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Ummm I'll bring the PBR and the Marlboro reds... :/

a reply to: ladyinwaiting

I am there with you, a company doesn't achieve this much power and control without the right backing. Is beyond creepy.

Perhaps in the beginning along with many other early advertising and search engines in the net they were just entrepreneurs, but something change in the last three year or so they have eaten up the competition.

Perhaps some government help?

originally posted by: CranialSponge
I'll bring the Crown Royal and Swisher Sweets cigarillos.

originally posted by: Hefficide

Ummm I'll bring the PBR and the Marlboro reds... :/

How about some Montecristos and a nice Balvenie?

Here is my transaction ID as well. 9MC433479J307463J
Good Luck and keep up the great work.
Thanks.

can someone explain how the sites i mentioned survive if google is so worried about the content?

not just the ones i mentioned but any of the millions of sites out there.

pick one.

how do they get ads?

a reply to: AugustusMasonicus

how about a pack of basics and some malt liquor?

originally posted by: AugustusMasonicus
How about some Montecristos and a nice Balvenie?

Augustus is buying

originally posted by: NoRulesAllowed
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These latest DDOS attacks and the AdSense fallout are an odd coincidence.
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They ARE a coincidence. It's as simple that almost EVERY weekend there is some script-kiddies DDoSing parts of the internet, no reason for a conspiracy here. But of course it becomes a major issue if a webmaster is already suffering from revenue loss (because they got booted from Adsense etc.)...and now must invest into measures to protect their site against DDoS which is added expenses.

Also a target of these latest DDOSing were several major online poker rooms and casinos. Amaya's(the group who just bought pokerstars) office in Canada was raided.

Coincidence yes, but very interesting.

originally posted by: Blaine91555

Augustus is buying

Done:

I have mentioned it in some of my older threads and might do a new one connecting a lot of dots - but one thing to consider is that some years back a program called InfraGard that essentially made private corporations equal to Federal law enforcement agencies was created - a partnership between big business and the FBI.

Some tidbits here

What we could be watching is a Corporate sponsored cyberwar with government agencies acting as contractors - rather than the usual paradigm of it being the other way around.

I will help this site, as it has helped me (very much indeed). By coming here (when I can), by contributing (when I should), by funding (if and when circumstances allow), by word of mouth (always) and by reading, above all reading that which is hidden from those of us who may not have the wherewithal to find out by ourselves, by those who wish to hide things from us. The days of insecurity are upon us, who doesn't want a source of equilibrium in its purest sense, with both the craziness and sanity inherent in the human condition?

a reply to: AugustusMasonicus

if you send me one of those monte cristo's i will be your bestest e friend
or BEF
ive never had one....

just kidding....

but not really



homie is puffin a cristo looking at suits on versace...
nice


im hittin a white owl looking at wal mart

originally posted by: Grovit
if you send me one of those monte cristo's i will be your bestest e friend
or BEF
ive never had one....

just kidding....

but not really

Casa Augie is open year-round, we have heaters on the wrap around so whenever you are in the New York City area the humidor is ready to roll.

originally posted by: SkepticOverlord
As many members know by now, we've suffered some financial losses as the result of several sustained Distributed Denial of Service attacks (DDoS). These attacks have been at levels well beyond automated mitigation available from our hosting provider, and very expensive to defend. As a result, we've been forced to obtain a short-term loan to cover operations and remain viable.

A conspiracy in itself, I hope you didn't buy into more bandwidth. Anyway, here goes.

a reply to: SkepticOverlord

At this very moment, I can't contribute because I am short
on cash. But I can't read this thread and then comply with " don't contribute "
and then just walk away feeling unobligated either. Not when I have
a chance to show, my appreciation for this site is exactly as I say. Anyway
I just got back to work recently and that's why I can't do something right now.
Plus christmas. But the week after christmas, I'll have some slack and I WILL ANTE UP.
ATS is worth it, so I'll be looking forward to it.

a reply to: AugustusMasonicus

i have not smoked a cigar in about 2 months.
it cranked my nicotine addiction back up and i was going for the cigarettes.
i was not expecting it to do that

cigarette free for like 2 years and then i smoked cigars a couple times a day for several months and my cravings were bad.

i didnt smoke anything expensive
i was smoking quorums

a reply to: Hefficide

so it's YOUR fault then....

noted.

a reply to: Hefficide

What we could be watching is a Corporate sponsored cyberwar with government agencies acting as contractors - rather than the usual paradigm of it being the other way around.

Use smaller words for Domo.

a reply to: Daedalus

You'd be surprised at how often it is!

By the way, does one HAVE TO make a paypal account to help, or is there a direct debit option? I looked at the donation page and saw the second option led to a "create a paypal account"
Appreciate any information.