Call to ACTION: Help This Officer NOW (please!)

Officer Scott Berry responded to a call where a man was holding his family at knife-point. This suspect had previously been arrested for punching his mother SO HARD in the face that it caused an orbital floor fracture and her eye popped out. She lost the eye permanently.

When Officer Berry took this turd to the jail cell, an altercation occurred. It was video taped by the police jail camera. Officer Berry defended himself AFTER the scumbag took a swing at him (as shown in the unedited version of the video.) As due process, his actions are being reviewed before a court. His is on suspension until he gets cleared of wrong doing.

Unfortunately, the main-stream-media has attained this video and edited out the part where the suspect attempted to punch the officer. What these morons didn't realized was that the original footage showing the attack is playing in the background behind the reporter as she prattles on about the mean officer.

Please view it for yourself then, if you have the time, leave a comment on the youtube video in favor of Officer Berry. He has not had his trial yet so any support should work in his favor.

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http://youtu.be/MfgbxIfnLro

I know Officer Berry personally and would trust him with my childrens' lives. Those of you who know me (in real-world or bloggerdom) know how I feel about family. We need officers like him on the streets.

What you can do:

1) Watch the video for yourself and see how calm Off. Berry was initally (showing he was not in an angry mood initially). See the unedited footage in the background showing the suspect attempting to punch Officer Berry before he ever did anything.

2) Thumb up the comments that are honest and positive in Officer Berry's defense to they stay at the TOP of the comment screen. There will always be idiot spammers that talk trash on comments and we need to keep the positive comments above those. You can do this by clicking the Thumbs Up button and "like" the comment.

3) Thumb down the rediculous comments, using your own judgement.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and help my friend...Officer Berry.

Don't forget to vote.

Two more hours left on my night shift then it is time to go vote. I have already googled to find my local voting poll. I think I'll join up with Wifey and take some of the kids along so they can see the process.

Facebook virus alert: eventforyous "www .vidolaughs. com"

To remove this Virus go HERE. (opens in a new window)

I think most of my readers (maybe even all THREE of you) are anti-Facebook but for those that have children on FB, here's a little warning. As I have three of my six daughters on FB, we've come across the latest virus. Being the old White Hat that I am, I'll post a little info on it here knowing that Google likes to index the crap out of this blog and it should reach a majority of people Googling for a fix to the problem.

(Sidenote: Google indexed this blog post in 18 minutes. 0_o)

If you've seen a goofy Facebook post that has horrific spelling like this:

"hahahahaha <name of recipient>  i cant believe whaaat u did in thiss videeoooo it's sooo stupid it's all over face bok!!! gooo hereee removee theee spaaaces -----> www .vidolaughs. com "

then you have witnessed the handiwork of a hacker. With a simple suggestive hook (ie., look what you did AND it's on video) an unsuspecting user willingly clicks on the link provided. In this case, it is VidoLaughs.com.

Several warning bells should sound in your head when you see this stuff. Misspellings THAT bad are dead giveaways for hackers posting in a non-native language. Simple misspells like VidoLaughs instead of VideoLaughs are suspicious but the ridiculous "whaaat" and "videeoooo" are most certainly done on purpose to gloat the unfolding malicious act. Taunting, if you will.

Always watch the URL when accessing an unknown site. If you are clicking a link like the aforementioned VidoLaugh.com but when your page loads and the URL clearly says "eventforyous.com/login.php" then you should not proceed any further.




Picture courtesy of YooSecurity (note the URL)

This is the classic FAKE login page that will steal your information once you attempt to log in.  The only good news, so far, is that the hackers, in this case, are NOT changing the passwords on the FB accounts once they have access. They are only logging in, spamming the bogus links, and moving on.

If you are affected by this hack, at this point, you can simply log in to FB and change your password.  You would also be wise to run a virus scan on your computer. I recommend Malwarebytes software for a safe and easy solution. I've used them for a few years now and with constant FREE upgrades, I haven't been stumped by a bug yet.

A little geek research for fun:

VidoLaughs.com appear to be located in Portugal, although this is most likely a mirror.

A WhoIs search on VidoLaughs shows a Registrant Protected status but shows the name of the server as ns1.clearfbevent.com. Clear FB Event, as in Clear out Facebook Event? Hmmm. The name VidoLaughs.com was just registered on Oct 2, 2012.

Of course, a quick visit to clearfbevent.com shows nothing. However, a Google search of "clearfbevent" shows 704 entries where the phrase clearfbevent was used in what appears to be a link scam for traffic. "Click here for a free Apple iPad 3" type advertisement.

This attack is mostly (90.6% of visitors) occurring in the United States, says Alexa (click on the "audience" link).

10 CLS

20 PRINT "Hello, world!"

30 PRINT "OrangeJeepDad blog is awesome"

40 REM "Visit us daily"

50 CLS

60 PRINT "All your base is belong to us"

70 END

80 LOL

RIP: Michael Clarke Duncan

Sad news today. A great man and actor has passed today. RIP Michael Clarke Duncan.

Courtesy MGM The Green Mile

All time FAV: Armaggedon

A link to an article on his death is here. He died two months after having a heart attack (myocardial infarct) and had become vegetarian three years prior.

WiPeer vs LifeNet - Communication Post Disaster

A recent post on SurvivalBlog links to a new communication software called LifeNet which claims they have  software that allows computer users to communicate when internet and cell phones towers go down after a disaster scenario.

As any other prepper/survivalist/geek would do, I jumped to see what it was all about.  It didn't take long to see that this software was a very weak attempt at rebranding WiPeer.  WiPeer is also an "ad hoc" communications software which is able to connect computers locally via a simple wifi connection.

You can set your wireless adapter to operate in "ad hoc" mode, with your internet service turned off, and still send out a signal which your neighbor can receive.  With proper instruction on how to access you through your wifi signal, you and your neighbor can exchange information.

Just like you can take your laptop to Starbucks and hop on their wifi signal to surf the net or send emails, LifeNet and WiPeer simply allow neighbors to access each other via their wifi signals.  Permissions are required, of course, but once connections are established, two or more users within a close enough proximity can communicate via email messages, text or file sharing.  Don't get too excited though.  You have to be within 200 feet of the person you are trying to communicate with or it doesn't work. 

The only advantage I can see at this point with LifeNet is that LifeNet is claiming it can port onto smart phones and Linux machines.  This means you can use your Droid to communicate with your neighbor's laptop over wifi if all other forms of internet and cell communication go down. Alas, LifeNet pales in comparison to the features offered by WiPeer.

Here's the comparison:

WiPeer

The Good:

• free (no ads, spyware, nor malware)
• instant messaging (aka "chat") both private and public
• ad hoc social networking
• file sharing / searching (share files or complete folders, no restrictions on file type)
• friend locator (you get notified when an established "friend" is within wifi range)
• interactive multiplayer games
• Peersonalizer feature (notifies you when a Facebook "friend" is within wifi range)
• available in Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Croatian, Macedonian & Turkish
• completely packaged with user friendly interface and simple to download and install

The Bad:

• not available for Macs or smart phones.
• not available on Linux.
• no obvious update since 2009

LifeNet

The Good:

• ad hoc social network
• last updated post May 2011

The Bad:

• throughout the entire LifeNet website, there is no mention of any other functionality (file sharing, user within range notification, gaming, etc) other than communication, including the abstract.
• LifeNet is difficult to download and install.  All files are listed on a hub page and have to be downloaded individually and read for install instructions.