Fatzo's Board
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Fatzo's Board
Well, the most interesting, longest running, most active food message board has been hit with a hacker attack. I am thinking it was the North Koreans.
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Re: Fatzo's Board
Not to get contentious, but it was his newsletter site, not his board that apparently was hacked.
Running on Firefox, when I tried to access the newsletter site, the browser alerted that there were problems and blocked the site from loading further.
FWIW, he mentioned this in his e-mailed newsletter, but still included links to the site...
Which isn't to say that this:
"New Orleans' Most Active Food Messageboard
Live since 1996, the city's most interesting commentary about its unique food and drink culture. Edited by the dean of American restaurant critics."
Isn't total BS (or puffery some might say...)
Running on Firefox, when I tried to access the newsletter site, the browser alerted that there were problems and blocked the site from loading further.
FWIW, he mentioned this in his e-mailed newsletter, but still included links to the site...
Which isn't to say that this:
"New Orleans' Most Active Food Messageboard
Live since 1996, the city's most interesting commentary about its unique food and drink culture. Edited by the dean of American restaurant critics."
Isn't total BS (or puffery some might say...)
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Re: Fatzo's Board
"This web site at http://www.nomenu.com has been reported as an attack site and has been blocked based on your security preferences.
Attack sites try to install programs that steal private information, use your computer to attack others, or damage your system.
Some attack sites intentionally distribute harmful software, but many are compromised without the knowledge or permission of their owners."
Attack sites try to install programs that steal private information, use your computer to attack others, or damage your system.
Some attack sites intentionally distribute harmful software, but many are compromised without the knowledge or permission of their owners."
After Mon & Tues, even the calendar says W-T-F!
Re: Fatzo's Board
Thanks for the heads up. I will pay attention when opening his newsletter. Yes, I know, I get it.
Yvette
Re: Fatzo's Board
Wouldn't you know, the one night I take a look, I come away with a spyware infection on my laptop (fortunately, quarantined by my virus protection).
Last time I visit his board. I should have known better.
Last time I visit his board. I should have known better.
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Re: Fatzo's Board
I guess someone paid whatever they thought it was worth.....
“When you say, ‘I wrote a program that crashed Windows,’ people just stare at you blankly and say, ‘Hey, I got those with the system, for free.’” - Linus Torvalds
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Re: Fatzo's Board
I got the don't trust the content warning on both the nomenu.com and the messageboard.
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I would say both BS and puffery.wish I never left wrote: Live since 1996, the city's most interesting commentary about its unique food and drink culture. Edited by the dean of American restaurant critics."
Isn't total BS (or puffery some might say...)
It is BS because he has bestowed the crown of "dean" upon himself. And it is puffery, as this is the first case I've known where one blows smoke up one's own azz.
Oh... the "Russians" did it.
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I do too, but it seems to be fixed.bam bam wrote:I got the don't trust the content warning on both the nomenu.com and the messageboard.