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This blog discusses current weather, weather prediction, climate issues, and other topics
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Convergence Zone snow hits I90
My son is turning back from his trip to Snoqualmie Pass for his snowboard lesson. The reason....too much snow and chains are required. The convergence zone has moved south and is now aligned nearly NW-SE...with the heaviest amounts aligned on I90 at and west of the Pass. The radar shows the story...and look at the cam up there--snowy driving. Convergence zones can greatly enhanced the snow at Stevens or Snoqualmie...depending exactly on how they set up. Outside of the convergence zone, some of you getting bright sunshine (see high res sat picture).
The heavier showers are now approaching western Washington....
38 comments:
- Ashley said...
Guessing Woodinville is sitting in the donut hole right now, it's doing absolutely nothing and I have even witnessed a few sun breaks...weirdness.
- March 7, 2009 at 12:39 PM
- AJ said...
I will keep your pseudo-ominous ellipsis in mind while I watch your show, which is on in 20 minutes.
- March 7, 2009 at 12:40 PM
- Brian said...
Thanks for updating so frequently Cliff. Its good to have an opinion, and view, of how things are shaping out. And new things that might come down the road. :)
- March 7, 2009 at 1:41 PM
- PAG said...
Yeeehaw! We've had another 4" so far here east of North Bend. It's still coming down lightly. That's on top of the almost 6" we received on Wednesday. Even yesterdays sunshine didn't melt much of it. My garden is freaking out!
- March 7, 2009 at 1:56 PM
- Noah said...
Hail here right now, on Tolt Hill near Carnation.
- March 7, 2009 at 2:03 PM
- Scott K said...
It was blue sky and sunny at Lake Stevens this morning, then around noon it all went dark. :)
It was snowing here a few minutes ago, lightly, but now it has stopped.
I am taking a trip across the pass tomorrow afternoon, so I'm keeping a close eye on the road conditions up there. I hope it's not too bad, but it'd still be nice to put my snow tires that are on my subaru to good use.
- March 7, 2009 at 2:24 PM
- Mike said...
Kingston, just above the WSF terminal. Some sleet at 1500 hrs which has stopped. High overcast.
- March 7, 2009 at 3:06 PM
- Molly Kenzler said...
hail/snow near Highway 9 & Maltby Road; grass and trees turning white.
- March 7, 2009 at 3:13 PM
- C.J. said...
There's slush (freezing rain?) falling from the sky at sea level near Shilshole. The winds are really picking up, and a thick wall of dark clouds is advancing East. The trees are really swaying and my dog is looking nervous.
- March 7, 2009 at 3:15 PM
- Rob said...
are there better radars to watch then from the Weather.com site?
- March 7, 2009 at 3:27 PM
- Liembo said...
Lynnwood/Alderwood is a cluster right now. That was a fast 1", very wet and a lot of standing water.
- March 7, 2009 at 3:37 PM
- Brian said...
I have never seen hail come down as hard and as much as it is right now on Union Hill in Redmond. Its crazy! Its like a white-out, but with hail. And of course, its coating everything. I walked outside and it stung the skin bad. Very, very loud. Looks cool though :)
- March 7, 2009 at 3:46 PM
- Teresa said...
Wintry stuff is coming down in Sammamish, that I would describe as
I'm sure the Eskimo's have a better name for it.
- March 7, 2009 at 3:59 PM
- AJ said...
Snow + Rain = Snain
Snow + Rain + Hail = Snail
It was snailing in the Madison Valley a bit ago, lumpy rain up on cap hill.
- March 7, 2009 at 4:03 PM
- Tom said...
Gee Cliff, the input from the outer stations was much better w/o accountability.
Edmonds at 500' above the dock has been rain, slush, hail off and on all afternoon.
- March 7, 2009 at 5:29 PM
- signalius said...
Lumpy + Rain = Rumpy!
- March 7, 2009 at 5:30 PM
- athos said...
So far, pretty icky out. Not snowing, just gray, blech, and the once in a while hail. Is this how it's going to be tomorrow too?
- March 7, 2009 at 5:47 PM
- DaisyMae said...
On Whidbey in Greenbank looking over at Pt Townsend to Ebeys on Island. Huge black cloud with front blotting all out in its path coming down Admiralty Inlet. Have been gale force winds here since about 6 am with no letup.
Hail hail the gangs all here. :-)
- March 7, 2009 at 5:48 PM
- Jessica said...
Snain, snail, BZZT. AJ, you're on a roll!
Thanks for all the updates & for your site Cliff. It's so helpful that you promote that people post their local conditions. It has saved me numerous times, as I do my work all around King Co.
It doesn't have to be perfectly predicted - it's just so great that it's actively discussed & we can see all the variences.
The clouds seem to be skirting the Lake Union area all day.
- March 7, 2009 at 5:59 PM
- Mark said...
6:38 Thunder in Ballard!!
- March 7, 2009 at 6:39 PM
- Forrest said...
Just had a nice flash of lightning and some decent thunder here in Ballard... accompanied by some very sudden wet snow/rain.
- March 7, 2009 at 6:40 PM
- andycottle said...
Here in Woodinvile today we had a few on/off showers mainly int he form of sleet/small hail, but nothing accumulation.
EDIT! I just had a couple flashes of lightning with a rumble of thunder! WhooHoo!! :OD(smile)
- March 7, 2009 at 6:40 PM
- Scott K said...
Lake Stevens,
We just lost power for 30 minutes at around 6:00pm. This is tne 2nd time today (first time was this morning around 9 or 10).
We had a strong windy gust blow through with heavy snow for about 10 minutes (with blue sky overhead, weird). It's all stopped now and power is back on.
- March 7, 2009 at 6:42 PM
- Anne-Marie Taylor Lathrop said...
Thunder and Lightning in Magnolia at 6:30 PM Weird!
- March 7, 2009 at 6:42 PM
- Brian said...
BIG lightning flash and very loud thunder on Union Hill in Redmond. Wow! That was loud. Shook the whole house. Yay! :)
Currently snowing&hailing, which it has been doing for the last couple hours. (600')
- March 7, 2009 at 6:43 PM
It seems that there was more to this storm than predicted...snow was so heavily focused on...that the wind was almost forgotten, except in the Frasier outflow area...
Lacey, WA recorded several gusts in the 30+mph range, including one long gust over 40mph! No power outage (thank you)...but geeze...this turned out to be a full on storm!
Snow is nothing around this time of year...but wow...what a little punch. :)
- March 7, 2009 at 7:01 PM
- andycottle said...
Brian...perhaps you were closer to the storm cell. :o)
- March 7, 2009 at 7:03 PM
South Hill Puyallup:
Sunny and windy most of the day. It got really dark around 1400, ice pellets, snow and wind for 5 minutes, then back to sunny and windy. The wind is cold, but all in all a nice day.
- March 7, 2009 at 7:52 PM
- Brian said...
Hope your having an update sometime tonight. :) Would love to hear how things are shaping up. Looks to me like the CZ is done in the central sound.
- March 7, 2009 at 9:13 PM
- Blake said...
Styrofoam 'snow' total about 1/2 inch Crown Hill 335ft. The expected one clap wonder thunder, which was much closer than usual. Often it seems to be out over Bellevue or the foothills, but this was in the city.
Cleared up nicely right after and had some nice moonshine during snowball fight with the kids.
- March 7, 2009 at 9:31 PM
- RobbyRob said...
Location: Snoqualmie Ridge - Looks like the convergence zone is moving back north and will be right between I-90 and Bothell (522). We picked up a quick 2-3" a couple hours ago and saw a flash of lightning and heard thunder.
- March 7, 2009 at 9:54 PM
- andycottle said...
Hey Robbyrob..
I`m not sure about the CZ moving back north. Looks like it`s continuing it`s track southward with just an area of showers passing near the Seattle area currently.
Also... looks like we may be done with snow tonight here in the central/north sound, though some spotty showers could still be seen. But now the main focus will be the cold dry air and cold over night lows. Looks like we dip down into the 20`s the next few nights.
- March 7, 2009 at 10:11 PM
- JewelyaZ said...
East Bellevue at 210' elevation just west of Lake Sammamish... heavy snow, 2" down already, and no sign of letting up. 31.8 degrees.
- March 7, 2009 at 11:12 PM
- andycottle said...
Per WSDOT cam, it appears to be snowing at the US2/204 interchange up around Everette.
- March 7, 2009 at 11:21 PM
- athos said...
Sammamish -- maybe 3/4" of an inch. Nothing like Bellevue apparently. Clear skies right now -- stars out.
- March 7, 2009 at 11:44 PM
- Scott K said...
Lake Stevens, 7:40am 300ft elevation. Temps 31f. Little to no wind (less than 2mph)
Heavy snow now, has been snowing for a couple hours with good accumulation so far.
From looking at the radar it looks like the convergence zone has set in up here, farther north than it was on saturday (because we didn't get any snow yesterday).
We also had a massive hail storm during the night, woke me up early around 2am or so if I had to guess. It was the loudest I've ever heard.
Time to test out those snow tires. I'm headed to Shelton in about 15 minutes and then crossing snoqualmie pass around 3:30pm today...and again tonight on the way back to lake stevens.
- March 8, 2009 at 7:44 AM
- DeAnne said...
Lakewood, WA - Snowing and sticking
- March 8, 2009 at 9:44 AM
- epjmcginley said...
Thanks Cliff!
I never missed you on KUOW and now you are the first stop for weather for me online.
- March 8, 2009 at 12:42 PM


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...Assuming those are final designs and not development/research sketches included in this chapter as bonus material. The credits do not outright state the drawings are ALL that of new characters and not alternate, intermediate designs. Just look on the right side, the two faces at the bottom - same face, same expression but different haircut - it could very well be the same character but the author settled for a different look after comparing his two options.
As far as I'm concerned, the pic posted on the previous page could very well be that of the girl introduced at the end of chapter 1. Regardless, we'll know more next week.
...Besides, I'm not sure if I'd want to see a fully-grown Sosul just yet or without witnessing the progress of her "accelerated growth". I'd prefer to see her get back in five chapters at all, but not completely "adult" yet.
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I'd say we wouldn't be seeing her for awhile if she get's her body caught up with her age. The only problem I see with that actually happening anytime soon is Shiho being dead. She seemed to be the one doing the research if you want to call it that...
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Scans out for the chapter, its these compare and contrast scenarios that make me wonder the pros and cons between them, like whether its better to be able to kick ass by yourself or to have other (and might I say more attractive ) individuals do it for you.
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At least this sort of confirms that she is his guard. I wonder how long until we get Shioon actively rejoining Murim. I would expect it to be within the first 10 chapters to not drag it out. I just can't see him staying at school that long if people from Murim are trying for his life.
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I think that the revelation of this tsundere girl who's going great heights in order to protect him, will eventually stir him up to pick up his martial arts once again. Solely for the reason that Shioon wouldn't be able to live with the fact that someone is getting hurt because of him and that all he can do is watch without making a fist.
Aside from this, we know that the Murim is completely fine with taking hostages so I can imagine Saehee being targeted when they know that they're uncapable of bringing him down that easy. The author wrote her into the story in the first place as a reason for Shioon to become stronger and overcome people like the bully Chang Ho. I do wish however that Shioon would see that the Murim's power balance is shaking and temporarily cut ties with her because I do not wish for her becoming an hindrance some way in the story. Especially when the focus lies this time around on exterminating him as potential threat or due a grudge.
So far i'm enjoying where the story is heading. Though it annoyed me a bit to see Shioon getting his ass kicked. He's after all the nine arts dragon's disciple, he's the one who should do the kicking.
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Man, I can tell that this is a magazine-level scan, not that I'm complaining. Anyway, right now I'm not too impressed with this random girl, but at least she's better than Saehee(well anyone is at this point). Darnit, i'm missing the cute lady Sosul already .
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Yeah, watching Shioon do a complete reversion is really annoying. I mean, he was the one who really wanted to be strong and really wanted to fight because he wanted to change himself. Now, not only is he back to getting creamed, he's back to being a coward who won't even try to defend himself again and is even afraid of the guy who used to bully him. I find it a dumb move on the author's part because Shioon lost all of the development he had gained in Part 1.
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It's not that much different than before, really. Even when he still had his ki he would get wtf pwned almost every time. It would usually go like "cool, Shioon learned a powerful technique in 2 hours when everyone else take years, I can't wait to see his next fight". Then the next page he is lying on the floor covered in blood without having landed a single hit, and his opponent praising him for being able to take so many blows and not die.
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How to make a Precise Puppy 5.4 kiosk
Subject description: Lockdown Puppy Linux, Lockdown Firefox, Whitelist, Blacklist
Hello Again, Puppy Linux Community.
I was very happy to see a new Puppy Linux come out. It has been a while since I updated my Kiosk and now seems like a good time.
I use the Kiosk as a Public Access Computer for patrons in our Library. I lockdown Puppy Linux and Firefox to keep users from doing anything I don't want them to be able to do. In our case we want them to Only be able to access our Catalog, Databases, and a few "Research" sites. A small example of the "Research" sites we allow access to are gutenberg.org, librivox.org, and wikipedia.org.
My creation of this Kiosk would not be possible without the great people and community behind puppy linux. Thank You.
Install the Virtualbox Guest Additions, if you are testing Puppy using Virtualbox:
Note: These Instructions use Precise Puppy 5.4.2 as it includes a much needed improvement to the Puppy Package Manager.
These exact instructions will not work with any other version due to the nature of the changes being made. (These instructions should also work with Precise Puppy 5.4.3.) The differences between versions are minor at times, but don't count on it. I had to do a lot of digging for this version due to a change in the structure of the shutdown script and how it is integrated into the system.
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Post subject: Begin Puppy Lockdown
Subject description: Disable Save on Shutdown, Disable Ctrl+Alt+Backspace, Disable Virtual Terminal Switching, Etc.
Begin Puppy Lockdown
All of the editing in this tutorial will be done from the command line. You can substitute vi for geany and use a graphical text editor, if you so desire. You will need to enable line numbers in geany. View->Editor->Show Line Numbers
Disable Save on Shutdown
In previous versions of puppy linux you only had to edit the rc.shutdown file. Starting with at least v.5.4 you also have to edit the wmpoweroff and wmreboot files.
Step #1: Edit rc.shutdown
vi /etc/rc.d/rc.shutdown
Comment out lines 293 to 306 by putting a # sign at the beginning of each line.
Use the down arrow key to scroll down to line 293. Notice the line numbers at the bottom of the console window. This file has 666 lines and we start at line 1 so you should see 1/666.
Use the Following Commands in vi to edit, stop editing, save, quit, and quit without saving.
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(Follow the same basic steps for editing the file in vi as outlined in Step#1.)
vi /usr/bin/wmreboot
Comment out line 23 by putting a # sign at the beginning of the line.
(Again follow the same basic steps for editing the file as outlined in Step#1.)
Disable Ctrl+Alt+Backspace and Virtual Terminal Switching
Step #1: Edit xorg.conf
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Find the Server Flags section.
Uncomment the line: Option "DontVTSwitch".
Change the value "false" to "true" in the line: Option "DontZap" "false".
Uncomment the line by deleting the # sign at the beginning of the line.
Step #2: Edit xorg.conf0
vi /etc/X11/xorg.conf0
Make the exact same changes to this file as you did to xorg.conf.
Remove all Desktop Icons
Step #1: Edit PuppyPin
vi /root/Choices/ROX-filer/PuppyPin
Delete all the Lines beginning with <icon.
Delete lines in vi by moving the cursor to the line you want to delete and double tapping the d key.
Step #2: Configure Drive Icon Manager
Right-Click any Drive Icon and select Run Desktop Drive Icon Manager.
Uncheck all boxes in all tabs of the Drive Icon Manager.
Step #3: Edit .xinitrc
vi /root/.xinitrc
Comment out lines 12 & 13.
They contain clean_desk_icons and pup_event_frontend_d which apparently add the Drives icon to the desktop.
Restart X server
to implement the changes: Menu->Shutdown->Restart X server
You should now have a desktop devoid of icons. Yay!
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Posted: Thu 25 Oct 2012, 15:47
Post subject: Customize the Menu
Subject description: Edit the JWM Menu and Edit the JWM Tray
Customize the Menu
Step #1: Edit the JWM Menu
vi /root/.jwmrc
(Note that the Comment Convention for this file is <!-- Commented Out -->)
"<!--" starts the comment and "-->" ends the comment. Comment out any entries you do not want. I typically start the comment right after the start of the root menu and end the comment at the separator above the shutdown menu. That Comments out the Entire Menu except for the Separator, the Help Button, and the Shutdown Menu. Then I add the entries I want to keep above the Separator. I also created my own "Kiosk Setup" Menu.
Here are the Menu entries I am using for my Kiosk Setup CD.
<Menu label="Kiosk Setup" icon="configuration24.png" height="16">
<Program label="BootFlash install Puppy to USB" icon="mini-ray.xpm">/usr/sbin/bootflash</Program>
<Program label="Chooselocale country localisation" icon="mini-font.xpm">chooselocale</Program>
<Program label="GParted partition manager" icon="gparted.xpm">gparted_shell</Program>
<Program label="Grub bootloader config" icon="grubconfig.xpm">grubconfig</Program>
<Program label="Grub4Dos bootloader config" icon="gnibbles.png">grub4dosconfig</Program>
<Program label="JWM configuration" icon="mini.window3d.xpm">jwmconfig</Program>
<Program label="JWM Theme Maker" icon="mini.window3d.xpm">/usr/sbin/jwmthememaker</Program>
<Program label="Linux-Firewall Wizard" icon="wizard16.xpm">rxvt -e firewallinstallshell</Program>
<Program label="Pdisk partition manager" icon="Pdisk.xpm">Pdisk</Program>
<Program label="Pmount mount/unmount drives" icon="mini-diskette.xpm">pmount</Program>
<Program label="Psync Time Server Synchronisation" icon="mini-clock.xpm">/usr/local/psync/psync</Program>
<Program label="Puppy Package Manager" icon="pet16.xpm">/usr/local/petget/pkg_chooser.sh</Program>
<Program label="Puppy universal installer" icon="mini-ray.xpm">/usr/sbin/puppyinstaller</Program>
<Program label="Pwallpaper background image chooser" icon="mini-cave.xpm">pwallpaper</Program>
<Program label="Remaster Puppy live-CD" icon="mini-ray.xpm">/usr/sbin/remasterpup2</Program>
<Program label="Set date and time" icon="mini-clock.xpm">set-time-for-puppy</Program>
<Program label="Set hardware-clock type" icon="mini-clock.xpm">set_hwclock_type</Program>
<Program label="Set timezone" icon="mini-clock.xpm">timezone-set</Program>
<Program label="Xorg Video Wizard" icon="wizard16.xpm">xorgwizard</Program>
<Program label="Geany text editor" icon="geany.png">geany</Program>
<Program label="ROX-Filer file manager" icon="mini-filemgr.xpm">rox</Program>
<Program label="SeaMonkey web browser" icon="seamonkey16.xpm">mozilla</Program>
<Program label="Urxvt terminal emulator" icon="mini-sh.xpm">rxvt</Program>
Keep the File Open once you have finished editing the .jwmrc file.
Save your changes with the :w command in vi.
You need to copy the menu entries you are keeping from your .jwmrc file to the _root_.jwmrc file. Make sure you are not in edit mode by pressing the escape key. Place your cursor on the first line of the menu entries you are going to keep. Count that line and the subsequent lines that you need to copy. In my case I needed to copy 25 lines. Make sure your cursor is on the first line in the chunk of lines you are going to copy.
Command in vi:
The "a defines the named buffer a, 25 is the number of lines to "yank", and the yy is the command to yank/copy.
Command in vi:
:e /etc/xdg/templates/_root_.jwmrc
The : is to bring up the vi command line, e is the command to open a file to edit, and the rest is the path to the file and the name of the file.
Command in vi:
:e! /etc/xdg/templates/_root_.jwmrc
, if there are unsaved changes that you do not wish to save.
You should now have the _root_.jwmrc file open.
Move your cursor to the line before the separator above the help menu entry.
Command in vi:
The "a calls the named buffer, and p is the command to put/paste.
Enter Edit Mode by pressing the Insert key.
Move your Cursor to the line just after the Root Menu Entry and enter <!-- to start commenting out the menu. Move your cursor to the line below the last "PUPPYMENU" entry and enter --> to end the comment.
Step #2: Edit the Tray
vi /etc/.jwmrc-tray
(Note that this file uses <!-- to start comments and --> to end comments.)
I have outlined a few items below that can be removed from the tray. Remove them or keep them as it suits your case.
Comment out the <Dock/> line to remove the Volume and other icons from the JWM Tray.
Comment out the <Swallow ...> to </Swallow> to remove the xload / CPU monitoring icon from the JWM Tray.
Comment out the <Pager/> line to remove the Desktop switcher from the JWM Tray.
Changing the Number of Virtual Desktops will restart JWM. You could end up unable to start any programs or unable to shutdown the computer properly, if you have not setup your menu correctly.
Change Number of Virtual Desktops
Open the JWM Configuration Tool: Menu->Desktop->JWM Configuration
Click on Tray Management.
Click on Virtual Desktops.
Make sure there is a 1 for rows and a 1 for columns. 1x1=1
You need to Restart JWM
, if you don't change the number of Virtual Desktops. Menu->Shutdown->Restart JWM
You should now see your custom menu when you right-click or click on the menu button.
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Posted: Fri 02 Nov 2012, 13:37
Post subject: Install Firefox and Lockdown Firefox
Subject description: Install Firefox and Lockdown Firefox with Add-Ons
Install Firefox
Please note that you Really should be running Precise Puppy 5.4.2 as Barry updated the Puppy Package Manager and it updates quickly now.
The Firefox version in the Precise Puppy Repository is v.16.01 Nightly. (12/06/2012) I was unable to find a way to update it and as such is not what I need.
Install Latest Firefox from Ubuntu Repositories
Open the Puppy Package Manager
Click Configure Package Manager.
Click on the Update Button to update the package list.
Follow the instructions for updating the repositories.
Most of them ask you to press Enter, if you want to update the specified repository.
It will take a moment or two to update the list.
The Puppy Package Manager updates Fast now!
Click Ok once it has finished and the packages will be ready for you to search.
Now search for Firefox in the "Find" search box. It will ask you, if you want to search the current repository or all of the repositories. Click on the All Repositories Search Button.
A number of Firefox packages should show up. At the time of writing this how-to the package I need to install is "firefox_17.0.1+build1". The name will change with the versions. You want the current "normal" firefox build. Note: You could choose the one that is in your language instead.
Once you have clicked on the firefox package you want to install it will come up with an install dialogue.
Click on Examine Dependencies to search for the dependencies you need to install to make sure firefox works.
Click Download-and-install selected packages. The dependencies should automatically be selected along with the package you selected earlier.
You now have an option to choose which server you would like to download from. I leave it as the default. In this case it was "archive.ubuntu.com".
Click Download Packages.
Puppy Linux reports that Python2.8 is a missing dependency. I installed the latest Python and it seemed to work fine, but the dependency is still listed. You may not need to install an updated version of Python at all.
Lockdown Firefox
Step#1 Install the Public Fox, ProCon Latte, and Menu Editor Add-Ons
Start Firefox:
Menu->Internet->Firefox web browser
It will ask you, if you want to make it your default browser.
Make sure the checkbox is checked and click Yes.
Click on Tools in the Firefox Toolbar at the top of the window.
Click on Addons within the Tools Menu.
Click on the "Get-Addons" Button.
Type "Public Fox" into the text box and press the Enter key or click on the search icon on the right side of the text box.
Select Public Fox and click on the "Add to Firefox..." button.
It will give a count down and then the Install Now button will appear.
Click on the "Install Now" button.
Restart Firefox after the installation.
Click on Tools in the Firefox Toolbar at the top of the window.
Click on Addons within the Tools Menu.
Click on the "Get-Addons" Button.
Type "ProCon Latte" into the text box and press the Enter key or click on the search icon on the right side of the text box.
Select ProCon Latte and click on the "Add to Firefox..." button.
It will give a count down and then the Install Now button will appear.
Click on the "Install Now" button.
Click on Tools in the Firefox Toolbar at the top of the window.
Click on Addons within the Tools Menu.
Click on the "Get-Addons" Button.
Type "Menu Editor" into the text box and press the Enter key or click on the search icon on the right side of the text box.
Select Menu Editor and click on the "Add to Firefox..." button.
It will give a count down and then the Install Now button will appear.
Click on the "Install Now" button.
Step#2 Customize Public Fox, ProCon Latte, and Menu Editor to your liking.
I use Public Fox for the following tasks:
Password Protect the Menu and about:config.
I use ProCon Latte for the following tasks:
Enforcement of the Whitelist.
I use Menu Editor for the following tasks:
Editing the Right-Click Menu. I remove all Save Image As, etc.... entries as well as the ProCon Right-Click Menu Entry.
It would be wise to take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with their functions.
Detailed list of items to Edit using Menu Editor Add-On:
In the "File" Menu disable the "Open File..." and "Save Page As..." Menu Entries.
In the "Tools" Menu disable the "Set Up Sync..." and "Page Info" Menu Entries.
In the "Tools" Menu disable the "Web Developer" drop down menu.
In the "Help" Menu disable the following Menu Entries:
Firefox Help
Troubleshooting Information
Submit Feedback...
Restart with Add-ons Disabled...
Report Web Forgery...
In the "Main Context Menu" (Right-Click Menu Editable using the Menu Editor Add-On.) disable the following Menu Entries:
Add to Dictionary
Save Link As...
Bookmark This Link
Show Statistics
Save Imag As...
Set As Desktop Background...
View Image Info
Save Video As...
Save Audio As...
Save Snapshot As...
Bookmark This Page
Save Page As...
This Frame
View Selection Source
View MathML Source
View Page Source
View Page Info
Add Dictionaries...
Inspect Element
In the "Tab context menu" disable the following Menu Entries:
Pin as App Tab
Bookmark All Tabs...
Detailed list of items to edit using Personal Menu Add-On:
Remove the "New Tab" drop down menu.
Add separate "New Tab" and "New Window" Menu Entries.
Remove the "Help" drop down menu.
Add the "About Firefox" Menu Entry.
Remove the "Save Page As..." and "Setup Sync..." Menu Entries.
Remove the "Web Developer" drop down menu.
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Location: Texas
Posted: Thu 06 Dec 2012, 19:13
Post subject: Printing in Puppy
Subject description: Printer Setup, CUPS, Manage Printing, Setup Printing in Puppy
Printing in Puppy
Step #1 Manage / Setup your printers using CUPS
Start your Internet Browser: (I use Firefox)
Menu->Internet->Firefox web browser
Go to the CUPS management page:
Click on the Administration Tab.
Click on the Add Printer Button.
It will try to automatically detect your printer(s).
The interface is easy to use and as long as you know what you are doing all should work well. There are some help files to look into that have great information.
The Network Printer Help page has a list of models and their common URI types. "http://localhost:631/help/network.html" (That should work, but the help files are missing in Precise Puppy 5.4.2) The help is available at:
Step #2 Keep the printer settings for your Kiosk
(This Step is only necessary when Re-Mastering and wanting to keep your Printer Setup on the CD/DVD.)
You don't want to do this, if you are going to be sharing your Re-Mastered CD/DVD image file with the world.
When creating the Re-Mastered CD remember to do the following:
Delete the "/tmp/etc/cups" folder.
the command "rm -r" is a powerful delete tool and will not give you a second chance. It will more or less irrevocably Delete Everything You Tell it To.
Use this command to delete the temporary cups folder:
"rm -r /tmp/etc/cups"
You should no longer have a "cups" folder in the "/tmp/etc/" directory.
Use this command to move the current cups settings from Step #1:
"mv /etc/cups /tmp/etc/"
You should now have a "cups" folder in the "/tmp/etc/" directory.
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Posted: Mon 07 Jan 2013, 15:21
Post subject: Disable settings wizard and welcome on first boot
Subject description: Disable Settings Wizard, First Boot, Welcome
Disable First Boot Setup, Etc
Disable Settings Wizard at First Boot:
"vi /etc/personal_settings_popup_disabled"
Save the file with nothing in it. The file just needs to exist for it to work.
Disable Welcome on 1st Boot:
"vi /usr/sbin/delayedrun"
Comment out line 150 to disable the "puppy bark" at boot.
Comment out line 155 to disable the Welcome Screen at boot.
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Posted: Fri 11 Jan 2013, 13:38
Post subject: Checklist
Subject description: Kiosk Checklist, Xorg, Xvesa
Hello Again. I almost forgot to make sure that my Kiosk was using Xorg when I was creating it. Make sure you are using Xorg instead of the Xvesa video driver. You need to be running Xorg to disable the Ctrl+Alt+Backspace shortcut and the Virtual Terminal Switch.
Checklist before creating Final Kiosk CD.
Setup Xorg
#1 Start the Xorg Wizard (Either from the menu or from the command line.) Type xorgwizard at the command line to start the Xorg Wizard.
#2 Select Xorg as the Driver.
#3 Choose a Sane Resolution for your monitor. Typically 1024x768 is a safe choice.
#4 Click Test
#5 Click Ok, if the test was good. Otherwise, wait for it to timeout and try again.
Final Menu Changes
#1 Edit the Menu file /root/.jwmrc
#2 Comment out all entries except for Firefox, Power Off, and Reboot.
Create Passwords for Add-Ons in Firefox
#1 Open the Add-Ons Menu.
#2 Click Preferences on ProCon Latte. Click Create Password. (Enter the password you want and will remember.)
#3 Click Preferences on Public Fox and Enter the Same Password in the password fields to set the password.
Work in Progress
Remaster the Live-CD.
#1 Click on the Remaster Live-CD menu entry.
#2 Choose a place to store the Temporary Files and Remastered CD image. (I plug in a usb flash drive and use that.)
#3 It will ask you, if you want to make hardware customizations.
Choose Yes. The Recommended Default is no, but we need the hardware customizations in order for our Kiosk to work properly.
#4 It will let you know that the /tmp/root directory has been made.
#5 Remove the default .mozilla profile and replace it with your updated .mozilla profile.
(Make sure you don't have any personally identifiable information in your Internet History, etc. Ideally you want a pristine Firefox that only includes the modifications you made. Such as installed Add-Ons and specific settings.)
Remove the default .mozilla profile with the following command:
"rm -r /tmp/root/.mozilla"
Copy the .mozilla profile that you have been editing to the Re-Master folder /tmp/root/:
"cp -r /root/.mozilla /tmp/root/"
Start Firefox on Puppy Kiosk Start
Start Urxvt Terminal or similar Console.
Navigate to /tmp/root/Startup: "cd /tmp/root/Startup"
Create the file firefox_run in the /tmp/root/Startup directory: "vi /etc/tmp/root/Startup/firefox_run"
Enter the following three lines into the text editor:
sleep 15
Make any other changes you want or need to the files in the /tmp/root directory.
Click Ok when finished making changes to /tmp/root
#6 Click Yes to include Hardware Drivers/Customizations in /tmp/etc.
#7 Edit the files in /tmp/etc
Final Menu Updates:
"vi /tmp/etc/xdg/templates/_root_.jwmrc"
( Use <!-- to start and --> to end comments in the file _root_.jwmrc.)
(You want Firefox, Restart, and Power Off as the only Menu Entries.)
Copy Xorg settings files to disable Virtual Terminal Switching and the shortcut for restarting the X Server:
"cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /tmp/etc/"
"cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf0 /tmp/etc/"
Remove the "Pristine Printer Settings":
"rm -r /tmp/etc/cups"
Add the "Custom settings created earlier:
"mv /etc/cups /tmp/etc/"
Click Ok when finished making changes to /tmp/etc
#8 Edit the CD's Boot Menu
When asked about editing the isolinux.cfg Click Yes.
Change the timeout from 50 to 1.
That way the CD boots almost instantly.
#9 It will ask you, if you want to burn a CD/DVD. Click No.
#10 It will ask you, if you want to create an iso. Click Yes.
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Posted: Sun 13 Jan 2013, 17:08
Post subject:
Thanks for this update of your other excellent guide. My family has gotten a lot out of it, having a friendly nice corner of the internet, which isn't one click away from a "TURN THAT OFF RIGHT NOW!!!" moment.
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Posted: Mon 14 Jan 2013, 17:05
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I am glad you have been able to make good use of it.
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Posted: Sat 19 Jan 2013, 21:50
Post subject: wow
Thanks Shadower_sc!
Very nice concept, excellently written instructions... an old fashioned -
to you.
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Posted: Wed 23 Jan 2013, 16:51
Post subject: Re: wow
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Posted: Tue 19 Mar 2013, 07:10
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Hi shadower_sc,
A very well written and easy to grasp tutorial.
Can I please ask you to slightly expand the text to show the actual lines in the scripts, that need to be commented out? Line numbers may get shifted over time, if Barry modifies or adds his own comments to the scripts.
Thank you very much.
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Location: UK
Posted: Sat 23 Mar 2013, 09:47
Post subject:
Disable save on shutdown
doesn't work on Precise Puppy 5.5
HP 510 Notebook
CPU 1.4 GHz Pentium M / RAM 2GB / 15.4" WXGA BrightView 1280 x 800 / 40GB HD / OS Manjaro 0.8.8
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Posted: Wed 27 Mar 2013, 22:42
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Hi Shadower_sc, I'm wondering why you prefer Firefox addons, which can be easily disabled, to block connections rather that a system-wide firewall?
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Posted: Wed 03 Apr 2013, 14:33
Post subject: RE:Firewall vs Firefox Add-Ons
Subject description: Using Firefox Add-Ons instead of a firewall.
The simplest answer is, because that's what I came up with. I never claimed that it was the best solution. It just works.
A more elegant solution would be to use a combination of my tutorial to lock-down Puppy Linux and use a Firewall installed in Puppy Linux to manage the whitelist, blacklist or both.
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To the uninitiated, it is a baffling sport. Matches can last five days – and still end in a draw. There are rules for when you can have tea, and long periods seem to elapse when nothing much is happening.
But suddenly cricket, a game of attrition exported by the British to the rest of the Empire, is undergoing a startling revolution. And the catalyst isn't from the land of the game's birthplace, but from an American billionaire and – gasp – a former colony, India.
The game has been condensed from days into a three-hour prime-time ready TV slot that defies almost every tradition of the sport. White uniforms are out. Lasers, scantily clad cheerleaders from Washington, D.C., and rock music are in.
There is now more action, more big hitting (for once a British sport has more scoring than its US counterpart). Think of it as a soap opera compared with a five-act Shakespeare play; one is full of melodrama and adrenaline, the other is absorbing, complex, sometimes hard work but ultimately richly rewarding.
This incarnation of cricket is called Twenty20 – referring to a limit of 20 "overs" which are akin to "innings" in baseball. The format was actually initiated in England five years ago. And it's been a success in pulling in the after-work crowd and giving a complex, arcane sport a universal appeal.
But in the past month, India has taken the concept to a new level of popularity and prosperity. The Indian Premier League (IPL) is making the rest of the sporting world stand up and take notice.
"Twenty20 is changing everything. The game we are used to seeing played over four or five days is moving into the background," says Matthew Thacker, publisher of All Out Cricket magazine.
The new Indian league is playing to packed stadiums and soaring TV ratings, pulling in more fans than in the rest of the cricket world combined and, most critically, a cool billion dollars in television and other media rights have set the standard.
So rapid is the game's growth that US billionaire Sir Allen Stanford is ready to pour in as much as $1 billion of his own money to set up a rival to the IPL. Stanford told the BBC that "Twenty20 ... has the potential to be the most popular team sport in the world."
But amid the heady ambitions to vault cricket above its more glamorous sports cousins lurk persistent concerns: that Twenty20 will come to define the game, eclipsing the more subtle arts of the longer version; and that India's purchasing power will suck in the best players from all around the world, leaving other countries with second-best fare.
"You have a new form of the game which is proving wildly popular combined with this huge change in the power and politics of cricket because of the growth of India as a market," says Matthew Engel, editor of the sport's authoritative reference book, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.
But it's not merely the truncation or the bling that has the traditionalists worried. Twenty20 is fundamentally altering the economics of the game.
The IPL paid its top players more for six weeks' work (up to $1.5 million) than some players make in a career. This has caused deep anxiety in England and elsewhere. Several players have already walked out on their national teams to seek a fortune on the subcontinent and have been banned.
One who did so, New Zealand's Shane Bond, said in a recent interview that the ban was "unfair" but would not change his decision. "I'd have to play for years for New Zealand to earn the same amount of money – and play in every game," he told the Guardian. "So the decision to go to India is a no-brainer."
"If you work for a bank and an American bank offers you four times the salary for a quarter of the work why wouldn't you want to do it?" asks Mr. Thacker.
To persuade players not to head to India, the English authorities are now scrambling to provide alternative lucrative tournaments closer to home.
Mr. Stanford has said that has said he is ready to bankroll international Twenty20 games involving England in which the winning side will take home $20 million.
But that will only be for the elite players. For the rest, a revamped domestic competition is in the cards, though it seems certain that this will not come close to rivaling the IPL. English cricket chief Giles Clarke hinted at a conservative approach last week when he said: "Tradition and history rather than Bollywood stars and glitz are the binding which persuade supporters to return week in, week out to our grounds."
For many players, the temptation to take up Indian offers may prove too alluring. A survey by the professional body, the Players Cricket Association, found that almost a fifth of English players are prepared to face a ban at home for the chance to make big money in India.
England fast bowler Sajid Mahmood told the BBC this week: "A lot of people on the circuit are saying the IPL is the way forward. My aim is and always has been to play for England, but if you're not getting in the side, the IPL is a big carrot."
Paul Allott, a former England international, says there is a distinct possibility that some players might prefer the financial inducement of Twenty20 cricket to the less lucrative traditional game. But he doesn't see the five-day international game being totally eclipsed any time soon. "The current crop of top players are still more interested in seeing how well they can do in the long form of the game," Mr. Allott says.
Cricket last went through similar convulsions 30 years ago when the Australian media tycoon Kerry Packer set up a break-away tournament that introduced shorter games (though not as short as Twenty20) and enticed the very best in the game. On that occasion, the experiment ended in rapprochement. But most of its innovations – colored clothing, floodlit evening matches, white balls, punishing schedules, lucrative merchandising – have remained.
In a way, the Twenty20 revolution is merely completing what Mr. Packer started.


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Thanksgiving shopping took a noticeable bite out of Black Friday's start to the holiday season, as the latest survey found retail sales fell slightly from last year.
Saturday's report from retail technology company ShopperTrak finds consumers spent $11.2 billion at stores across the U.S. That is down 1.8 percent from last year's total.
This year's Friday results may have been tempered by hundreds of thousands of shoppers hitting sales Thursday evening while still full of Thanksgiving dinner. Retailers including Sears, Target and Wal-Mart got their deals rolling as early as 8 p.m. on Turkey Day.
Meanwhile, IBM says online sales rose 17.4 percent on Thanksgiving and 20.7 percent on Black Friday, compared with 2011.
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Jason Davies necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 137 diseños de 27 diseñadores freelance.
TechRx is an individual with a deep passion for technology, and busting through the excuses other companies make up on the "why it can't be done." TechRx is the prescription to get it done right, nail down the answer, and have the absolute authority to give a yes or no answer.
I desire a logo for my new company, TechRx. I need it designed because I closed down a tech company that was not working and need to "reinvent" myself as a brilliant, intellectual, and technology competent individual.
I am Jason Davies, I run the company and operate as a single individual. I am detail oriented, motivated, and intellectual above all else. Furthermore, I never start a project I don't finish. This can include perseveration to the point of insanity. I strive for perfection and realize not every individual, company, or executive will like me. For the most part, my personality is INTP. I tend to associate with genius, smart, intellectual, and people who are highly sophisticated. This is important to realize that I am liked or hated; there is very little "in between." I tend to see things in many shades; but when it comes to specifics, I desire to answer in a doctrinal sence. I focus on explaining details with obscurity; vague ambition; but when I am passionate about details; I do answer them with definative rapport.
My company will focus on technology, virus removal, consulting, and out of the box thinking. For example, a technology company typically sticks to "computers." I handle interfacing of technology to CNC machines. I've worked with laser cutting devices; and technology that is outside the normal technology equipment.
The company does pickup and delivery of computer systems. Operates outside normal hours to please clients. However, our company also does not "negotiate prices.' and with respect to our policies; we either "do the job and people pay our price, or we simply responsed with. "it looks like you have your answer."
All projects are highly pondered, and only the best resolve is delivered.
- Item 1...a professional logo that conveyes the points listed in the description.
- something that can be used on a website and look good
- strong, articulate design of the logo that is clearly readable, visable, and strong
- emphasis on quality, proper, "above the rest" thinking; and I have the best answer vs anyone else
- confidence in the logo that helps demonsrate that I am trustworthy, honest, and will do everything and anything to ensure my client project is treated with the ultimate in expertise.
- Intellectual conveyence, so that specific individuals: Doctors, Lawyers, CEO of large companies; feel welcomed to call and realize the individual they will reach is an expert, and they will feel confidence with the level of dialogue.
- Colors such as blue, gray, white, black, and colors that will convey strength but not dive out glaring
- shapes or angles that are sharp, rather than smooth or rounded.
- very easy to read, reproduce in a variety of settings (business cards, letter head, customized "pens" or any other gift idea)
- creativity demonstrated in the logo design, but not "too out there" or "too bland."
- instant recognition
- Nothing that looks like any other company
- the ability to be able to trademark the image upon acceptance
- Item 1...I don't want bright colors that are scary, this may include, purple; red, bright yellow, orange, or anything flourescent.
- Anything that looks like a "techie, geeky design."
- anything unprofessional that would look childish, un professional; sloppy; or takes too long to recognize.
- copyright or trademark infringements,
- hard to read fonts
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iLife '05: System Requirements
This article has been archived and is no longer updated by Apple.
iLife '05 requires the following:
- Macintosh computer with a PowerPC G3 (400 MHz or faster), G4, or G5 processor.
- 600 MHz G3 or faster required for GarageBand.
- G4 or G5 required for GarageBand software instruments and advanced photo editing in iPhoto 5.
- 733 MHz G4 or faster required for iDVD.
- 1 GHz G4 or faster required to use HD features of iMovie HD
- 256 MB of RAM (512 MB recommended).
- 512 MB RAM required to use HD features of iMovie HD.
- 1024 x 768 display resolution.
- 4.3 GB of disk space required to install GarageBand, iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie and iDVD.
- 250 MB to install iTunes, iPhoto and iMovie only.
- Mac OS X v10.3.4 or later.
- Mac OS X v10.3.6 or later required to use HD features of iMovie HD.
- Mac OS X v10.3.6 or later required to work with RAW photos (iPhoto 5).
- QuickTime 6.5.2 (included)
- DVD drive required to install GarageBand and iDVD.
- Apple SuperDrive (or 733 MHz G4 processor) required for iDVD.
- Burning DVDs requires an Apple SuperDrive DVD burner.
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Gerard Butler was pulled underwater and dragged over a rocky reef Sunday by a large set of waves while he was filming the surfing movie Of Men and Mavericks in Northern California.
The actor, 42, was taken to Stanford Medical Center dazed but not seriously injured, after being rescued by a safety patrolman, according to ESPN.com.
"[Butler] had that 100-yard stare that surfers get after a two-wave hold-down or near-death experience," reports ESPN.
Surfer Zach Wormhoudt, who was filming with Butler, told ESPN their group was caught off guard by a set of waves that appeared to come out of nowhere.
In March, professional surfer Sion Milosky drowned at the same spot.
Butler is expected to make a full recovery.


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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson insists he will not be retiring any time soon despite having turned 71.
With Pep Guardiola due to end his post-Barcelona sabbatical next summer, Jose Mourinho tipped to leave Real Madrid and David Moyes' Everton FC contract ready to expire, three of the major candidates to replace Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United could be available at the end of the season.
It has led to suggestions Ferguson, who celebrated his 71st birthday on New Year's Eve, will call time on his Manchester United career, which now extends beyond 26 years.
The Scot accepts all three men are at the top of their profession.
However, he has made it clear he is going nowhere.
"I'm hoping to stay on for a bit of time," he said.
It is widely accepted few will get to know when Sir Alex Ferguson is ready to call it a day, with chief executive David Gill the man tasked with advising the Glazer family about a replacement.
And, though Guardiola, Mourinho and Moyes are bound to be at the top of the list if they are available, Ferguson highlights the precarious nature of football management and states further consideration is impossible.
"It's very difficult," he said.
"Over the years, names have been bandied about but football is such a precarious industry.
"But you could be talking about one of the potentially exciting young managers in the game, but is he going to be here in two or three years' time? The sack race is horrendous.
"Sometimes a manager can only survive four games if he doesn't win a match.
"Top managers will always been in demand but nobody knows where they are going to be in two or three years' time."


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Marsalis Discusses His Critics, 1986 Miles Davis Incident
In this excerpt of a conversation between WSJ's Lee Hawkins and Jazz at Lincoln Center Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis, Marsalis reveals his feelings about criticisms made against him by the jazz trumpeter Miles Davis. He discusses his feelings about a 1986 incident in which Davis kicked him off stage.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Many gamers (not just WoW players) are aware of two of the most dominant names in professional E-Sports today: SK-Gaming and Nihilum. Let me say that I've known about SK for many years when they were the top Counterstrike teams in the world. Likewise, I also know about Nihilum's illustrious history along with mousesports. As such, I have nothing but the highest respect any gamer can have like a son to a father.
Although after reading the following post, my faith has wavered slightly.
An interview is conducted on World of Ming with a former professional Warcraft 3 player named Bey (not going to try to use the funky B in case it screws up a few things). His earnings are reported to be over 35000$ after playing more than 700 games in over a year.
In any case, the first part of the interview is mostly background information. Bey, the player in question, is establishing the fact top tier players establish and cultivate relationships not unlike how top tier raiding guilds on servers have their own alliances and relationships.
It gets a lot more interesting towards the second half of the interview when Bey begins talking about SK Gaming's and Nihilum's practices.
He states that Schroet Kommando is an extreme right organization. Here's a few select quotes:
?ey: My sources told me that after the recruitment, they start to slowly modify the person's way of thinking with all sort of tricks and manipulative discussions evolved around the gaming training sessions. There are also some weird occult rituals and gatherings with occult implications, but that's where my sources stopped sharing with me, so I couldn't find out more about it.
I suppose that this did not include normal team building exercises like mountain climbing or playing street hockey together. Since it's in Europe, they might bond better playing soccer.
Let's hit the nail harder on the head, shall we?
?ey: The information I have is 100% secure and bulletproof, beyond any level of doubt. So, basically what we know about SK is that their leaders are Nazi extremists, and that they don't want us to know this, and that their logo had is based on a modified version of the swastika.
Oh, so that's what extreme right means. I get it now. Hold on a sec, it turns out SK's not alone anymore.
?ey: Mousesports is another German gaming organisation that shares the NAZI viewpoints of SK. Somehow even more, considering that their crown jewel is Nihilum, a guild that is made only from German, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian people, and especially because of NAZI aryan beliefs. I personally know lots of insanely good players that's knocked at Nihilum's door and were turned down because of racial reasons, even if they were perfectly geared and capable of filling the spot required. This was not made public of course, but that was the true reason behind it.
At least it's nice to know that if I had applied to Nihilum I would not have been turned down because I sucked. On a more serious note, these are some really serious allegations. Bey's just accused two of the top gaming organizations in the world that they are Nazis.
How would they have enforced their e-dominance?
?ey: The plan was simple and extremely effective, and was needed because both SK and MS wanted to control what was happening in other Bgs – they were scared to death that an outsider EU team may sweep them at Blizzcon or other tourneys (which ended up actually happening)…
…These things were backed up with whispers like "words are that SK and MS pay weekly big money to anybody that is on the 1st page of the Cyclone BG in 2v2 and 3v3." As well as stuff like "I heard that that team was 16th last week and got paid 200 Euros to each member".
To bottom line it:
?ey: The truth is that SK and MS payed all the first 20 teams (the ones that were on Cyclone BEFORE the hype), to queue dodge the new powerful wave of teams and to share information to all teams about the new players and their comps.
All I can say is just wow. I'm utterly amazed. I don't even know if something like this can be made up. I don't but it, however. There's no empirical evidence for such an accusation and it's still really hard to prove. How do you prove something like this anyway? You almost can't! It's hard!
Remember, here's the link to the full text interview for you to read in full.
This just about rivals the DnT drama story several months ago. Anyway, I wanted to share that little story for you. What a way to open up the week, eh?
So what are your thoughts?
Load of crap or a potential eyebrow raiser and jaw dropper?
Conspiracy drama stories are simply the best!


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Headlines in the broker space are increasingly filled with tales of scammers, spruikers and fraudsters, but how can brokers protect themselves and what can ASIC do to help them?
On this week's Australian Broker News Brett Bassett, Senior Executive Leader of ASIC lends his insights.
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Anna Temple: Headlines in the broker space are increasingly filled with tales of scammers, spruikers and fraudsters, but how can brokers protect themselves and what can ASIC do to help them. The big problem for them is the sophistication of the way these fraudsters create an air of legitimacy.
Brett Bassett: The sophistication of some of these fraudsters or scammers, they for all intents and purposes have the legitimacy of an Australian credit licensee and Australian Financial Services licensee or an authorised credit representative. They use scripts that give them the air of legitimacy, the websites that they use are often very very sophisticated and the terminology they use may lead people who are not necessarily dealing with that type of person on the value basis to believe that they are in fact legitimate when in fact they are not. So the ability for them to pose as somebody that they actually aren't really does limit our ability to take action in some instances.
Well a recent example where we issued a public warning notice was where a legitimate Australian credit licensee had a number of credit representatives, authorised credit representatives and in effect we saw a scam where the licensee and the authorised credit representatives, their identities were basically stolen, put on to a false website, so that's a clear example where you have got the mortgage brokers who are really the target to some extent of some scams.
Anna Temple: Bassett's advice to brokers aside from watching out for over spruiking or unsolicited cold calling, is to be vigilant about your own online presence and to encourage clients to always verify their broker's qualifications and licenses.
Brett Bassett: As a broker the first thing I would do, is I would make sure that I keep across the internet to see whether or not my identity is being stolen. It's somewhat easy to do that in this day and age. So one tip for a broker is always be careful with your identity, check the internet on a regular basis to see if your name does appear on anybody else's websites, for example and another tip that I would, if I am a broker and this comes into the way that they engage with their clients, is be upfront with their clients. Talk to them about the fact that they are an authorised rep or for example they might be an Australian credit licensee, have that information, point their clients to the avenues that are available to check, so ASIC connect for example and other registers held by ASIC are a classic example of making sure that they are not afraid to direct their client to check for the veracity of who they are.
Anna Temple: However Bassett does admit that ASIC's powers to protect the Australian mortgage industry are very limited by issues of jurisdiction. Despite the many threats from foreign soil, he says there's not a lot ASIC can do if the scammers are working from outside Australia.
Brett Bassett: Depending on where the scam arises will depend on how we actually take action, if any. A lot of these scams do arise overseas, in other jurisdiction and as a result it makes it difficult for us to take action overseas in those jurisdictions. When a scam does arise or does take place within Australia, we have a range of regulatory tools including public warning notices and consumer alerts that we do use from time to time.
Anna Temple: This is Anna Temple reporting for Australian Broker Online.