Friday, October 31, 2008
More Attempted Shill Spamming
This time it's from Munin Systems Inc. of 350 Holger Way, San Jose (408-750-5533), with a clearly cut & paste Prop 8 spam full of lies and deceit. Sorry, "Moses," who created a blogger profile just today to post this spam, you don't get to shit on my blog either from dhcp-45-246.redback.com. Does your boss at Redback know you're spamming for Prop 8 at work?
This dimwit spent a total of 1 minute and 17 seconds at my Think about Prop 8 page before looking for somewhere to paste his spam.
Here's the log:
This dimwit spent a total of 1 minute and 17 seconds at my Think about Prop 8 page before looking for somewhere to paste his spam.
Here's the log:
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:16:18 -0700] "GET /think-about-proposition-8/?gclid=CNSHsLDn0pYCFQ8QagodvCwu4Q HTTP/1.1" 200 2474 "http://www.43things.com/things/view/2204080/spread-the-word-to-vote-no-on-prop-8-in-california" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" 43 "-" 1237
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:17:37 -0700] "GET /think-about-proposition-8 HTTP/1.1" 301 362 "-" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" - "-" 592
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:17:37 -0700] "GET /think-about-proposition-8/ HTTP/1.1" 200 2474 "-" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" 43 "-" 1151
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:17:44 -0700] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 302 317 "-" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" - "-" 564
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:17:44 -0700] "GET /blog/ HTTP/1.1" 200 10609 "-" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" 26 "-" 21875
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:17:45 -0700] "GET /blog/images/blog728.jpg HTTP/1.1" 200 47833 "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" - "-" 1240
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:17:45 -0700] "GET /blog/uploaded_images/bm-image-712542-712612.jpe HTTP/1.1" 200 11319 "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" 99 "-" 11591
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:17:45 -0700] "GET /blog/uploaded_images/bm-image-796590-796667.jpe HTTP/1.1" 200 8529 "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" 98 "-" 18091
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:17:45 -0700] "GET /blog/uploaded_images/bm-image-774700-774722.jpe HTTP/1.1" 200 19727 "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" 99 "-" 26034
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:17:45 -0700] "GET /blog/uploaded_images/bm-image-779381-779398.jpe HTTP/1.1" 200 16376 "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" 99 "-" 35026
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:17:45 -0700] "GET /blog/uploaded_images/bm-image-706353-706367.jpe HTTP/1.1" 200 14140 "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" 99 "-" 10847
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:17:45 -0700] "GET /blog/uploaded_images/bm-image-733254-733272.jpe HTTP/1.1" 200 22933 "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" 99 "-" 23331
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:17:46 -0700] "GET /blog/uploaded_images/bm-image-729260-729292.jpe HTTP/1.1" 200 21897 "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" 99 "-" 14543
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:18:04 -0700] "GET /blog/archive/2006_07_01_spatula_archive.html HTTP/1.1" 200 5198 "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" 23 "-" 24017
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:18:04 -0700] "GET /blog/images/blog728.jpg HTTP/1.1" 200 47833 "http://spatula.net/blog/archive/2006_07_01_spatula_archive.html" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" - "-" 959
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:19:18 -0700] "GET /atom.xml HTTP/1.1" 200 10795 "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" 19 "-" 20458
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:24:27 -0700] "GET /blog/ HTTP/1.1" 304 - "-" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" - "-" 667
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:24:27 -0700] "GET /blog/images/blog728.jpg HTTP/1.1" 304 - "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" - "-" 591
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:24:27 -0700] "GET /blog/uploaded_images/bm-image-712542-712612.jpe HTTP/1.1" 304 - "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" - "-" 601
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:24:27 -0700] "GET /blog/uploaded_images/bm-image-796590-796667.jpe HTTP/1.1" 304 - "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" - "-" 574
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:24:27 -0700] "GET /blog/uploaded_images/bm-image-774700-774722.jpe HTTP/1.1" 304 - "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" - "-" 552
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:24:27 -0700] "GET /blog/uploaded_images/bm-image-706353-706367.jpe HTTP/1.1" 304 - "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" - "-" 543
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:24:27 -0700] "GET /blog/uploaded_images/bm-image-779381-779398.jpe HTTP/1.1" 304 - "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" - "-" 558
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:24:27 -0700] "GET /blog/uploaded_images/bm-image-733254-733272.jpe HTTP/1.1" 304 - "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" - "-" 545
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:24:27 -0700] "GET /blog/uploaded_images/bm-image-729260-729292.jpe HTTP/1.1" 304 - "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" - "-" 559
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:24:28 -0700] "GET /think-about-proposition-8/ HTTP/1.1" 304 - "-" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" - "-" 685
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:25:38 -0700] "GET /think-about-proposition-8/?gclid=CNSHsLDn0pYCFQ8QagodvCwu4Q HTTP/1.1" 304 - "http://www.43things.com/things/view/2204080/spread-the-word-to-vote-no-on-prop-8-in-california" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" - "-" 722
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:17:37 -0700] "GET /think-about-proposition-8 HTTP/1.1" 301 362 "-" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" - "-" 592
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:17:37 -0700] "GET /think-about-proposition-8/ HTTP/1.1" 200 2474 "-" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" 43 "-" 1151
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:17:44 -0700] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 302 317 "-" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" - "-" 564
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:17:44 -0700] "GET /blog/ HTTP/1.1" 200 10609 "-" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" 26 "-" 21875
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:17:45 -0700] "GET /blog/images/blog728.jpg HTTP/1.1" 200 47833 "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" - "-" 1240
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:17:45 -0700] "GET /blog/uploaded_images/bm-image-712542-712612.jpe HTTP/1.1" 200 11319 "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" 99 "-" 11591
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:17:45 -0700] "GET /blog/uploaded_images/bm-image-796590-796667.jpe HTTP/1.1" 200 8529 "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" 98 "-" 18091
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:17:45 -0700] "GET /blog/uploaded_images/bm-image-774700-774722.jpe HTTP/1.1" 200 19727 "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" 99 "-" 26034
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:17:45 -0700] "GET /blog/uploaded_images/bm-image-779381-779398.jpe HTTP/1.1" 200 16376 "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" 99 "-" 35026
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:17:45 -0700] "GET /blog/uploaded_images/bm-image-706353-706367.jpe HTTP/1.1" 200 14140 "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" 99 "-" 10847
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:17:45 -0700] "GET /blog/uploaded_images/bm-image-733254-733272.jpe HTTP/1.1" 200 22933 "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" 99 "-" 23331
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:17:46 -0700] "GET /blog/uploaded_images/bm-image-729260-729292.jpe HTTP/1.1" 200 21897 "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" 99 "-" 14543
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:18:04 -0700] "GET /blog/archive/2006_07_01_spatula_archive.html HTTP/1.1" 200 5198 "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" 23 "-" 24017
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:18:04 -0700] "GET /blog/images/blog728.jpg HTTP/1.1" 200 47833 "http://spatula.net/blog/archive/2006_07_01_spatula_archive.html" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" - "-" 959
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:19:18 -0700] "GET /atom.xml HTTP/1.1" 200 10795 "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" 19 "-" 20458
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:24:27 -0700] "GET /blog/ HTTP/1.1" 304 - "-" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" - "-" 667
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:24:27 -0700] "GET /blog/images/blog728.jpg HTTP/1.1" 304 - "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" - "-" 591
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:24:27 -0700] "GET /blog/uploaded_images/bm-image-712542-712612.jpe HTTP/1.1" 304 - "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" - "-" 601
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:24:27 -0700] "GET /blog/uploaded_images/bm-image-796590-796667.jpe HTTP/1.1" 304 - "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" - "-" 574
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:24:27 -0700] "GET /blog/uploaded_images/bm-image-774700-774722.jpe HTTP/1.1" 304 - "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" - "-" 552
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:24:27 -0700] "GET /blog/uploaded_images/bm-image-706353-706367.jpe HTTP/1.1" 304 - "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" - "-" 543
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:24:27 -0700] "GET /blog/uploaded_images/bm-image-779381-779398.jpe HTTP/1.1" 304 - "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" - "-" 558
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:24:27 -0700] "GET /blog/uploaded_images/bm-image-733254-733272.jpe HTTP/1.1" 304 - "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" - "-" 545
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:24:27 -0700] "GET /blog/uploaded_images/bm-image-729260-729292.jpe HTTP/1.1" 304 - "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" - "-" 559
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:24:28 -0700] "GET /think-about-proposition-8/ HTTP/1.1" 304 - "-" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" - "-" 685
155.53.45.246 - - [31/Oct/2008:18:25:38 -0700] "GET /think-about-proposition-8/?gclid=CNSHsLDn0pYCFQ8QagodvCwu4Q HTTP/1.1" 304 - "http://www.43things.com/things/view/2204080/spread-the-word-to-vote-no-on-prop-8-in-california" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; MS-RTC LM 8)" - "-" 722
Labels: prop 8
Friday, October 24, 2008
"Christians" Try to Shill-Spam My Blog
The proponents of Prop-8 will stoop to any low to spread their lies and hatred, up to and including attempting to post comments to my blog accusing me of lying about Prop 8.
(If you're a blogger opposed to Proposition 8, expect more of this. Clearly the anti-gay crowd intends to begin using blog comment areas as a new venue for spreading their hate.)
I won't repost the comment here, but it might as well have been lifted out of any one of the Prop 8 lying ads (you know, the ones that have been thoroughly refuted by myself, all major newspapers in California, nonpartisan fact-checking organizations, etc.). The person in question visited my "think about proposition 8" page, spent less than a minute on the page (though I suppose a fast reader could read the page that quickly) and then loaded my blog page and tried to post a comment on the first article he or she found. I'm going to guess she, because of the way the posting was worded.
This person claims that Prop 8 "takes away no rights," which is absolutely ridiculous, given the very first sentence of the description of the proposition makes it very clear: it eliminates the right of same-sex couples to marry.
I decided to do some log investigation to see where this person was coming from, since the coward in question posted from a Blogger account with no profile (I do not accept anonymous comments, and I moderate comments on my personal blog).
The IP address was 208.251.116.254 (my blog gets sufficiently little traffic that it was easy to see who was viewing my blog at that point in time). This IP address belongs to Salem Communications Corp at 4880 Santa Rosa Road in Camarillo, California. Their phone number is (805) 987-0400. This is all public information. I haven't pulled it from any private source. And this is what you get for trying to shit on my blog.
Sorry, but this gay guy isn't about to roll over and take your abuse. Maybe that worked for you when you were bullying other kids in high school, but I'm well beyond that adolescent shit.
Salem Communications Corp bills themselves as "Reaching audiences interested in Christian and family content and conservative values on air, online and in print."
What a great name for a bunch of witch hunters, eh?
So I'm sorry, "ma2525," but you're not going to post lies on my blog from your office at Salem Communications Corp in Camarillo, California.
You Prop-8 people know damn well that there's no threat to education, schools, churches, anyone's tax-exempt status or any of the other bullshit you've been spewing. You are liars. You know that coming right out and saying "hate the gays with us" wouldn't get you very far, so you've had to repackage your anti-gay hate in a pseudo-legitimate-sounding facade.
You are liars. You are bearing false witness. You are going to burn in the firey pits of eternal damnation in hell.
Here's the full log for those who are interested in that kind of thing:
(If you're a blogger opposed to Proposition 8, expect more of this. Clearly the anti-gay crowd intends to begin using blog comment areas as a new venue for spreading their hate.)
I won't repost the comment here, but it might as well have been lifted out of any one of the Prop 8 lying ads (you know, the ones that have been thoroughly refuted by myself, all major newspapers in California, nonpartisan fact-checking organizations, etc.). The person in question visited my "think about proposition 8" page, spent less than a minute on the page (though I suppose a fast reader could read the page that quickly) and then loaded my blog page and tried to post a comment on the first article he or she found. I'm going to guess she, because of the way the posting was worded.
This person claims that Prop 8 "takes away no rights," which is absolutely ridiculous, given the very first sentence of the description of the proposition makes it very clear: it eliminates the right of same-sex couples to marry.
I decided to do some log investigation to see where this person was coming from, since the coward in question posted from a Blogger account with no profile (I do not accept anonymous comments, and I moderate comments on my personal blog).
The IP address was 208.251.116.254 (my blog gets sufficiently little traffic that it was easy to see who was viewing my blog at that point in time). This IP address belongs to Salem Communications Corp at 4880 Santa Rosa Road in Camarillo, California. Their phone number is (805) 987-0400. This is all public information. I haven't pulled it from any private source. And this is what you get for trying to shit on my blog.
Sorry, but this gay guy isn't about to roll over and take your abuse. Maybe that worked for you when you were bullying other kids in high school, but I'm well beyond that adolescent shit.
Salem Communications Corp bills themselves as "Reaching audiences interested in Christian and family content and conservative values on air, online and in print."
What a great name for a bunch of witch hunters, eh?
So I'm sorry, "ma2525," but you're not going to post lies on my blog from your office at Salem Communications Corp in Camarillo, California.
You Prop-8 people know damn well that there's no threat to education, schools, churches, anyone's tax-exempt status or any of the other bullshit you've been spewing. You are liars. You know that coming right out and saying "hate the gays with us" wouldn't get you very far, so you've had to repackage your anti-gay hate in a pseudo-legitimate-sounding facade.
You are liars. You are bearing false witness. You are going to burn in the firey pits of eternal damnation in hell.
Here's the full log for those who are interested in that kind of thing:
208.251.116.254 - - [24/Oct/2008:16:05:01 -0700] "GET /think-about-proposition-8/?gclid=CNjM3vz8wJYCFQIfswodcku2wg HTTP/1.1" 200 2403 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.3) Gecko/2008092417 Firefox/3.0.3" 42 "-" 2179
208.251.116.254 - - [24/Oct/2008:16:05:01 -0700] "GET /favicon.ico HTTP/1.1" 200 142 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.3) Gecko/2008092417 Firefox/3.0.3" 38 "-" 898
208.251.116.254 - - [24/Oct/2008:16:06:06 -0700] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 302 317 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.3) Gecko/2008092417 Firefox/3.0.3" - "-" 545
208.251.116.254 - - [24/Oct/2008:16:06:07 -0700] "GET /blog/ HTTP/1.1" 200 8329 "-" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.3) Gecko/2008092417 Firefox/3.0.3" 24 "-" 2561
208.251.116.254 - - [24/Oct/2008:16:06:07 -0700] "GET /blog/images/blog728.jpg HTTP/1.1" 200 47833 "http://www.spatula.net/blog/" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.3) Gecko/2008092417 Firefox/3.0.3" - "-" 893
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Labels: prop 8
Monday, October 20, 2008
no on prop 8
vote
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Donate a Paycheck to No on 8
If you're like me, and you get paid fortnightly on Fridays, and you got paid on October 3, then this month you are getting paid three times rather than two.
I generally budget for getting paid only two times, so the two times a year that I get this "extra" paycheck, I either save it, spend it on some toy, or pay down any unexpected debt that I may have had since the last time I got an "extra" paycheck.
This time, I'm donating my "extra" paycheck to No on Prop 8, the Equality for All campaign.
I challenge you to do the same. Equality is serious, and we have got to be serious about preserving it.
I generally budget for getting paid only two times, so the two times a year that I get this "extra" paycheck, I either save it, spend it on some toy, or pay down any unexpected debt that I may have had since the last time I got an "extra" paycheck.
This time, I'm donating my "extra" paycheck to No on Prop 8, the Equality for All campaign.
I challenge you to do the same. Equality is serious, and we have got to be serious about preserving it.
Labels: prop 8
Monday, October 13, 2008
Don't Dream It's Over
Hey now, hey now
Dont dream its over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
We know they wont win
Dont dream its over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
We know they wont win
-- Crowded House
It really scares the hell out of me to talk to strangers. Even moreso to do it over the phone where I can't read their facial expressions. To do it repeatedly is even more terrifying. The times I've done that in the past, people were calling me, because they wanted to (like when I was answering phones for KTEH during pledge drives). Calling someone else who isn't expecting me... that's sheer and abject horror.
Yet I feel very strongly that getting people to vote No on Prop 8 is important enough that I can step outside my comfort zone. Imagine if, prior to the Revolutionary War, the colonists had said, "well, fighting the British sounds good, but I don't want to get mud on my shoes." So I went and did it.
Tonight I went to the No on 8 HQ in downtown San Jose, stepped WAAAAAAY outside my comfort zone and talked to strangers. You may have heard that the Pro-discrimination forces of darkness are recruiting people in Utah and Nevada to make calls on their behalf. So it's important that we match or exceed their efforts.
And yeah, I was a little freaked out at first. But honestly, it's not that bad, and you start to get used to it pretty quickly. If you have your own cell phone with a lot of minutes, you can use that, which is nice if you have a good bluetooth headset. (And if you use the bluetooth headset, and have choices of ear pieces, use the one that blocks out the most outside sound... learned that the hard way.)
You sit at a computer, which calls potentially undecided voters and connects them to you once they answer. Some of the time you get an answering machine, and then you just click "next call." Some of the time you get the wrong number, and then you click "wrong number" and "next call." And then sometimes, you get the person you're supposed to, and they're there.
Then you read from a script. In fact, they want you to stick strictly to the script. This is a very good thing, because it keeps you from getting into upsetting conversations or debates with anti-gay people, and it keeps you on-topic with pro-freedom people so you can help get their votes squared away and get on to the next call. The goal is to reach as many undecided voters as possible.
This also means you don't have to wing it, which is great for people like me who aren't particularly verbally articulate (or at least people who feel awkward when put on the spot). And if you talk to someone who is a horrible asshole, all you have to do is say "thank you for your time, goodbye" and hang up. You don't have to engage those people at all.
You can control the pace of your calls to some degree too. You can get a breather before you click "next call" if you need to. You can step way for some air if you need that. I decided to do calls for an hour, then take a 5 minute break. Then I made some more calls, then took a break and put my massage skills to use working on the shoulders of other volunteers. Then I made some more calls. The key point here is that yes, they need you to make as many calls as you can, but if you aren't accustomed to being on the phone for 2 hours at a time, you can get a breather in.
All of these things combined mean it's a far less freaky and terrifying experience than you might think.
As I left, I got messages sent to me from the universe by way of my satellite radio. First it was Pride (In the Name of Love) by U2, then Don't Dream it's Over by Crowded House, followed by two different songs called Change (Tears for Fears and Candlebox) on two different stations at the same time. Clearly, God wants Prop 8 to fail, and approves of my efforts in phone banking.
I'll be back, hopefully with a massage chair.
It really scares the hell out of me to talk to strangers. Even moreso to do it over the phone where I can't read their facial expressions. To do it repeatedly is even more terrifying. The times I've done that in the past, people were calling me, because they wanted to (like when I was answering phones for KTEH during pledge drives). Calling someone else who isn't expecting me... that's sheer and abject horror.
Yet I feel very strongly that getting people to vote No on Prop 8 is important enough that I can step outside my comfort zone. Imagine if, prior to the Revolutionary War, the colonists had said, "well, fighting the British sounds good, but I don't want to get mud on my shoes." So I went and did it.
Tonight I went to the No on 8 HQ in downtown San Jose, stepped WAAAAAAY outside my comfort zone and talked to strangers. You may have heard that the Pro-discrimination forces of darkness are recruiting people in Utah and Nevada to make calls on their behalf. So it's important that we match or exceed their efforts.
And yeah, I was a little freaked out at first. But honestly, it's not that bad, and you start to get used to it pretty quickly. If you have your own cell phone with a lot of minutes, you can use that, which is nice if you have a good bluetooth headset. (And if you use the bluetooth headset, and have choices of ear pieces, use the one that blocks out the most outside sound... learned that the hard way.)
You sit at a computer, which calls potentially undecided voters and connects them to you once they answer. Some of the time you get an answering machine, and then you just click "next call." Some of the time you get the wrong number, and then you click "wrong number" and "next call." And then sometimes, you get the person you're supposed to, and they're there.
Then you read from a script. In fact, they want you to stick strictly to the script. This is a very good thing, because it keeps you from getting into upsetting conversations or debates with anti-gay people, and it keeps you on-topic with pro-freedom people so you can help get their votes squared away and get on to the next call. The goal is to reach as many undecided voters as possible.
This also means you don't have to wing it, which is great for people like me who aren't particularly verbally articulate (or at least people who feel awkward when put on the spot). And if you talk to someone who is a horrible asshole, all you have to do is say "thank you for your time, goodbye" and hang up. You don't have to engage those people at all.
You can control the pace of your calls to some degree too. You can get a breather before you click "next call" if you need to. You can step way for some air if you need that. I decided to do calls for an hour, then take a 5 minute break. Then I made some more calls, then took a break and put my massage skills to use working on the shoulders of other volunteers. Then I made some more calls. The key point here is that yes, they need you to make as many calls as you can, but if you aren't accustomed to being on the phone for 2 hours at a time, you can get a breather in.
All of these things combined mean it's a far less freaky and terrifying experience than you might think.
As I left, I got messages sent to me from the universe by way of my satellite radio. First it was Pride (In the Name of Love) by U2, then Don't Dream it's Over by Crowded House, followed by two different songs called Change (Tears for Fears and Candlebox) on two different stations at the same time. Clearly, God wants Prop 8 to fail, and approves of my efforts in phone banking.
I'll be back, hopefully with a massage chair.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
swedish ivy in bloom
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
captain morgan bird 2
captain morgan bird
Saturday, October 04, 2008
shiny new alternator
alternator
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