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Potato Mystery

A couple of months ago my dad returned shopping with a present for me, a potato. Many people who know me this present i would love as i think potatoes are great however as i saw the potato i realized it was duck shape! again anyone who knows me knows i love ducks and this made the potato very special.

Barney, the duck has been sat in my room happily with my other ducks. Then last month i noticed a little green lump on top of his him head. this has grown and grown and have little idea of what it is.

If any ones anything about growths on potatoes please comment and tell me how to keep Barney the potato duck from been eaten by the green thing.

Banish your MSN Viruses

There appears to be an epidemic of MSN-bourne viruses plaguing LFC students.  Perhaps more tragic than that people are gullible enough to download these viruses is that once infected, no-one who I have talked to has known how to remove them.

The virus itself (technically a ‘worm‘ in virus terminology) works by hijacking your MSN client and sending a message to your contacts to the tune of:

“OMG, is this you?! :p [download link]“

The link points to what appears to be an image file on some funny pictures website; however, the link redirects to a .pif file which self-replicates and attempts to further spread itself to your contacts, who download it and… repeat ad infinitum.

If you have fallen victim to this, you could always try this free online virus scan, Housecall, from Trend Micro. The online application is very straightforward and, being written in Java, works on the more secure Firefox web browser. It works on Mac and Linux OS, too… not that Mac or Linux users would realistically need it.

Housecall, although excellent for a web-based app (I first used it about four years ago) is not ideal - you should really have some form of dedicated antivirus software installed on your system.  Popular commercial software comes from companies such as Norton or McAfee, but personally, having used both commercial software and the free alternatives, I recommend AVG Anti-Virus (free edition) for your virus-busting needs as it is automated, unobtrusive and very effective.  It can also be set up to scan every file imperceptibly before it is opened to check for nasties.

For those of you looking for Firewall protection, I recommend ZoneAlarm Personal - another free program that I have personally used and sworn by for years.

Sneak Preview: Sheep Visit Famous World Landmarks

The orangeacid.net blog is proud to present you with an exclusive sneak preview of the return of the excellent Sheep Series by Jonathan Wormsley: Sheep at Famous World Landmarks!

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Selling Sheep Pictures

Tom Evans, a boy from my DiDA class, has decided to sell childish pictures of sheep drawn by Jon Wormsley, another DiDA student, who was bored during an SPB sometime last year.

The set of five pictures, which are currently available on eBay UK for 1p, depict sheep in various locales such as a desert, a hill, and a snowstorm. From the item description:

You are bidding on the World Renowned piees called “The Sheep Series”. A series of 5 pictures of which one is “A sheep in the Artic”

These masterpieces were created by a Jonathon Wormsley in 2006 and have since had masses of interest from every corner of the globe

You are bidding to have the Sheep Series sent to you via email for you to do whatever you wish with. Me and Jon are the copyright holders and are well within our rights to sell these fantastic images

Is such a blatantly misleading item description even legal? Dubious.  But I’ll see if I can convince him to let me host the images here in all their glory.  For the time being, feast on the masterpiece below, ‘borrowed’ from the eBay item page:

Sitting in on Static Vendetta

Last night I sat in on a pre-gig rehersal for a friend’s band, Static Vendetta. Considering that my own band isn’t exactly in the best shape it’s ever been in, watching Static Vendetta practice is elightening.

To start with, they play as a definate unit. The band is led by the drums, which are imaginative, varied, powerful, and - critically - consistant. The band takes their timing from the drums - this is the way that it should be. In The Lowlifes, songs have a tendency to rely on either me or Elliot for timings as we use an electric kit (it’s all we can fit in the attic), and they’re quiet.

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Winter!

Wooo today was really cold (despite the fact i had wet hair n was weraing a skirt :() it reminded everyone was winter was on the way.

Although it may sound v emo n fake i love winter and always have done. Its all cold n i get to wear my sexy clothes, n my big scarf n coat. N its all rain n u can dance, then go home n get all dry and have hot choclate n have a big cuddle.

Also christmas is only a few months away n u get really good food n presents n i get to see all my friends and family n its all nice

anyway point is winter, is the best