[TheForge] Plaxo???? OT!

[Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer]

Lets throw in pinnepeds off the west coast too.
How bout invasive species?

Bruce Freeman wrote:
> Gee, Peter, that reminds me of my idea of declaring an open (hunting)
> season on off-road vehicles.
> 
> On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 11:20 PM, Peter Fels & Phoebe
> Palmer<artgawk at thegrid.net> wrote:
>> Seems to me that what's needed is to offer them up as an object of sport
>> to all those hackers who feel inclined to constructive mischief.
>> Hold a contest?..-pf
>>
>> PlumDon at aol.com wrote:
>>> In a message dated 6/7/2009 1:58:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>> mspencer at tallships.ca writes:
>>>
>>> Somehow, Don or his computer did the wrong  thing and Plaxo will
>>> (possibly) spam TheForge and/or Don's friends until  (unless) he gets
>>> it turned off.
>>>
>>>
>>> What an infuriating and aggravating incident...for which I again  apologize
>>> profusely to any who have been pestered by Plaxo.
>>>
>>> I received a  plaxo invitation from a very good customer. She is quite
>>> wealthy and I have done  quite a few thousand dollars worth of custom work for
>>> her over the past couple  years. I assumed everything was ok and I envisioned
>>> more $$$ coming. I did two  clicks and next thing I knew they had my entire
>>> address book.
>>>
>>> I have  deleted any of my account information with them and they claim all
>>> data has been  deleted.
>>>
>>> I rather like Terry's suggestion re the heads on spikes.
>>>
>>> Then I  went through my address book and purged it. It's amazing how
>>> addresses build up  in there. I plan to be more carefully selective in the future.
>>> A pity, really,  'cause I would like to keep all contacts. However, I am
>>> becoming increasingly  aware about how vulnerable we are. I was flabbergasted
>>> to find out recently that  as long as you have your cell phone turned on
>>> someone, anywhere, with the right  software, could track every call you made
>>> and every call you received and listen  and record every spoken work. They
>>> could also listen in to any conversations  within a couple feet of that phone
>>> that was on...but not connected to anyone.  Scary!
>>>
>>>
>>> Don Plummer
>>> Plummer Design Works
>>> 392 Hallman Mill  Road
>>> Phoenixville, PA 19460
>>> 610-495-5058
>>> Plumdon at aol.com
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