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		<title>Thoughts: Amused by Spam</title>
		<link>http://xinyun.sg/2011/08/28/self-amused-by-spam/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 05:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>xinyun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know if i should be elated, amused or puzzled by the no. of spams for some Indonesian bank. Not that I&#8217;ve anything against the lovely country or the bank but the no. of annoying yet amusing spams does make me wanna go &#8220;HUH? Hmm&#8230;&#8221;. Truthfully, I&#8217;ve seen better spamming tactics in the last [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t know if i should be elated, amused or puzzled by the no. of spams for some Indonesian bank. Not that I&#8217;ve anything against the lovely country or the bank but the no. of annoying yet amusing spams does make me wanna go &#8220;HUH? Hmm&#8230;&#8221;.</p>
<p>Truthfully, I&#8217;ve seen better spamming tactics in the last couple of years, even the occasional post comments are more creative and trustworthy at times and not overly pushy but the recent ones, especially those that were on my tag box sure hit a new low.</p>
<p>For example:<br />
- threatening to get website owners banned if their spam comments are not published or deleted<br />
- copy and pasted links with no conversations or barely bothered words<br />
- attempting to mask a spam blog with a legitimate bank&#8217;s information</p>
<p>It&#8217;s easy to remove your spamming comments, have your IP address tracked, have your domain details tracked and report the incident to your host.</p>
<p>Plus, I don&#8217;t see the need to spam when you are on Adwords.</p>
<p>Really&#8230;<br />
Do as you may to get whatever money your spamming job is giving you, as long as no one is hurt or no monetary loss for others.</p>
<p>But if you are going to threaten me again and again, to get your way, you better make sure I&#8217;m not pissed off enough to track you down or send cops to your doorstep, for harassment and monetary loss (if any).</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<blockquote><p><em><strong>When I play nice, don&#8217;t fucking take it for granted.</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>Threats, just make me fight and hit you harder.</strong></em></p></blockquote>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Updated:</p>
<p>Since you took the opportunity to spam non-stop last night, I did what i had to. Submitted feedback to Google Adwords.</p>
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		<title>Protected: Rants: Unhappiness</title>
		<link>http://xinyun.sg/2010/04/20/rants-unhappiness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 02:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>xinyun</dc:creator>
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		<title>Routers Woes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>xinyun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To think a somewhat reputable router going at a discounted price would do great, what a mistake that had been. Well, the router i got from IT show, Aztech Wireless-N router had been problematic or the cause of my wireless-less problem (eg. unable to get ip or connect but connection is okay when cable is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To think a somewhat reputable router going at a discounted price would do great, what a mistake that had been.</p>
<p>Well, the router i got from IT show, Aztech Wireless-N router had been problematic or the cause of my wireless-less problem (eg. unable to get ip or connect but connection is okay when cable is directly connected from modem to desktop) for the past few days, aside from the faulty / inconsistent Motorola modem (inconsistent linkage from modem to desktop).</p>
<p>The Starhub tech guy came, switched a new Motorola SB6120 modem and now it&#8217;s working fine / smooth. As for the Aztech modem, he tried getting it connected, went through the admin page but still can&#8217;t get it working aka no ip and linkage (but my laptops are able to detect it). In short, very problematic.</p>
<p>Thankfully one problem down, many thanks to the tech guy.</p>
<p>At least one thing is for sure, I would stick to Linksys or better brands from now on, esp. seeing my last Linksys modem cum router not giving me any major issues and had been &#8216;alive&#8217; for 3 years until this week.</p>
<p>Sigh, oh well.</p>
<p>Gonna go pick up a new one later.<br />
Hopefully less or no problems.</p>
<p>Update:<br />
Dad picked Dlink 655 router (wasn&#8217;t what i had in mind, wanted the WRT320N instead) and works immediately after 5mins of setting up, one of the easiest to setup (aside from my old linksys) , making it more obvious, there&#8217;s something wrong with that Aztech router.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s see if it&#8217;ll work for my bro&#8217;s setup&#8230; hmm&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Rant: Easter Egg Exposed and Broken Easter Bunny&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://xinyun.sg/2010/03/08/rant-easter-egg-exposed-and-broken-easter-bunny/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>xinyun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was doing my grocery shopping earlier with DD when we spotted these. A totally partially exposed chocolate easter egg and broken easter bunny, that&#8217;s on the shelf. I&#8217;m pretty sure the supermarket staff didn&#8217;t play punk, just to have a laugh but some itchy handed consumer certainly did. Someone who&#8217;s overly curious to know [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was doing my grocery shopping earlier with DD when we spotted these.</p>
<p><a href="http://tinypic.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://xinyun.sg/wp-content/imagescaler/1429f9a67cac16be23564d0059df961d.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic" width="320" height="299" imagescaler="http://xinyun.sg/wp-content/imagescaler/1429f9a67cac16be23564d0059df961d.jpg" /></a></p>
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<p>A totally partially exposed chocolate easter egg and broken easter bunny, that&#8217;s on the shelf.<br />
I&#8217;m pretty sure the supermarket staff didn&#8217;t play punk, just to have a laugh but some itchy handed consumer certainly did. Someone who&#8217;s overly curious to know what is in it.</p>
<p>Whoever did this, it&#8217;s not funny.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s never appropriate to open up a merchandise (be it food or anything) and leave it out in the open, giving pests a chance to crawl over it and knowing kids would be curious to touch or taste it. Which 2 kids actually did, touching it and almost tasting it.</p>
<p>And there was another incident, which i found a packet of freshly grounded beef, having the protective plastic cover poked through by another goon (totally different issue and at different supermart).</p>
<p>To all, please do not be so inconsiderate and tamper with food.<br />
If you don&#8217;t have the intention to buy or even if you are just pissed off, don&#8217;t take it out on food as it could cause food poisoning if someone were to purchase and consume it.</p>
<p>Note:</p>
<p>The above items had been removed and trashed.<br />
Received a call from the branch, appreciate their fast response <img src='http://xinyun.sg/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>At breaking point&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://xinyun.sg/2009/11/13/at-breaking-point/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>xinyun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Constant headaches, on a daily basis&#8230; Stressed out and feel as though hanging by a thread. Doesn&#8217;t help when family issues get on my nerves and people who mattered to me, are contributing to the stress. I&#8217;m not pointing fingers but pls, everyone just give me a break. Give me some space&#8230; And not just [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Constant headaches, on a daily basis&#8230;<br />
Stressed out and feel as though hanging by a thread.</p>
<p>Doesn&#8217;t help when family issues get on my nerves and people who mattered to me, are contributing to the stress.<br />
I&#8217;m not pointing fingers but pls, everyone just give me a break.</p>
<p>Give me some space&#8230;<br />
And not just continue nagging non-stop or forcing me to do whatever you guys want or expect me to be perfect.<br />
Or want me to understand you guys but yet not doing the same for me.</p>
<p>Just feel so pressured till it seems like a good way to hit something or someone and disappear.</p>
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