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2005-04-01

Paypal suspended my account

Paypal, for no apparent reason, suspended my account last Sunday:

As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the PayPal system. We recently noticed the following issue on your account: We would like to ensure that your account was not accessed by an unauthorized third party. Because protecting the security of your account is our primary concern, we have limited access to sensitive PayPal account features. We understand that this may be an inconvenience but please understand that this temporary limitation is for your protection. For your protection, we have limited access to your account until additional security measures can be completed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. To review your account and some or all of the information that PayPal used to make its decision to limit your account access, please visit the Resolution Center. If, after reviewing your account information, you seek further clarification regarding your account access, please contact PayPal by visiting the Help Center and clicking "Contact Us".We thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that this is a security measure intended to help protect you and your account. We apologize for any inconvenience. Sincerely, PayPal Account Review Department

I had to change my password, change my secret questions, and confirm my street address (which involved waiting till Thursday for snail-mail). My account is back to normal now, but they’re still bastards.

This article was modified 2012-09-15.

2005-03-28

www.norad.mil

JRun Servlet Error 500 Not enough storage is available to process this command

It scares me when people like this can’t keep their sites up…

This article was modified 2012-09-15.

2005-03-25

Fest Dates

Phoenix Fest has set their dates for 2005: July 21st - 25th.

Mutant Fest just last night decided on August 5th - 15th, starting on a dark moon. They’re now location scouting.

In the more immediate future, LinuxFest 2005 is April 30th.

This article was modified 2012-09-15.

2005-03-19

March 19th - Pictures

I didn’t take too many.

This article was modified 2012-09-15.

2005-03-16

D.I.Y.

What you do today is itself the extent of that revolution, its limits and its triumph.

This article was modified 2012-09-15.

2005-03-15

Agent Censor

Last Sunday I watched episode 13 - Lost Tapes (or episode 14 - Lessons, depending on who you ask) of Max Headroom. I now know where The Matrix’s Agents come from.

I think Max Headroom did it better.

This article was modified 2012-09-15.

2005-03-13

Signal to Noise

Today I finished reading Eric S. Nylund’s Signal to Noise. I’ve had somewhat of a love-hate relationship with the book, but, in the end, love prevails and I’d recommend it to any cyberpunk fan. Although it’s not your average cyberpunk. I think of cyberpunk as generally being placed in a sci-fi setting, but not focusing much on the actual science fiction. And, of course, cyberpunk has your post-apocalyptic/dystopia themes, too. Signal to Noise is leaning more toward normal science fiction – they have aliens! – and ends with the apocalypse, instead of taking place in it. It ends in a cliff-hanger, too. Bastard.

All in all, a good book. I think Eric Nylund spent a tad too long at Microsoft, though. The whole book revolves around corporations and business.

This article was modified 2012-12-22.

2005-03-11

The Politics of Ecstasy

A few weeks ago I finished reading Timothy Leary’s The Politics of Ecstasy. It’s an ok book. Less attention on the philosophical/mystical side of the psychedelic experience, and more on the real-world stuff. You know, politics.

This article was modified 2012-12-22.

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