly dangerous, though, to say that anonymous currency—whether bitcoins or traditional cash—is only of interest to drug dealers or money launderers," EFF said.

Your Package Is in the Mail
So, you've anonymized your data online, but how do you actually get that package in the mail? Wouldn't Customs or the postal service notice if your packages contained drugs or firearms? The answer is, possibly. It's basically a crapshoot. Some packages might be intercepted, others might arrive safely (as evidenced by the packages that the FBI bought undercover). As a result, the complaint mentions that Silk Road suggested the use of an alternative address for purchase deliveries ("such as a friend's house or P.O. box"). Ironically, Ulbricht was caught in part because he had counterfeit documents shipped to himself in the U.S. from Canada, which were intercepted by Customs.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2425184,00.asp

[seven]

I read this this morning, very fascinating story.

[seven]

You know who these hunks are?

[xyzzy]

Björn and John.

[Kahuna]

The jimadors are dying off........One by one they die............................

 

The jimadors harvest the blue agave whose nectar is the essence of tequila..................

 

Tequila the lifeblood of the world..............

 

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/in-mexicos-tequila-making-heartland-an-age-old-craft-is-in-danger-of-dying-out/ar-BBkozno

 

Fill your empty cabinets before tequila goes the way of the Pussy Wagon...............

 

 

[JaiDee]

Tequila is brutal, basically a liquid drug.

 

Regretted drinking it more than once, but it sure does do the trick!

[JaiDee]

There's just something about this cute little Vietnamese babe, yummmmm

 

 

 

[JaiDee]

This was the Japanese empire at the height of their power, early in 1944

 

  Notice how Thailand was not conquered by those A-holes but all their neighbors were.

 

 

[JaiDee]

The percentage of people in certain regions of these countries who consider themselves "Very Happy."

 

Looks like our English and Scottish friends have a lot to be thankful for!

 

And what's up with Sicily and Sardinia, they just can't get their shit together?

[Lefty]

This was the Japanese empire at the height of their power, early in 1944

 

  Notice how Thailand was not conquered by those A-holes but all their neighbors were.

The Japs were allies with Thailand who were under the rule of the dictator  Phibun. Free access to come and go as need be. Had there been a need, Japan could have conquered them in an afternoon. 

[JaiDee]

Hard to believe some people have never been to a Dunkin's .....around here they are practically on every corner.

 

 

[Pdoggg]

I've always like Dunkin Donuts. And loathe Crispy Creme.  CC has a cult follwing but too sweet for me.

 

I'm not a fan of Fourbucks coffee or their prices.  Too bitter.

 

In Manhattan if I am going to overpay for coffee I prefer independent shops that have a mellow ambiance.  Give me a paper copy of the NY Times and Im like a pig in shit in a joint like that.

 

In Pattaya there's Benjamit Coffee, closest I've found to a place like that.  But unless socializing, I can't justify the price when I can make good coffee at home.

[SiamSam]

Both joints are shit and I never go to either. Tim Horton's all the way Baby!!!!

[seven]

Just bought a new Lavazza espresso machine.

[Kahuna]

Tequila is brutal, basically a liquid drug.

 

Regretted drinking it more than once, but it sure does do the trick!

 

“Now tequila may be the favored beverage of outlaws but that doesn't mean it gives them preferential 

treatment. In fact, tequila probably has betrayed as many outlaws as has the central nervous system 

and dissatisfied wives. Tequila, scorpion honey, harsh dew of the doglands, essence of Aztec, crema 

de cacti; tequila, oily and thermal like the sun in solution; tequila, liquid geometry of passion; 

Tequila, the buzzard god who copulates in midair with the ascending souls of dying virgins; tequila, 

firebug in the house of good taste; O tequila, savage water of sorcery, what confusion and mischief 

your sly, rebellious drops do generate!” 

 

Tom Robbins, Still Life with Woodpecker

[JaiDee]

I've always like Dunkin Donuts. And loathe Crispy Creme.  CC has a cult follwing but too sweet for me.

 

I'm not a fan of Fourbucks coffee or their prices.  Too bitter.

 

  Proud to say to this day I have never had a cup of coffee; ever.

 

Tried a few sips way back when, it's just not my thing. Don't like the taste, same same whether it's iced coffee or coffee ice cream.

 

Probably better off; I see the lines at the Dunkin's just about every day, the addicts backed up 12 or 15 cars deep waiting for their fix. No need to start one more habit.

[globetrotter]

Just bought a new Lavazza espresso machine.

How many short-times or beers at Sensations did that set you back?