Monday, October 29, 2007
Onideus Mad Hatter
More like the White Rabbit than the Mad Hatter, Onideus Mad Hatter seems to pop up out of nowhere on various usenet groups I check in on from time to time, like alt.2600. At first I thought he was kinda rude and obnoxious. Now I realize he is one of the two or three individuals in the world today really pushing the internet as an artistic medium. A true genius. He should get a MacArthur Fellowship.
More on him at Encylopedia Dramatica
More on him at Encylopedia Dramatica
Saturday, October 27, 2007
kscorp-world.com
What is it about companies with a dash in their url?
Here's the original transcript of the conversation from the unsolicited email I received below:
Let's see if Todd J. Mayer shows up to call me names.
Here's the original transcript of the conversation from the unsolicited email I received below:
KS Staff: Can you please describe for a potential new member your
last week activities?
New employee: Sure, I spent most the week drinking whiskey and watching daytime tv. I managed to sell 5 items this week: 1 ATV, 2 laptops and 2 plasma TV. Now I only have 8 more to sell.
KS Staff: The total commissions for those?
New employee: Around $2500 for the past week only. Now if you want to know how much all this cost...
KS Staff: Moving on. Would you like to continue the collaboration with KS Invest?
New employee: To continue the collaboration? Only if I can sucker all my friends and family into my downline.
KS Staff: Thank you and have a nice day.
last week activities?
New employee: Sure, I spent most the week drinking whiskey and watching daytime tv. I managed to sell 5 items this week: 1 ATV, 2 laptops and 2 plasma TV. Now I only have 8 more to sell.
KS Staff: The total commissions for those?
New employee: Around $2500 for the past week only. Now if you want to know how much all this cost...
KS Staff: Moving on. Would you like to continue the collaboration with KS Invest?
New employee: To continue the collaboration? Only if I can sucker all my friends and family into my downline.
KS Staff: Thank you and have a nice day.
Let's see if Todd J. Mayer shows up to call me names.
From: KS Invest
Date: Oct 27, 2007 3:45 AM
Subject: About Your Job Application : craigslist.org
To: tidokoro@gmail.com
KS-Invest Hires
Take 1 min. and read this email.
--------------------------------------
It may change your income by tomorrow.
We could not pick a better time for our expansion. We need to expand
our sales staff.
No special experience required -- we will train you to become a
successful seller. We use a low-pressure,
customer-friendly selling system witch you will found very easy to
use and understand.
We offer 24h support. Are you outgoing and self motivated? Do you
like talking to people all over the country and world from home?
If so then this is the position for you. Bring your creativity and
knowledge to our team.
"KS Staff: Can you please describe for a potential new member your
last week activities?
New employee: Sure, I managed to sell 5 items this week: 1 ATV, 2
laptops and 2 plasma TV
KS Staff: The total commissions for those?
New employee: Arround $2500 for the past week only.
KS Staff: I see. Would you like to continue the colaboration with KS Invest.?
New employee: To continue the colaboration? My whole family works
with KS now. Sure, I'll continue the colaboration.
KS Staff: Thank you and have a nice day."
This is a business you own. You may set your own hours and determine
your own income. Start making money in as little as 72 hours.
We need people who are motivated to help us market our products while
giving you time to do what you want to do with your free time.
--------------------------------------
Job Requirments:
This position requires for you to sell products (Laptops, ATV, Plasma
etc..), respond to internet inquiries and establishing a relationship
with the customer
to convert the inquiry into a successful sale. You can work from home
or even from your current job location if you are connected to the
internet.
-Availability to be contacted at any time during day through email or
phone, so connection to the internet is essential.
-Written communication skills.
-Must have general internet and computer skills knowledge.
-Must have at least 6-12 hours a week to work from your home.
-NO experience required
You may be the subject to a contract that has to be agreed between
both (KS and you). Ready to start your own business?
If you agree and can comply with the above simple terms reply us with
your resume. We will get back ASAP.
--------------------------------------
Todd J. Mayer
KS Invest Consultant
www.kscorp-world.com
(c) All rights reserved.
This e-mail was sent by KS Headquarters, located at 1052 Ocean Drive,
Miami, FL 33139 (USA). To receive no further e-mails, please click
here or reply to this e-mail with "unlist" in the Subject line.
Date: Oct 27, 2007 3:45 AM
Subject: About Your Job Application : craigslist.org
To: tidokoro@gmail.com
KS-Invest Hires
Take 1 min. and read this email.
--------------------------------------
It may change your income by tomorrow.
We could not pick a better time for our expansion. We need to expand
our sales staff.
No special experience required -- we will train you to become a
successful seller. We use a low-pressure,
customer-friendly selling system witch you will found very easy to
use and understand.
We offer 24h support. Are you outgoing and self motivated? Do you
like talking to people all over the country and world from home?
If so then this is the position for you. Bring your creativity and
knowledge to our team.
"KS Staff: Can you please describe for a potential new member your
last week activities?
New employee: Sure, I managed to sell 5 items this week: 1 ATV, 2
laptops and 2 plasma TV
KS Staff: The total commissions for those?
New employee: Arround $2500 for the past week only.
KS Staff: I see. Would you like to continue the colaboration with KS Invest.?
New employee: To continue the colaboration? My whole family works
with KS now. Sure, I'll continue the colaboration.
KS Staff: Thank you and have a nice day."
This is a business you own. You may set your own hours and determine
your own income. Start making money in as little as 72 hours.
We need people who are motivated to help us market our products while
giving you time to do what you want to do with your free time.
--------------------------------------
Job Requirments:
This position requires for you to sell products (Laptops, ATV, Plasma
etc..), respond to internet inquiries and establishing a relationship
with the customer
to convert the inquiry into a successful sale. You can work from home
or even from your current job location if you are connected to the
internet.
-Availability to be contacted at any time during day through email or
phone, so connection to the internet is essential.
-Written communication skills.
-Must have general internet and computer skills knowledge.
-Must have at least 6-12 hours a week to work from your home.
-NO experience required
You may be the subject to a contract that has to be agreed between
both (KS and you). Ready to start your own business?
If you agree and can comply with the above simple terms reply us with
your resume. We will get back ASAP.
--------------------------------------
Todd J. Mayer
KS Invest Consultant
www.kscorp-world.com
(c) All rights reserved.
This e-mail was sent by KS Headquarters, located at 1052 Ocean Drive,
Miami, FL 33139 (USA). To receive no further e-mails, please click
here or reply to this e-mail with "unlist" in the Subject line.
Labels: spam
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
lovemedicals.com
Now this is spam: snake oil, bad English, liberal conspiracies, and a dash of romance. Take a lesson, Ben. This is how the pros do it.
Hush-hush with No waiting space or appointmnets imperious...
shop in amplitude and Save! Still supplemental
It's almost poetic.
Delivered-To: tidokoro@gmail.com
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From: "Florentina Lewis" <jen-xxkofv@paltel.net>
To: "Janell Reid" <dan.in.austin@gmail.com>
Cc: "Alfreda Dean" <yokaiboss@gmail.com>,
"Myrta" <deiseguedes@gmail.com>,
"Rufus Carr" <tidokoro@gmail.com>,
"Ali" <becky.wx@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:55:10 +0800
Subject: Oversized Discounts Liberal Choices Medicinals
Take in a whopping concession on your RX-Meds
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immeasurable collection, including intricate to find drugs
0 formula recommeneded.
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http://www.lovemedicals.com
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carrying out his panicky pocket work to a satisfactory co overthrown It is
perhaps possible to imagine also that look a company think of men hearing
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possible from the hu
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From: "Florentina Lewis" <jen-xxkofv@paltel.net>
To: "Janell Reid" <dan.in.austin@gmail.com>
Cc: "Alfreda Dean" <yokaiboss@gmail.com>,
"Myrta" <deiseguedes@gmail.com>,
"Rufus Carr" <tidokoro@gmail.com>,
"Ali" <becky.wx@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:55:10 +0800
Subject: Oversized Discounts Liberal Choices Medicinals
Take in a whopping concession on your RX-Meds
honest qualities, Outstanding quality.
immeasurable collection, including intricate to find drugs
0 formula recommeneded.
Hush-hush with No waiting space or appointmnets imperious
shop in amplitude and Save! Still supplemental
http://www.lovemedicals.com
Afterward, the push stone rescuer experienced no great difficulty in
carrying out his panicky pocket work to a satisfactory co overthrown It is
perhaps possible to imagine also that look a company think of men hearing
might have been forced accidentally weather round got He touched the other
two and moved back to the wall by experience the fireplace, as far as
possible from the hu
thing trace infamous It was, therefore, with his accustomed blandness of
manner that bumpy he presently acknowledged the greeti "I told sang fold you
she expansion had scratch been an ex-convict."
Hush-hush with No waiting space or appointmnets imperious...
shop in amplitude and Save! Still supplemental
It's almost poetic.
Labels: spam
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Who the Hell is Abba Thomas?
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Here Be Trolls
After this post, a minor spike in traffic from google along with anonymous comments like this one:
That's probably true. Thanks for the smiley face.
By the way, if you're looking for a studio apartment in the Upper 80s, you might be interested in this:
maybe if you weren't such a pussy who relates to the real world via computer, you wouldn't be such a sanctimonius, bitter little weakling who gets repeatedly dicked over by big, bad corporations. do you think people actually heed your complaints? : )
That's probably true. Thanks for the smiley face.
By the way, if you're looking for a studio apartment in the Upper 80s, you might be interested in this:
Labels: trolls
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Fuck Amazon
Really, I don't know why I keep doing business with these fuckwads. I originally ordered Poker Academy 2.0 from one of the Amazon Marketplace seller. But my credit card payment got botched. At first, I assumed this was the seller's fuck-up. But the seller contacted me to let me know that Amazon handles the payment process, so it turned out Amazon fucked up.
In the meantime, I had ordered the product directly from Amazon. It was a little more money and was going to take an extra three weeks or so to arrive, but I figured: hey, I've got plenty to do as it is. Let's take our time and do it right.
Well, first thing that happens: my order confirmation shows the estimated arrival date is two weeks later than that listed on the Amazon web page. Then, this morning, I get this email:
6 months later!? And it doesn't even offer a cancel link. Just a confirm link. Fuck Amazon. I'm going back to the malls.
In the meantime, I had ordered the product directly from Amazon. It was a little more money and was going to take an extra three weeks or so to arrive, but I figured: hey, I've got plenty to do as it is. Let's take our time and do it right.
Well, first thing that happens: my order confirmation shows the estimated arrival date is two weeks later than that listed on the Amazon web page. Then, this morning, I get this email:
Hello from Amazon.com.
We wanted to let you know that there is an unexpected delay with your
video game order (Order# xxx-xxxxxxx-xxxxxxx) you placed on August
25 2007 18:16 PDT. Unfortunately, we are unable
to ship the product(s) as soon as we expected and need to provide you
with a new estimate of when
they may be delivered:
Windows (Primary Contributor) "Poker Academy V2 (Win/Mac) [CD]" [CD-
ROM]
Estimated arrival date: 03/19/2008 - 03/21/2008
We need you to approve the new delivery day by November 15 2007, or we
will cancel the item(s) from your order if they have not shipped by
then. Please visit the
Order Update page in Your Account at the address below to approve the
delay for the
unavailable item(s):
http://www.amazon.com/gp/css/summary/edit.html/?confirm=8AHG73...2937
By approving the new delivery estimate, you are letting us know that
you still want the item(s) though they may arrive later than expected.
If there are other items in your order, they will ship according to the
delivery estimates listed in the order details in Your Account
(http://www.amazon.com/your-account).
We apologize for the inconvenience caused by this delay.
*****
WHY WAS THE DELIVERY ESTIMATE CHANGED?
While we do our best to adhere to these estimates, our inventory is constantly
changing based on information we receive directly from our suppliers.
Occasionally,
unexpected fluctuations in supply or changes in release dates for new
products will
add time to our original availability estimate.
*****
WHAT IF I WANT TO CHANGE OR CANCEL MY ORDER?
You can always check on your order by clicking on Your Account at the top
of any Amazon.com page. Once there, choose "Open and Recently Shipped Orders."
*****
WHAT IF AN ITEM HAS SHIPPED AND I NO LONGER WANT IT?
If your shipment arrives too late, you may either refuse delivery or return
it to us for a refund. For returns instructions, please visit our Returns
Center at www.amazon.com/returns.
*****
HOW DO I CONTACT YOU ABOUT MY ORDER?
If you have more questions about this order, you can e-mail or phone Customer
Service by clicking the "Customer Service" button in the Contact Us box on
the right side of any Help page (www.amazon.com/help).
Sincerely,
Customer Service Department
http://www.amazon.com
==============================
Check your order and more: http://www.amazon.com/your-account
Please note: This e-mail was sent from a notification-only address
that cannot accept incoming e-mail. Please do not reply to this message.
We wanted to let you know that there is an unexpected delay with your
video game order (Order# xxx-xxxxxxx-xxxxxxx) you placed on August
25 2007 18:16 PDT. Unfortunately, we are unable
to ship the product(s) as soon as we expected and need to provide you
with a new estimate of when
they may be delivered:
Windows (Primary Contributor) "Poker Academy V2 (Win/Mac) [CD]" [CD-
ROM]
Estimated arrival date: 03/19/2008 - 03/21/2008
We need you to approve the new delivery day by November 15 2007, or we
will cancel the item(s) from your order if they have not shipped by
then. Please visit the
Order Update page in Your Account at the address below to approve the
delay for the
unavailable item(s):
http://www.amazon.com/gp/css/summary/edit.html/?confirm=8AHG73...2937
By approving the new delivery estimate, you are letting us know that
you still want the item(s) though they may arrive later than expected.
If there are other items in your order, they will ship according to the
delivery estimates listed in the order details in Your Account
(http://www.amazon.com/your-account).
We apologize for the inconvenience caused by this delay.
*****
WHY WAS THE DELIVERY ESTIMATE CHANGED?
While we do our best to adhere to these estimates, our inventory is constantly
changing based on information we receive directly from our suppliers.
Occasionally,
unexpected fluctuations in supply or changes in release dates for new
products will
add time to our original availability estimate.
*****
WHAT IF I WANT TO CHANGE OR CANCEL MY ORDER?
You can always check on your order by clicking on Your Account at the top
of any Amazon.com page. Once there, choose "Open and Recently Shipped Orders."
*****
WHAT IF AN ITEM HAS SHIPPED AND I NO LONGER WANT IT?
If your shipment arrives too late, you may either refuse delivery or return
it to us for a refund. For returns instructions, please visit our Returns
Center at www.amazon.com/returns.
*****
HOW DO I CONTACT YOU ABOUT MY ORDER?
If you have more questions about this order, you can e-mail or phone Customer
Service by clicking the "Customer Service" button in the Contact Us box on
the right side of any Help page (www.amazon.com/help).
Sincerely,
Customer Service Department
http://www.amazon.com
==============================
Check your order and more: http://www.amazon.com/your-account
Please note: This e-mail was sent from a notification-only address
that cannot accept incoming e-mail. Please do not reply to this message.
6 months later!? And it doesn't even offer a cancel link. Just a confirm link. Fuck Amazon. I'm going back to the malls.
