tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post7788067997619037247..comments2024-03-18T15:03:58.758-04:00Comments on Progressive Eruptions: YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A PACK OF CARDS!Shaw Kenawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-27633057415609668352011-03-09T21:52:46.729-05:002011-03-09T21:52:46.729-05:00I thought the internet was run by Al Gore. Oh wai...I thought the internet was run by Al Gore. Oh wait! He invented it. Well, maybe he runs it too.Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-23139517339696816142011-03-09T20:15:39.061-05:002011-03-09T20:15:39.061-05:00SF, Your theory of the internet is that its run b...SF, Your theory of the internet is that its run by one deranged guy in New York? LOL! <br /><br />Some people would argue that that's a description of who's in charge of the entire universe!Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-47722332447210526092011-03-09T18:57:11.674-05:002011-03-09T18:57:11.674-05:00Actually Shaw, that's my theory on the entire ...Actually Shaw, that's my theory on the entire internet!Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-86024344622637065722011-03-09T17:04:55.481-05:002011-03-09T17:04:55.481-05:00It is weird, but these fake blogs may be part of a...It is weird, but these fake blogs may be part of an effort to make it look as though the blogsphere is loaded with conservative blogs, when in fact it may be one deranged guy in New York doing all the work!Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-51561738119340321622011-03-07T16:21:15.495-05:002011-03-07T16:21:15.495-05:00Unbelievable that these people would bother to do ...Unbelievable that these people would bother to do this. Idiots who want to trump up their own daily affirmations? Pretty sad...squatlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00041016017342355678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-57211811673272395112010-09-21T13:40:22.246-04:002010-09-21T13:40:22.246-04:00I can guarantee that 'tis I who is laughing ev...I can guarantee that 'tis <b><i>I</i></b> who is laughing every time a blog is shut down! (I do a little jig, too.)<br /><br />When those bloggers attacked and TRIED to intimidate me I knew the day of reckoning would come, and I told them that I would be here long after they were gone...hmmm 27/70 shut down...and I'm STILL here...Pamela Zydelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00455065276657597689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-72970310527470428832010-09-21T10:26:42.623-04:002010-09-21T10:26:42.623-04:00someone says shaw's been had when her and pam ...someone says shaw's been had when her and pam got all those fake blogs to shut down? lol. <br /><br />there some effed up "right" thinking for ya!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-52927704410337851032010-09-21T09:21:50.057-04:002010-09-21T09:21:50.057-04:00My answer to Susannah:
Shaw Kenawe said...
&quo...My answer to Susannah:<br /><br /> Shaw Kenawe said... <br />"And it hits me: somebody somewhere is ROFLMAO -- all day long. I say this with the very best of intentions, really, SK. I think -- maybe -- you guys have quite possibly 'been had.'"--Susannah<br /><br />The point of our investigation was to stop the unethical use of people's photos on these blogs.<br /><br />I wonder, Susannah, if you would like to see your image on a made-up blog that was entirely contrary to your religious and political beliefs, with a profile full of lies about your image. You may not so blithely dismiss this as nothing more than pranksterism if your face were placed on a blog without your knowledge or permission.<br /><br /><br />You completely ignored that point of our exposing these blogs.<br /><br />One of the blogs has a photo of a fallen police officer from Oakland, Calif., with lies in the profile of that photo. <br /><br />Others have taken individual images from facebook and social networking sites, stolen those photos, and used them for profile picutres.<br /><br />I've been in touch with the people in those stolen photos and they are very upset and angry that this has happened to them. They are real people who've had their images placed on blogs they do not agree with.<br /><br /><br />One of the blogs "Just Sue" that engaged in this sort of theft has shut down, as have dozens more.<br /><br />That you see this situation as someone having a good laugh on Pam and me is a reflection of your values, not ours.<br /><br />Decent people find these blogs reprehensible and dishonorable and do not think Pam and I have "been had."<br /><br />Apparently, you're not one of them.<br /><br />I say this with the very best of intentions, really.<br /><br />September 21, 2010 8:22 AMShaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-37613991643495455452010-09-21T09:20:42.451-04:002010-09-21T09:20:42.451-04:00This comment from Susannah was posted in the Septe...This comment from Susannah was posted in the September 12 blog post, but it should be in the more recent comments regarding photo ID thefts on fraudulent blogs:<br /><br /> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1883838569462983439&postID=2682540964618199847" rel="nofollow">Susannah said...</a><br /> <br />Hi SK~ Haven't been by for a while. Saw a reference to yours/Pam's 'investigation' over @ BPB. Followed links here. <br /><br />What's all this fuss about? -- I asked myself...I hadn't noticed 'fake' blogs, just that lots of 'em pop up & are active only briefly. Since most of you here are Left-ish, you may be interested in a Right-ish point of view on all this (?) I don't know, call me crazy...<br /><br />Personally, I'm not interested in bloggers whose only aim is to 'rant,' even if it's a sentiment w/ which I agree. It's silly, sophomoric, doesn't advance 'the cause' & just isn't interesting. I appreciate good writing, see? <br /><br />I don't care if someone wants to keep 2,3,4,5 blogs all w/ different profiles & "alter egos" (who has this kind of time? they surely don't live in my world!). And I couldn't give a rip if some actor/actress' photo is 'stolen.' I DO take exception (as I said @ Pam's blog) when a person's pic is swiped for the purpose of bullying, intimidating, to get that individual off the boards...Incidentally, I have personally only witnessed this from the Left (not that Right doesn't do it -- people are people). <br /><br />One last thought...Shaw, you asked this question: <br />"Why do they do such things?"<br /><br />I asked the same question over @ Pam's & BPB, & was really puzzled...who has this kind of time?? <br /><br />Then I see all the strings of comments, multiple posts, the extensive 'investigating' & the loads & loads of energy going into 'exposing' the person/people.<br /><br /><b>And it hits me: somebody somewhere is ROFLMAO -- all day long. I say this with the very best of intentions, really, SK. I think -- maybe -- you guys have quite possibly 'been had.' <br /><br />Take it or leave it. Just an observation...</b>*<br /><br />September 20, 2010 9:37 PM<br /><br /><br />*My emphasis, SK.Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-39582079874598375192010-09-21T01:20:50.503-04:002010-09-21T01:20:50.503-04:00Octo:
Thanks. Hadn't noticed FTD had come cra...Octo:<br /><br />Thanks. Hadn't noticed FTD had come crawling over to my site as well.<br /><br />Noticed a couple of comments here indicating lack of geek-knowledge. I only know enough to get myself in trouble, but Blogger does most of this for you.<br /><br />To back up your blog, from the dashboad, click <i>Settings</i> from the line:<br /><i>NEW POST – Edit Posts – Comments – Settings...(etc)</i><br /><br />Right there at the top of the "basics" tab, you should see<br /><i>Import blog - Export blog - Delete blog</i><br /><br />Choose "Export" and follow the instructions.<br /><br />To boot followers (like, for example, FTD), back at the Dashboard, there should be an entry next to your blog title for "## Followers" - click that. It takes you to your list of followers (duh). Click the picture of the unwanted person, it brings up very minimal info on him, but there next to his icon should be three choices, with the bottom one being "Block User."Nameless Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17963921060024737712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-755401871564312422010-09-20T23:05:23.059-04:002010-09-20T23:05:23.059-04:00Shaw - I'd like to answer Joe's silly ques...<b>Shaw</b> - <i>I'd like to answer Joe's silly question about my use of the phrase "full of sound and fury and signifying nothing," and not putting quotation marks around it</i>"<br /><br />Joe is not just a silly fellow but also an annoying one. It he were more literate, he would know, for instance, that William Faulkner wrote a book called <i>The Sound and the Fury</i>. The title is NOT surrounded in quotes. Faulkner wrote another book called <i>Absalom, Absalom!</i>. The title is NOT surrounded in quotes.<br /><br />Unbeknownst to Joe, there are brands of beer having literary names, such as Mephistopheles (Goethe), Oscar Wilde Mild, Old Fezziwig (Charles Dickens), The Grapes of Cask (John Steinbeck), and Catcher in the Rye (JD Salinger), as examples. NONE of these beer brands are surrounded in quotes.<br /><br />When a non-astute person such as Joe insists on turning himself into a pest, he also succeeds in turning himself into a fool. BTW, Shaw was NOT the one who deleted Joe’s comments. I deleted them.(O)CT(O)PUShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589336822561030860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-31727358093726143452010-09-20T21:20:38.055-04:002010-09-20T21:20:38.055-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09693381971064363612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-75201711297130348902010-09-20T20:33:28.742-04:002010-09-20T20:33:28.742-04:00I'd like to answer Joe's silly question ab...I'd like to answer Joe's silly question about my use of the phrase "full of sound and fury and signifying nothing," and not putting quotation marks around it.<br /><br />He obviously knows nothing about common/popular usage, that is, in writing, the assumption that literate people know where a world famous phrase/quote is from, therefore, it needs no quotation marks around it, since it is so well known, and any literate person would know that it is not being plagiarized.<br /><br />Now that Joe has been enlightened he won't make that error again.<br /><br />PS. Joe, I called you out on your putting quotes around something you made up and that President Obama never said. That is dishonest and a misuse of the quotation marks.Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-74145452304494247952010-09-20T13:56:35.921-04:002010-09-20T13:56:35.921-04:00Octo: I have pity for people who have such low sel...Octo: I have pity for people who have such low self-esteem and self-respect that they have to resort to attacking and demeaning others to try and make themselves feel better. What they don’t seem to realize is this method makes THEM look the villain. It’s quite sad really. <br /><br />Trust me, I don’t wish to engage these people, because one can’t have an intelligent debate; I just wish these individuals would do some self-reflection because it would do them, and their families a world of good.Pamela Zydelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00455065276657597689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-74131298725158996942010-09-20T13:21:02.106-04:002010-09-20T13:21:02.106-04:00In the blogosphere where words are our only medium...In the blogosphere where words are our only medium of exchange, words should never be taken for granted. Either bloggers say what they mean and mean what they say, or else they are being disingenuous at best … or verbal assassins at worst.<br /><br />I have often asked: Why do some liberal bloggers continue to take crap from trolls even after being insulted and offended?<br /><br />When a right wing hack demonizes and devalues you, their goal is to engage you in a game of one-upmanship and thereby bully and demean you. When you play their game, it means you have accepted their terms and conditions, thereby putting yourself at an immediate disadvantage. When goaded into a hissy contest, the best strategy is to delete the comment, refuse all off-topic taunts, and waste no more time with them.<br /><br />Cognitive linguistics teaches us something about the meaning of words. When a political hack calls you “<i>An ass-wipe, a hag, retarded, godless, a mental disease, a pig, vermin</i>” or the usual litany of abuse and sarcasm, it means they regard you as subhuman … as undeserving of civility and mutual respect, and therefore unworthy full citizenship. DERISION CONNOTES INEQUALITY.<br /><br />In case the point is lost on right wing readers of this blog, consider this phrase:<br /><br />“<b><i>All liberals are morons</i></b>.<br /><br />What happens when you substitute the word ‘liberal’ for ‘Black,’ ‘Catholic,’ ‘Hispanic,’ ‘Jew,’ or ‘Women?’ Then the same sentence turns into a bigoted, anti-Semitic, racist, or sexist rant. There may be some right wing readers who think ‘political correctness’ is a liberal conspiracy and a false equivalency. It is not. There are many Blacks, Catholics, Hispanics, Jews and Women who vote liberal … and resent being called morons. All forms of gratuitous stereotyping are the wellspring of hate, prejudice, and incitement. There is no excuse for verbal abuse or partisan taunts under any circumstances.<br /><br />What flyby trolls and cyber-scammers seek to accomplish is to the negation of a free and open democratic exchange. Their aim is to hijack comment threads, shut down debate, and suppress other viewpoints. That is why I have a zero tolerance for trolls.(O)CT(O)PUShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589336822561030860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-2958975056331239242010-09-20T08:16:39.523-04:002010-09-20T08:16:39.523-04:00SF: "In return, the bloggers threw every wea...SF: "In return, the bloggers threw every weapon at me: Attack the messenger, smear by implication, call me uneducated, insult my writing, put my sources out of bounds because they don't meet the lefty litmus test, control the dialog by mischaracterizing what I say, go off on any tangent to avoid discussing the issue..."<br /><br />Speaking of attacking the messenger:<br /><br />the malcontent: <b>"Just a word or two about that Certified Hag Shaw Kenawe, The Mother Hen of Leftist Bloggers, who has all of the charm and charisma of a pig in pile of mud slop.Who is trying her Damndest in her Dumbest way to discredit me and my blog because of the fact that I wont let up on her hatred and, discrediting and flaming the politicians that I respect and my continuing to call her on her out on her reliance to the Ass-Wipes that we now have in Washington."</b><br /><br />To which our ever enthusiastic friend on the right wrote in the comments:<br /><br /><i>"These people are ate up with Obama worship and they have no foundational philosophy to guide them. They storm out each day, whipped up in a frothy anger about whatever Rachel Madcow, Keith Boobleman, or the leg tingler tell them they should be outraged about.<br /><br />What I found funniest at that blog that accused Just Sue of using a fake picture: One of the commenters leveling the charge is using a picture of a sea creature!<br /><br />Left Blogistan is such a delightfully wacky place! <br /><br />September 14, 2010 10:51 PM"</i> <br /><br />As I've said before, SF is not a serious person. Nothing more than a liberal basher who apparently admires and supports the ravingly mad person quoted in bold.<br /><br />I especially love his "whipped up in a frothy anger" comment.<br /><br />Irony is certainly dead on the right blogsphere.Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-54878637783278068182010-09-20T06:46:29.444-04:002010-09-20T06:46:29.444-04:00Speaking of PLAGIARISM, how conveniently Silverfid...Speaking of PLAGIARISM, how conveniently Silverfiddle forgets about <a href="http://westernhero.blogspot.com/2010/04/eyeless-in-left-blogistan.html" rel="nofollow">this</a>, which was plagiarized from <a href="http://swashzone.blogspot.com/2010/04/socialism-in-america-or-much-ado-about.html" rel="nofollow">this</a>. <br /><br />And then there is this matter: VIOLATING PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL EMAIL by posting it on the web <a href="http://westernhero.blogspot.com/2010/04/youve-got-hate-mail.html" rel="nofollow">WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE SENDER</a>.<br /><br /><b><i>Add SILVERFIDDLE to the list of UNETHICAL BLOGGERS</i></b>.(O)CT(O)PUShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589336822561030860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-23399933911477581672010-09-20T00:05:04.861-04:002010-09-20T00:05:04.861-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09693381971064363612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-63036863840487856052010-09-19T19:21:02.500-04:002010-09-19T19:21:02.500-04:00I only use Google Chrome, and as BigLeagues said, ...I only use Google Chrome, and as BigLeagues said, I also have no problems so far with Chrome, it is a better program, and maybe it helps to block the attacks, you all should try it if you have not as yet.Teeluckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07436834652576541130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-32583969365124498082010-09-19T19:14:55.854-04:002010-09-19T19:14:55.854-04:00Sue: My expertise is SLEUTHING, not geeking!
And...Sue: My expertise is SLEUTHING, not geeking! <br /><br />And yes, thanks for the heads up, SF. Malware destroyed the hard-drive on my laptop a few months ago--it was a nightmare; I don't want THAT to happen again!Pamela Zydelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00455065276657597689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-53957190745955403192010-09-19T18:50:17.475-04:002010-09-19T18:50:17.475-04:00JJ! ROFLMAO!!!!
Hey guys, I got my followes list ...JJ! ROFLMAO!!!!<br /><br />Hey guys, I got my followes list back, I thought it was gone forever but NO!! Thanks SF...<br /><br />Pam I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't know what back-up your blog means!!:-))))Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18303260031729868857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-5826421969627402442010-09-19T18:25:58.157-04:002010-09-19T18:25:58.157-04:00Shaw - "Why would they shut down just as we a...Shaw - "Why would they shut down just as we are exposing them??"<br /><br />They were Raptured?jadedjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569736113526368917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-61815585827809274462010-09-19T18:25:38.049-04:002010-09-19T18:25:38.049-04:00Shaw: That's 27 to date.
They are shutting d...Shaw: That's 27 to date. <br /><br />They are shutting down because... ah... plagiarism is ILLEGAL.Pamela Zydelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00455065276657597689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-29610379823014587972010-09-19T18:04:51.656-04:002010-09-19T18:04:51.656-04:00Perhaps they're afraid that what they've b...Perhaps they're afraid that what they've been doing is illegal?<br /><br />Why would they shut down just as we are exposing them??<br /><br />Anyone?Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-71281219828647076142010-09-19T18:04:14.194-04:002010-09-19T18:04:14.194-04:00To Back Up Your Blog:
Use Blogger in Draft
http:...To Back Up Your Blog:<br /><br />Use Blogger in Draft<br /><br />http://draft.blogger.com<br /><br />Click on 'Settings'<br /><br />Below that, 'Basic'<br /><br />Next to the Blog Tools heading are three links:<br /><br />Import Blog<br />Export Blog<br />Delete Blog<br /><br />Select 'Export Blog'<br /><br />A pop up will reassure you that you are not deleting your blog.<br /><br />Click the Download Blog Button<br />and then OK.<br /><br />Depending on how big your blog is, it could take awhile. It saves in XML format, which not very efficient, but it is human readable, which makes it useful if you're searching for something specific you or someone else wrote. The Blogger search tool is damn near useless.<br /><br />I do this frequently, and I have used the Import feature as well. <br /><br />I wrecked my site a few times trying new upgrades, and the Import worked perfectly to restore it back.<br /><br />The only caveat is if you are moving URLs. My user comments didn't make it, but I was doing some funky stuff that probably caused it to happen.Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.com