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MehGerbil wrote: So if I had lots of extra cash I'd confront these companies and make them
produce the angry dermatologists and the local woman who is stirring up all of
this troube. Maybe if they had to do that couple of times the nonsense would
stop.
That's why you have lawyers who take cases on contingency.
m.bergman
For Bruce Schneier, quanta only have one state : afraid.
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered. -- Voltaire
Honesty is the best policy, but insanity is a better defense. -- Steve Landesberg
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and the girl shown in the photo either moves frequently or has doppelgangers in every city I've been to this past year 
Steve
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I C(++) therefore I am
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What kills me is that for a the longest time it was always a "single mom".
Dunno whats up with the "single mom" thing but apparently the marketing department for these people think that's an important point to repeat.
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Many apps on Windows 7 including Adobe Acrobat reader, Live messenger, Adobe Flash, etc. do automatic updates. Doing this requires UAC elevation and these apps popup a fancy looking bubble popup asking you for permission to update. You click yes, and it then asks for UAC elevation (Windows native dialog pops up).
Problem here is there is no easy way to verify that the app requiring UAC elevation is indeed what it claims to be. So a rogue app that somehow installs itself in user-mode (using a browser/flash exploit) can detect when you run say Live messenger and then popup the same bubble and then when you click yes, it can run a rogue binary asking for UAC elevation. The unsuspecting user clicks yes and now you have a possible Trojan installed with full administrator privileges.
My safety approach is to always click no to such dialogs. If I really want the update I go to the official website and download and install the latest version.
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I have configured my SpyBot to prevent any activities from Adobe products, including making changes in the registry. Also about a year ago I cleaned my PC from any kind of Java. This pretty much are 90% of the annoying updates one can get. Now everything is quiet. Can’t wait for a Flash Player to be replaced entirely from something else and my PC will be both Java and Adobe free!
There is only one Vera Farmiga and Salma Hayek is her prophet!
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I have so often thought the same thing... it's similar in a way to the banks who phone and ask for your date of birth or something... I have in the past patiently explained that if they're doing it, somebody else could be (and do they understand?  )
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I try and avoid picking up calls from the bank. The genuine calls leave a message and then I can call back their main # (not the # left in the message) if I feel that's needed.
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They get very puzzled when you refuse to answer, and ask them questions about you... Verification!
Iain.
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
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This is why we recently stopped distributing and installing Adobe Reader with our product (some of our documentation are PDF's). The recent versions of Adobe Reader will not function unless they have an Internet connection and can 'phone home'. Most of our systems do not have a web connection, and the auto-update crap was obnoxious.
We went with Evince[^] which works just as well, comes in a much smaller package, and is far better behaved in our environment.
For the Adobe fans in the audience, we tried. I contacted their tech support. The dolt I talked to couldn't fathom the notion of using a PDF reader on an isolated system. He couldn't even understand how a machine might not have an Internet connection.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Ouch[^]!
Henry Minute
Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?"
“I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus!
When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.
Cogito ergo thumb - Sucking my thumb helps me to think.
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Ironic that it was a Golf.
To go any distance at all you need a good Driver.
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Why is it though that all Volkswagons make that "putt, putt, putt" sound?
Software Zen: delete this;
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I drove one of those once, an old one, wasnt as quick, but it was still damn fast.
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Nothing to say.
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Police all over like to speed. Here we had a off-duty police office clocked at 140 MPH (225 KPH) on a motorcycle. He did not get a ticket for a week or so, then only because the news media was involved.
I ride motorcycles but that is just too fast! (mine can not go that speed  )
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I was out running a while back on a four lane access road, and a kid went past me on a racing bike. I'm guessing he was doing close to 100 mph. As he went around the bend, I heard his front tire chatter on the pavement, and start to lose traction.
When he came back around the other direction, he was going much, much, slower  .
Software Zen: delete this;
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I have had a real difficult time sleeping more than 4 hours a night/day. This has been going on for about a month now. I initially thought it was stress related but I am beginning to doubt that theory.
My doctor and my wife both agree that I need to do a "sleep study" at the hospital.
Any input on this is appreciated. This "sleep disorder" I seem to have acquired is really taking a toll on me physically and mentally and it is affecting my concentration at work (and here on this site ).
If you do have or have had sleep problems, what have you done or are doing to help fix this.
thanks.
[edit]
Everyone has provided some great ideas aside from what my doctor wants to try. Thanks for the input. 
Just along for the ride.
"the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
"No, that is just the earthly manifestation of the Great God Retardon." - Nagy Vilmos (2011)
"It is the celestial scrotum of good luck!" - Nagy Vilmos (2011)
modified 25-Jan-12 11:00am.
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So, what wakes you up? What is your mind doing? What are you eating before you go to bed? What are you doing before you go to bed? (keep is work safe, hahaha) Are you experiencing back or joint aches?
Marc
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Marc Clifton wrote: So, what wakes you up?
nothing. My eyes just open and I can't get back to sleep.
Marc Clifton wrote: What is your mind doing?
Other than thinking about buxom mamacitas, nothing. I rarely dream (that I know of) and I don't have nightmares.
Marc Clifton wrote: What are you eating before you go to bed?
I don't eat right before bed because I am diabetic. I usually eat my dinner around 6pm and nothing after that until morning time.
Marc Clifton wrote: What are you doing before you go to bed? (keep is work safe, hahaha) Are you experiencing back or joint aches?
No pains or soreness in my extremities.
Getting to sleep is the easy part, staying asleep for 7 or more hours is another.
Just along for the ride.
"the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
"No, that is just the earthly manifestation of the Great God Retardon." - Nagy Vilmos (2011)
"It is the celestial scrotum of good luck!" - Nagy Vilmos (2011)
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Slacker007 wrote: I don't eat right before bed because I am diabetic.
Blood sugars (and A1c) in the normal range?
Slacker007 wrote: I usually eat my dinner around 6pm and nothing after that until morning time.
Drinking plenty of water?
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"Show me a community that obeys the Ten Commandments and I'll show you a less crowded prison system." - Anonymous
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Sugars are good. A1C last week was 5.7 and I drink water every day. My daily sugars have been between 90 and 110, 2 hours after last meal.
Just along for the ride.
"the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
"No, that is just the earthly manifestation of the Great God Retardon." - Nagy Vilmos (2011)
"It is the celestial scrotum of good luck!" - Nagy Vilmos (2011)
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Do you feel physically tired when you go to bed?
For me, I had a spell a few years back where I went through the same thing and it turned out that I was so busy sitting at my desk working, that I simply wasn't getting tired enough physically. I was very tired mentally and that made me feel tired, but I had to force myself to get out and get a good amount of physical activity in. That way my body joined my mind in wanting to sleep and I haven't had any real issues since.
It didn't take a lot of exercise either. It was as simple as vacuuming for an hour or so, or going for a 1/2 hour walk. Once I returned to playing hockey I haven't had any issues sleeping.
I wasn't, now I am, then I won't be anymore.
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Marcus Kramer wrote: I had a spell a few years back where I went through the same thing and it turned out that I was so busy sitting at my desk working, that I simply wasn't getting tired enough physically.
You might have something here. I hardly get any physical exercise these days and I am in front of the monitor for very long amounts of time. I will talk to my doctor about this theory.
Just along for the ride.
"the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
"No, that is just the earthly manifestation of the Great God Retardon." - Nagy Vilmos (2011)
"It is the celestial scrotum of good luck!" - Nagy Vilmos (2011)
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Well then, Dr. Marc has no other ideas. Have you tried some of those natural sleep aids? Drink a cup of chamomile tea?
Marc
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Slacker007 wrote: had sleep problems
I was diagnosed with sleep apnea and they put me on a cpap machine.
Why is common sense not common?
Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level where they are an expert.
Sometimes it takes a lot of work to be lazy
Individuality is fine, as long as we do it together - F. Burns
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So long as the 'Sleep Study' doesn't cost you anything, go for it. I did one many moons ago to aid with some research for UCH (University College Hospital).
One of the things about a change in sleep patterns that can become a self fulfilling prophesy is worrying about "it's not 'normal' to sleep that little/much." If you are able to simply accept that that's how much sleep you are getting nowadays, and that's fine, it will help you a great deal.
I am assuming here that because the study has been recommended, no physical cause has been found.
Henry Minute
Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?"
“I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus!
When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.
Cogito ergo thumb - Sucking my thumb helps me to think.
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