Something in red came looking, and it found me.

Been terribly busy today planning my trip to Hawaii, but, something odd did happen in the 1/2 hour or so while I was Stumbling. Apparently, StumbleUpon thinks that I like Russian women, goth chicks and lingerie. Hell, it's smarter than my friends then apparently. But, what was truly uncanny was that all of these files hit me within half an hour, and they are all color-coded. Red. Enjoy.

 

If Alice were a strumpet. I really do like the muted crimson here.

This is simply beautiful...and so, so sexy.

 

This is by far my favorite. Red angel wings, stolid -but cute- communist girl, battered USSR flag.

I'm pretty sure the "fiery red" this title alludes to is because of her hair. However, if you're colorblind you couldn't tell the difference between that and her dress. And, seriously, would you care?

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Microsoft has never heard of Benjamin Franklin...

 

"Never put off today that which..." What, it's Bill Gates? Fuck it, then...I'm saving my breath.

So, Microsoft is just now getting around to patching a bug or two...critical ones...25 of them to be exact. And, no, these aren't new problems; they're old ones...17 years old, Only now is  the Redmond Behemoth just now getting around to fixing, them per the BBC. And, why is that? Because, it took an outside third party from Google to examine the code (not presumably write it for 30 years), to notice the freaking problem:

The February update for Windows will close the loophole that dates from the time of the DOS operating system.
First appearing in Windows NT 3.1, the vulnerability has been carried over into almost every version of Windows that has appeared since.
The monthly security update will also tackle a further 25 holes in Windows, five of which are rated as "critical".

Proof that, yet again, Bill Gates hates us all..

Good luck with that, fellas. Which, is once again, why I'm very pleased to report that since 1990, this brain has been hard-wired by Steve Jobs' evil army.

Sure, it makes me a corporate drone, but at least when Steve Jobs rips me off, I know the product will at least fucking work.

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Shouldn't Saturday be sleeping in?

Killing Joke. Brilliant, that is all. Carry on. This track is particularly prescient.

Lyrics go now:

You have a choice, we are your voice
Red, blue or yellow.
We will blow away the green
Another five lane motorway
(You'll never get a referendum anyway)
Funny handshakes. insider dealing
Et in arcadia. arcadia ego
Backhanders and salamanders
A powerhouse that is morally
Mechula

I'm sorry democracy is changing
I'm sorry democracy is changing

I'm not a slogan or a badge
Or a cross in the ballot box
Neither values or objectives
You do not represent my deepest
Thoughts and wishes
Education in obsolete skills
Stereotyping and media projection
Industrial psychologists
Plan a campaign that is financed by
Big business

You have a choice, we are your voice
Red, blue or yellow.
We will blow away the green
Another five lane motorway
(You'll never get a referendum anyway) 

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Let's take Friday out with a good joke...

 

Joke of a lawyer, although, not a lawyer joke.

I'm one of those lawyers who loves lawyer jokes, assuming there is some degree of verisimilitude to them. This one, from Vikar's Rant, is one I can totally, wholly see happening.

A blonde and a lawyer are seated next to each other on a flight from Los Angeles to New York.
The lawyer asks if she would like to play a fun game. The blonde, tired, just wants to take a nap, so she politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks. The lawyer
persists and explains that the game is easy and a lot of fun.

He says, "I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me five dollars, and vice versa."
Again, she declines and tries to get some sleep.
The lawyer, now agitated, says, "Okay, if you don't know the answer, you pay me $5, and if I don't know the answer, I will pay you $500."

This catches the blonde's attention and, figuring there will be no end to this torment, agrees to the game.
The lawyer asks the first question: "What's the distance from the earth to the moon?"
The blonde doesn't say a word, reaches into her purse, pulls out a $5.00 bill, and hands it to the lawyer.
"Okay," says the lawyer, "your turn."
She asks, "What goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with four legs?"
The lawyer, puzzled, takes out his laptop computer and searches all his references ... no answer. He taps into the air phone with his modem and searches the Internet and the Library of Congress ... no answer. Frustrated, he sends e-mails to all his friends and coworkers but to no avail.
After an hour, he wakes the blonde and hands her $500.
The blonde thanks him and turns back to get some more sleep.
The lawyer, who is more than a little miffed, stirs the blonde and asks, "Well, what's the answer?"

Without a word, the blonde reaches into her purse, hands the lawyer $5, and goes back to sleep.

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