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Jackson now confirmed dead!

_Bigalmac — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:52:00 +0100

It took the news agencies long enough...

Oi! Absolute... WAKEY WAKEY

_Bigalmac — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:52:00 +0100

Please get someone to update the shoutbox!!!

Shoutbox

_Bigalmac — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:14:00 +0100

Could someone please press the shoutbox button please?

Simple Minds!!!

_Bigalmac — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:49:00 +0100

Fantastic to hear them live! Anyone else listening to them?

Your Dream Festival Lineup

_Bigalmac — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:50:00 +0100

With the Isle of Wight Festival this weekend, for those who are not going, what is your dream festival lineup. It should be bands or individuals that are still going, or doing a come back. It should be mixed with headliners, usual festivalers and newbies. Here is my line up.

FLEETWOOD MAC

COLDPLAY

SNOW PATROL

SIMPLE MINDS

KINGS OF LEON

ELBOW

KAISER CHIEFS

STAR SAILOR

MGMT

FLEET FOXES

THE TING TINGS

LADY GAGA

PAOLO NUTINI

FLORENCE & THE MACHINE

What would yours be?

Golden Ticket... nearly there!

_Bigalmac — Fri, 08 May 2009 13:22:00 +0100

Okay, so its nearly won, it just depends whether they choose the right caller. One of the last two songs are correct... any ideas?

U2 - Vertigo

Oasis - Wonderwall

Kings of Leon - Sex on fire

Killers -(maybe Mr Brightside)

Bruce Springstein (maybe Born In the USA)

I think Born in the USA is the right one (only because its his most famous) but what would the Killers one be then?

I hope its one of our dedicated VIPS who wins... good luck!

Golden Ticket revisited...

_Bigalmac — Fri, 08 May 2009 10:18:00 +0100

I posted this blog last night but it is still relevant if you want to win the Golden Ticket... oh and Snow Patrol is not the final artist.

If anyone wants to ring in tomorrow and try their luck here are a few things that you can deduce from previous answers:

U2 - Vertigo

Oasis - Wonderwall

Kings of Leon - Sex on fire

Killers - (Not Spaceman)

Final artist not Blur, Stereophonics, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Coldplay.

Hope that helps...

Golden Ticket

_Bigalmac — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:09:00 +0100

If anyone wants to ring in tomorrow and try their luck here are a few things that you can deduce from previous answers:

U2 - Vertigo

Oasis - Wonderwall

Kings of Leon - Sex on fire

Killers - (Not Spaceman)

Final artist not Blur, Stereophonics, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Coldplay.

Hope that helps...

Personal data on old hard drives

_Bigalmac — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:08:00 +0100

Information for missile defence, banking details and NHS records have been found on old hard drives.

Researchers from BT and the University of Glamorgan bought disks from the UK, America, Germany, France and Australia, according to a BBC report. The companies found that of 300 hard disks bought randomly at computer fairs and via an online auction site, 34 per cent still held personal data.

Details of test launch procedures for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence ground-to-air missile defence system was found on a disk bought on eBay. It is designed to destroy long-range intercontinental missiles and was tested in March this year.

The missile system was designed and built by US defence group Lockheed Martin, the same computer hard disk also revealed security policies and blueprints of facilities at the group, and personal information on employees.

The BBC revealed that researchers said a disk from France included security logs from an embassy in Paris, while two disks from the UK appear to have originated from a Scottish NHS hospital trust.

The disks had information from the Monklands and Hairmyres hospitals, part of Lanarkshire NHS Trust, and revealed patient medical records, images of x-rays, medical staff shifts and sensitive and confidential staff letters.

Another disk, from a US-based consultant, formerly with a US-based weapons manufacturer, revealed account numbers and details of proposals for the $50bn currency exchange as well as details of business dealings between organisations in the US, Venezuela, Tunisia and Nigeria. Personal correspondence was also found from a member of a major European bank.

In a statement, Lanarkshire NHS Trust said: “This study refers to hard disks which were disposed of in 2006. At that time NHS Lanarkshire had a contractual agreement with an external company for the disposal of computer equipment.

“In this instance the hard drives had been subjected to a basic level of data removal by the company and had then been disposed of inappropriately. This was clearly in breach of contract and was wholly unacceptable.”

It claimed that it had carried out a review of its policies, and it now no longer uses external companies to dispose of IT equipment.

Rik Ferguson, senior security advisor at Trend Micro, said: “Remember, a standard deletion of data from a disk can be likened to simply removing the Contents and Index pages from a book, while leaving the rest of the book intact. To securely dispose of hard drives, use commercial secure deletion software or services, or more simply and cheaply, hit them several times with a large hammer.”

The results of the study will be made available in a paper appearing in the next issue of the Journal of International Commercial Law and Technology 2009.

The best PMT joke EVER!

_Bigalmac — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:29:00 +0100

Q: How many women with PMT does it take to change a light bulb?

Woman's Answer:
One!

ONLY ONE!!!! And do you know WHY? because no one else in this f***n house knows HOW to change a f***n light bulb! They don't even know that the f***n bulb is BURNED OUT!! They would sit in the dark for THREE f***n DAYS before they figured it out.

And, once they figured it out, they wouldn't be able to find the god damned light bulbs despite the fact that they've been in the SAME CABINET for the past 17 YEARS! But if they did, by some miracle of God, actually find them, 2 DAYS LATER, the f***n chair they dragged to stand on to change the STUPID light bulb would STILL BE IN THE SAME f***n SPOT!!!!! AND UNDERNEATH IT WOULD BE THE WRAPPER THE F***KING LIGHT BULBS CAME IN!!! BECAUSE NO F**er EVER PICKS UP OR CARRIES OUT THE DUSTBIN!!!! IT'S A WONDER WE HAVEN'T ALL SUFFOCATED FROM THE F***N PILES OF S**TE THAT ARE A FOOT DEEP THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE F***N HOUSE!! IT WOULD TAKE AN ARMY TO CLEAN THIS PLACE! AND DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON WHO CHANGES THE F***N TOILET PAPER ROLL!!

I'm sorry.

What was the question?

Beware of this swine flu info...

_Bigalmac — Tue, 05 May 2009 13:39:00 +0100

As the UK begins to receive leaflets giving advice on swine flu, spammers are not far behind with a malicious file.

A nationwide campaign on the H1N1 ‘swine flu' virus has begun with leaflets giving information about swine flu and advice on how to prevent its spread being delivered to all households in the UK. Symantec has reported that an email with a PDF attachment that promises to answer all questions about the virus, contains a password stealer.

Symantec's Kevin Haley claimed that the attachment is named ‘Swine influenza frequently asked questions.pdf' and is a real PDF file, and when opened will show a typical questions and answers layout, however by opening it the recipient is infected. Once the download has been completed a clean PDF is opened as a decoy,

Haley said: “Symantec detects the malicious PDF file as Bloodhound.Exploit.6 and the dropped malicious file contained in the PDF as InfoStealer. There is an Adobe patch for this known vulnerability, Adobe Acrobat and Reader PDF File Handling JBIG2 Image Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (BID 33751).

“If you haven't already, it's time to start following best practices and download the Adobe patch for your version of Acrobat and Adobe Reader. Protect yourselves and your computer from the human swine that prey on our desire for information to keep us healthy. Be very careful when such email includes attachments, links to websites, or videos that it says you should view.”

Meanwhile F-Secure has revealed that a total of 1,344 domains have now been registered using the words ‘swine flu', although at the last check none of the domains are hosting any malicious files.

90's Quiz!

_Bigalmac — Tue, 05 May 2009 12:27:00 +0100

First attempt I scored the grand total of.......ZERO! After several attempts I managed to answer a few questions so have now given up!

I now feel VERY old!!!

All Puns intended - Part 2

_Bigalmac — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:47:00 +0100

11. I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day, but I couldn't find any.

12. A man woke up in a hospital after a serious accident.

He shouted, 'Doctor, doctor, I can't feel my legs !'

The doctor replied, 'I know you can't - I've cut off your arms !'

13. I went to a seafood disco last week...and pulled a mussel.

14. What do you call a fish with no eyes ?

A fsh.

15. Two fish swim into a concrete wall.

One turns to the other and says, 'Dam !'

16. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were a bit cold, so they lit a fire in the craft.

It sank, proving once again that you can't have your kayak and heat it too.

17. A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel,

And were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories.

After about an hour, the manager came out of the office, and asked them to Disperse.

'But why,' they asked, as they moved off.

'Because,' he said, 'I can't stand chess-nuts boasting in an open foyer.'

18. A woman has twins, and gives them up for adoption.

One of them goes to a family in Egypt , and is named 'Ahmal.'

The other goes to a family in Spain ; they name him 'Juan.'

Years later, Juan sends a picture of himself to his birth mother.

Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that she wishes she also had a picture of Ahmal.

Her husband responds, 'They're twins ! If you've seen Juan, you've seen Ahmal.'

19. Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time,

1. Two antennas met on a roof, fell in love and got married.

The ceremony wasn't much, but the reception was excellent.

2. A set of jump leads walk into a bar..

The bartender says, 'I'll serve you, but don't start anything.'

3. Two peanuts walk into a bar, and one was a salted.

4. A dyslexic man walks into a bra.

5. A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm, and says:

'A beer please, and one for the road.'

6. Two cannibals are eating a clown. One says to the other:

'Does this taste funny to you ?'

7. 'Doc, I can't stop singing 'The Green, Green Grass of Home.'

'That sounds like Tom Jones Syndrome.'

'Is it common ?'

'Well, It's Not Unusual.'

8. Two cows are standing next to each other in a field.

Daisy says to Dolly, 'I was artificially inseminated this morning.'

'I don't believe you,' says Dolly.

'It's true; no bull!' exclaims Daisy.

9. An invisible man marries an invisible woman.

The kids were nothing to look at either.

10.. Deja Moo: The feeling that you've heard this bull before.

Postman Pat's last day

_Bigalmac — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:51:00 +0100

It was Postman Pat's last day on the job after 35 years of carrying the mail through all kinds of weather to the same villages and towns.

When he arrived at the first house on his route, he was greeted by the whole family there, who all hugged and congratulated him and sent him on his way with a gift cheque for £50.

At the second house they presented him an 18-carat gold watch.

The folks at the third house handed him a bottle of 15-year old Scotch whisky.

At the fourth house he was met at the door by a dumb blonde in her lingerie. She took him by the arm and led him up the stairs to the bedroom where she blew his mind with the most passionate love he had ever experienced. When he had had enough they went downstairs, where the blonde fixed him a full English breakfast: Bacon, Eggs, Sausage & Tomato with freshly squeezed orange juice. When he was truly satisfied she poured him a cup of steaming coffee. As she was pouring, he noticed a £5 note sticking out from under the cups bottom edge.

'All this was just too wonderful for words,' he said, 'but what's the five quid for?'

'Well,' said the dumb blonde, 'last night, I told my husband that today would be your last day and that we should do something special for you'. 'I asked him what to give you'.

He said, 'F**k him. Give him a fiver.'

She smiled shyly and said, 'The breakfast was my idea.