Mermortal ICQ’d me a link which really shows what the global sentiment on the attacks at the WTC, The Pentagon and the crash of UA 93 in PA is like. The site has some amazing pictures. I just hope whoever is hosting it doesn’t take it down so that the link remains active.
So check out: America’s Tragedy as seen by the World
A friend of mine who is well aware of my proclivity for being skeptical forwarded me an email he received. Here is what it said:
Did you know that the number of one of the planes that hit one of the two towers was Q33NY?
In MS Word, type in this flight number Enlarge the font size to 26 or more. Change the font to Wingdings.
So I did this and here was my response:
This like everything else is completely STUPID. In fact, why don’t you go type in the word STUPID into Word. Enlarge the font and change the font to wingdings too. Notice anything? You can assign meaning to anything. It’s all perception. And people are just f’d up…
Since it’s really not worth wasting time in trying this out (but you do NOT have to believe me, so you’re welcome to go try it yourself), I’m providing a screenshot of what this looks like in Word. Q33NY shows up with a plane, 2 sheets of paper, a danger symbol and a star. Stupid shows up with what could be seen as oil, snowflake, a cross, a flag, a hand and a thumbs down. Draw your own conclusions.
On a similar note, I’ll post a copy of an announcement I just received from CSICOP via email as a public service announcement:
The terrorist attacks in Manhattan, Washington, DC and the Pittsburgh area constitute the most tragic and violent events ever perpetrated in the United States. As with other tragedies, conspiracy theories, hoaxes, and other forms of misinformation crop up almost immediately, playing on people’s hopes, fears, and appetite for amazing tales. E-mail has multiplied the speed and extent to which hoaxes, rumors and urban legends spread.
In the interest of public service, the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal has created the HoaxWatch Web page, a source for factual information that debunks much of the claptrap circulating in e-mails, the Internet and elsewhere. We will update this site in reaction to new developments and we’re extremely interested in any e-mails or Web sites circulating suspicious information.
We ask everyone to please forward any suspicious e-mails or links to our hotline e-mail address at info@csicop.org.
Q©: Another reboot? You already rebooted once!
sneaker: Q, all boots come in pairs!
:Q getting hassled while I keep rebooting his machine in order to pay homage to the piss-poor security considerations in Windows
NRN: Yeah, I’m not one for PDA
Q©: You can’t even say I love you on the phone while I’m around
sneaker: The only PDA I go for is the Palm 🙂
:conversation between Q, NRN and I regarding public display of affection
sneaker: Q, are you all rebooted? Should I come make sure you’re practicing safe browsing?
Q©: I am practicing safe browsing…I’m using NS [Netscape]
sneaker: ahh… but that’s equivalent to abstinence 😉
Q©: …makes the heart grow fonder
:ICQ conversation between Q and I while I was trying to secure all the machines from the the Nimda worm