What's on your mind right now?

[sfbaysinger]

Did you come up with that because I did or because you thought you were ahead of me? Either way, yes, she is on right this very instant and I too wish I was there.

[Belle Céline]

@Daniel I haven't had my computer on since Sunday bc I dont want the virus getting worse and taking over the computer even more to where my cousin can't look even do anything. I have a feeling he is gonna have to do a total system restore. This virus is extremely hard to get rid of and the steps to get rid of it are really complicated and long and of it's not done right it will come back or you can do even more damage to your computer to the point where it's not fixable.

[Belle Céline]

My ex who works with computers for a living says that virus I have isn't really all that hard to get rid of. He sees it a lot at work.

[I Love You]

I was, watching Season 1 of Modern Family. It has, to be the funniest show on T.V. right know.

[volleyceline]

^ not funnier than Hot in Cleveland

 

Just got back from a sleepover at a hotel, and wow am I sleep deprived!!!! but well worth it

So now flautas for lunch and hitting the shops after

[reamary]

I was, watching Season 1 of Modern Family. It has, to be the funniest show on T.V. right know.

 

I'm just watching it on TV right at this moment (the 2nd season)! It's so funny indeed! I would want to have the first season on DVD!

[sfbaysinger]

I think you like Hot in Cleveland because Betty white is in it, Kay.

[ferjaacu]

Did you come up with that because I did or because you thought you were ahead of me? Either way, yes, she is on right this very instant and I too wish I was there.

 

lol... hahaha I did because you did it first, as always !!!

 

It's so f****** hot over here !!! :sweat: I think I'm gonna turn into "water from the moon" (for you Christina... ) any time soon...

[sfbaysinger]

LOL love it.

I figured that was :the reason" you came up with that!

[ferjaacu]

lol It was !!! "I don't know" how you could ask me that, since you should have known

[sfbaysinger]

hahahahahaha. I only keep it coming all because of you!

[ferjaacu]

So do I !!! I love you, goodbye !!!

[Alex_Incognito]

Damn, I'm ready for school to start back up again.

[*Daniel]

^Don't you get that much time off? I can remenber that I got like 6 weeks off (I think) over xmas and new year.

 

In other news:

 

SOPA opponents may go nuclear and other 2012 predictions

 

http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2011/12/28/nuclear_610x395.png

 

The Internet's most popular destinations, including eBay, Google, Facebook, and Twitter seem to view Hollywood-backed copyright legislation as an existential threat.

 

It was Google co-founder Sergey Brin who warned that the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act "would put us on a par with the most oppressive nations in the world." Craigslist founder Craig Newmark, Twitter co-founders Jack Dorsey and Biz Stone, and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman argue that the bills give the Feds unacceptable "power to censor the Web."

 

But these companies have yet to roll out the heavy artillery.

 

When the home pages of Google.com, Amazon.com, Facebook.com, and their Internet allies simultaneously turn black with anti-censorship warnings that ask users to contact politicians about a vote in the U.S. Congress the next day on SOPA, you'll know they're finally serious.

 

True, it would be the political equivalent of a nuclear option--possibly drawing retributions from the the influential politicos backing SOPA and Protect IP--but one that could nevertheless be launched in 2012.

 

"There have been some serious discussions about that," says Markham Erickson, who heads the NetCoalition trade association that counts Google, Amazon.com, eBay, and Yahoo as members. "It has never happened before." (See CNET's SOPA FAQ.)

 

Web firms may be outspent tenfold on lobbyists, but they enjoy one tremendous advantage over the SOPA-backing Hollywood studios and record labels: direct relationships with users.

 

How many Americans feel a personal connection with an amalgamation named Viacom -- compared with voters who have found places to live on Craigslist and jobs (or spouses) on Facebook and Twitter? How would, say, Sony Music Entertainment, one of the Recording Industry Association of America's board members, cheaply and easily reach out to hundreds of millions of people?

 

Protect IP and SOPA, of course, represent the latest effort from the Motion Picture Association of America, the RIAA, and their allies to counter what they view as rampant piracy on the Internet, especially offshore sites such as ThePirateBay.org. It would allow the Justice Department to obtain an order to be served on search engines, Internet providers, and other companies forcing them to make a suspected piratical Web site effectively vanish, a kind of Internet death penalty.

 

There are early signs that the nuclear option is being contemplated. Wikimedia (as in Wikipedia) called SOPA an "Internet Blacklist Bill." Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales has proposed an article page blackout as a way to put "maximum pressure on the U.S. government" in response to SOPA.

 

The Tumblr microblogging site generated 87,834 calls to Congress over SOPA. Over at GoDaddyBoycott.org, a move-your-domain-name protest is scheduled to begin today over the registrar's previous--and still not repudiated--enthusiasm for SOPA. Popular image hosting site Imgur said yesterday it would join the exodus too.

 

Technically speaking, it wouldn't be difficult to pull off. Web companies already target advertisements based on city or ZIP code.

 

And it would be effective. A note popping up on the screens of people living in the mostly rural Texas district of SOPA author Lamar Smith, Hollywood's favorite Republican, asking them to call or write and voice their displeasure, would be noticed. If Tumblr could generate nearly 90,000 calls on its own, think of what companies with hundreds of millions of users could do.

 

If these Web companies believe what their executives say (PDF) about SOPA and Protect IP, they'll let their users know what their elected representatives are contemplating. A Senate floor debate scheduled for January 24, 2012 would be an obvious starting point.

 

"The reason it hasn't happened is because of the sensitivity," says Erickson, "even when it's a policy issue that benefits their users." He adds: It may happen."

 

Or it may not. It would change politics if it did.

 

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-57349540...12-predictions/

[Belle Céline]

Ugh wish it was this time tomorrow. My computer will be worked on. I just want it fixed.

[*Daniel]

@Daniel I haven't had my computer on since Sunday bc I dont want the virus getting worse and taking over the computer even more to where my cousin can't look even do anything. I have a feeling he is gonna have to do a total system restore. This virus is extremely hard to get rid of and the steps to get rid of it are really complicated and long and of it's not done right it will come back or you can do even more damage to your computer to the point where it's not fixable.

 

If it is that bad then it would be quicker to just backup your stuff and reinstall everything than trying to get rid of it. see below for more info on that.

 

My ex who works with computers for a living says that virus I have isn't really all that hard to get rid of. He sees it a lot at work.

 

While it may not be that hard to get rid of it, fixing the danage that it done in the first place can sometime be a real pain.

 

The other day (more like a week ago really) I reinstalled windows and restored all the data for a friend of my dad's computer that was infected. This one virus deleted files and registry keys relating to the security center and firewall on a computer running windows xp. It was doing other things like slowing the computer down and so on.

 

Now I manage to get rid of that virus, but then I need to fix the security center and firewall. Now at this point I don't even know if there are anything else that is broken.

 

So at this point I would be better off backing up their data and do a clean install of windows (after calling the owner and getting permission first). Not wanting to make this too long, after some late nights windows and the main software were reinstalled and updated. The rest is history.

 

Having said that, it does not mean that you need to reinstall windows after every virus you get, it all depends on what the virus does and how badly danaged windows is.

 

PS, I hope I didn't freak you out by using words that you don't understand.

PSS, please note that my english is not all that good when writing long posts and essays. If you don't understand someone, don't be afraid to ask. I won't bite :=D

[Belle Céline]

Well just after the virus popped up I turned my computer off and kept it off. My ex says it's not really that hard to get rid of and I have someone who knows computers and we have a guide to follow that will Ptolemy remove it. He is coming tomorrow to look at it.

[volleyceline]

Haha you got it right Christina! Her and Jane levees from fraisure

 

Wow I slept for 5 hours right now o_O

[I Love You]

So, I am gonna re write my letter to Celine. I need, the address for The Colosseum.

[Belle Céline]

Man I just remembered some concert pics and vids I forgot to back up when I saved my other pics and stuff. Dang it. I really hope I dont have to do a system restore tomorrow cause I'll lose those pics and vids.

[sfbaysinger]

You are so funny, Fernando!!

I do not miss school, Alex, but I hear that you do so hope it happens soon for your sake, and Welcome back.

Kay, I love Frasieur too. I also liked her english accent!!!!

I Love You, so do I. I need the address too because my pottery teacher and I want to send her a few things!

Second night, she is on right this very second,

[I Love You]

I found it Hear you go.

 

 

The Colosseum

 

3570 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89109

[sfbaysinger]

Oh thank you :)

[reamary]

Still no electricity for my family, this is the 5th day.... So I had my mum and dad sleeping over at my place last night. In my tiny 35 square apartment. Well it went ok though.

I wish they'd get it fixed today already!!

[ferjaacu]

Just getting back from a party in the middle of nowhere !!! It was great !!

[seantrainor]

Ahh what a great birthday!! Spent some good time with a lot of people I love!! It was good to see them and hang out!! ♥ ♥

[reamary]

Just curious, what's everyone doing on New Year's eve?

[celine-rc]

I'm doing absolutely nothing. I will watch tv all night... What are you doing?

[ferjaacu]

I think I'm having dinner with my family and then will go to a party http://wuerziworld.de/Smilies/par/par38.gif http://wuerziworld.de/Smilies/par/par6.gif

[Timster]

Just curious, what's everyone doing on New Year's eve?

 

I've got a party with friends until about 1:30am, I'll be wearing my OnePiece in case I fall asleep