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New Story: Pandemic
Posted 15 years agoFor those of you who might be interested I have a new story that I have been writing. The Story Pandemic can be found here: http://www.futanaripalace.com/showt.....35587-Pandemic (NOTE: registration required!!)
Please not that I have chosen not to upload this story to Furaffinity at this time because this story will not contain furry content at any point.
The story contains: anal, breast growth, cock growth, cum cannon, female to futa, forced, futa on female, futa on futa, futa on male, futanari, male to futa, non consent (mild), oral, pegging, transformation, transgender, vaginal
Please not that I have chosen not to upload this story to Furaffinity at this time because this story will not contain furry content at any point.
The story contains: anal, breast growth, cock growth, cum cannon, female to futa, forced, futa on female, futa on futa, futa on male, futanari, male to futa, non consent (mild), oral, pegging, transformation, transgender, vaginal
A Couple of Notes about Computer Security...
Posted 17 years agoLately I've seen a load of crap being given under the guise of "Advice" to people that are suffering compute troubles so here's my quick and dirty guide to both keeping a computer running and fixing it when it gets borked.
SECURITY
If your a Windows user you've know doubt realized that due to the fact that you and everybody else run the same operating system you're a target. If your a sucker for propaganda you go buy a Mac, if your not and still scared you might attempt Linux, or one of the other 'nix's. If you're still here you're either confident in your security, just ignorant of your nakedness, or maybe are a prime candidate to read this journal and learn a few things.
So what do you need to keep a Windows Machine secure? Well an internet connection for one, passing odd as it is you need the internet to keep your machine up to date as every year hundreds of patches fixing everything from security flaws to stability issues are released. Most of these don't affect you or only affect you under x, y and z conditions; nevertheless this leads us to the first guideline of security: Always stay current on your patches and updates. In Windows XP or Vista this is easy just turn on Automatic Updates and your Computer does it for you. If you have office installed it is imperative that you also get patches for it too, on Vista it will offer to do this for you on XP you will have to navigate to http://update.microsoft.com and select the option to use "Microsoft Update" instead of Windows Update this will ensure all MS products on your system are patched and up to date.
Guideline the second: You need a firewall the irony here is that Windows XP SP2 and SP3 has the best firewall for Windows XP and an updated version of that same firewall exists in Vista, tests have shown that third party firewalls such as Norton, ZoneAlarm, etc. are actually less secure than the one Windows ships with. To those who argue "but, but X firewall allows me so much control!!" I say go to Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Local Security Policy->Windows Firewall with Advanced Security and have a field day.
Third: you do need an anti-virus (ok there are exceptions to this rule but, in general unless you know what you're doing which the likelihood is that you don't don't try running without) Personally I recommend Avast! Which is free and works and provides features that even Norton leaves out such as script blocking and mail scanning. It's fairly light wight and doesn't tend to cause problems and updates itself regularly (note the auto update !!! this is a good thing!!)
Browsers:
This is interesting and very debatable... but the fact of the matter is that any browser is really as good as the next provided it's a current generation browser (IE using IE 6 isn't really a good Idea, same as Firefox 2 etc.) again patching enters the picture keep your browser patched and be secure. Oh and a very important side note: NO MATTER HOW SECURE YOUR BROWSER IS IF YOU HAVE AN OLD VERSION OF ADOBE FLASH YOU MIGHT AS WELL HAVE A TARGET ON YOUR FOREHEAD there are several critical flash vulnerabilities that have been the bane of many a computer.
Hardware:
Newer hardware supports newer features to protect you the easiest one is called Data Execution Prevention. Many viruses come down as "data" but then try to execute as code DEP flags each of these in memory, if a virus tries to call into something marked "data" the CPU prevents it and tells the OS which kills it and gives you a little error message saying why. To turn it on go to Control Panel-> System -> Advanced (vista users will have to do this twice becuase of UAC) -> The settings button under Performance under the Advanced Tab-> The tab marked Data Execution Prevention. Ok if the little radio button doesn't indicate that DEP is on for all programs then set it so and click apply. Windows will tell you you have to restart to apply the change, or will pop a little box telling you your processor doesn't support it. click ok and restart, congratulations your now protected against most viruses right there.
Users:
Strictly speaking on XP you should have two users an Administrative account that installs software and other system mantinence stuff and a regular user that you work with. Because nobody ever does this Vista got User Account Control (UAC) that did this for you without having to actually switch users every time. However UAC got a bad rap beacuse it did it's job and made sure security rules were enforced and people foolishly turned it off. MS realized this and scaled back to reasonable levels UAC in SP1 for Vista. Thus if you have UAC turned off you have just removed the biggest safeguard against an attacker you had.
So you got a virus because you didn't listen to me now what?
Well the short answer is boot into safe mode and move your data off then wipe and reinstall. Why the wipe? Because Viruses are VERY good at making sure you can't get them off, so rather than take the risk it's better to clean it and start from scratch Hopefully following my recommendations above.
SECURITY
If your a Windows user you've know doubt realized that due to the fact that you and everybody else run the same operating system you're a target. If your a sucker for propaganda you go buy a Mac, if your not and still scared you might attempt Linux, or one of the other 'nix's. If you're still here you're either confident in your security, just ignorant of your nakedness, or maybe are a prime candidate to read this journal and learn a few things.
So what do you need to keep a Windows Machine secure? Well an internet connection for one, passing odd as it is you need the internet to keep your machine up to date as every year hundreds of patches fixing everything from security flaws to stability issues are released. Most of these don't affect you or only affect you under x, y and z conditions; nevertheless this leads us to the first guideline of security: Always stay current on your patches and updates. In Windows XP or Vista this is easy just turn on Automatic Updates and your Computer does it for you. If you have office installed it is imperative that you also get patches for it too, on Vista it will offer to do this for you on XP you will have to navigate to http://update.microsoft.com and select the option to use "Microsoft Update" instead of Windows Update this will ensure all MS products on your system are patched and up to date.
Guideline the second: You need a firewall the irony here is that Windows XP SP2 and SP3 has the best firewall for Windows XP and an updated version of that same firewall exists in Vista, tests have shown that third party firewalls such as Norton, ZoneAlarm, etc. are actually less secure than the one Windows ships with. To those who argue "but, but X firewall allows me so much control!!" I say go to Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Local Security Policy->Windows Firewall with Advanced Security and have a field day.
Third: you do need an anti-virus (ok there are exceptions to this rule but, in general unless you know what you're doing which the likelihood is that you don't don't try running without) Personally I recommend Avast! Which is free and works and provides features that even Norton leaves out such as script blocking and mail scanning. It's fairly light wight and doesn't tend to cause problems and updates itself regularly (note the auto update !!! this is a good thing!!)
Browsers:
This is interesting and very debatable... but the fact of the matter is that any browser is really as good as the next provided it's a current generation browser (IE using IE 6 isn't really a good Idea, same as Firefox 2 etc.) again patching enters the picture keep your browser patched and be secure. Oh and a very important side note: NO MATTER HOW SECURE YOUR BROWSER IS IF YOU HAVE AN OLD VERSION OF ADOBE FLASH YOU MIGHT AS WELL HAVE A TARGET ON YOUR FOREHEAD there are several critical flash vulnerabilities that have been the bane of many a computer.
Hardware:
Newer hardware supports newer features to protect you the easiest one is called Data Execution Prevention. Many viruses come down as "data" but then try to execute as code DEP flags each of these in memory, if a virus tries to call into something marked "data" the CPU prevents it and tells the OS which kills it and gives you a little error message saying why. To turn it on go to Control Panel-> System -> Advanced (vista users will have to do this twice becuase of UAC) -> The settings button under Performance under the Advanced Tab-> The tab marked Data Execution Prevention. Ok if the little radio button doesn't indicate that DEP is on for all programs then set it so and click apply. Windows will tell you you have to restart to apply the change, or will pop a little box telling you your processor doesn't support it. click ok and restart, congratulations your now protected against most viruses right there.
Users:
Strictly speaking on XP you should have two users an Administrative account that installs software and other system mantinence stuff and a regular user that you work with. Because nobody ever does this Vista got User Account Control (UAC) that did this for you without having to actually switch users every time. However UAC got a bad rap beacuse it did it's job and made sure security rules were enforced and people foolishly turned it off. MS realized this and scaled back to reasonable levels UAC in SP1 for Vista. Thus if you have UAC turned off you have just removed the biggest safeguard against an attacker you had.
So you got a virus because you didn't listen to me now what?
Well the short answer is boot into safe mode and move your data off then wipe and reinstall. Why the wipe? Because Viruses are VERY good at making sure you can't get them off, so rather than take the risk it's better to clean it and start from scratch Hopefully following my recommendations above.
When in Panic...
Posted 17 years agoWhen in doubt, run in circles scream and shout- R.A Heinlein
He was right, after a fashion...
He was right, after a fashion...
Dialect meme
Posted 17 years agoWhy I'm bothering to do this I have no clue...
stolen from
GuNMouTH
Age:21
Where did you grow up: Colorado, just north of Henderson pass
WHAT DO YOU CALL:
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks.
Creek
2. What is the thing you push around the grocery store is called.
shopping cart
3. A metal container to carry a meal in.
k-ration, but thats only because I don't carry a meal in anything metal
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in.
cast iron frying pan, I ain't from the south but there is only one type of frying pan for non-reactive cooking.
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people.
couch
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof.
gutter
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening.
porch (if small), veranda (if it wraps around)
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages.
coke
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup.
pancake
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself.
depends on the type of sandwich, but I assume this refers to the sub
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach.
Beach?! I'm from Colorado.
12. Shoes worn for sports.
Dependent solely on the sport
13. Putting a room in order.
cleaning
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark.
I suppose you refer to a firefly, couldn't ever say I've ever seen one
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball.
?
16. The children's playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down.
see-saw
17. How do you eat your pizza?
YEAH FIFTH AMENDMENT!! I refuse to answer this question on the grounds it may incriminate me
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
garage sale
19. What's the evening meal?
dinner
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?
basement
21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places?
water fountain
This whole thing amuses me, mostly because this doesn't recognize the fact that someone from Florida or Hawaii probably has no idea what Champagne powder is (is a really light dry snow with an snow to water ratio of nearly 12/1, ie 12 cubic feet of snow to one inch of water). Mountain to me is 10000ft or greater, because if it doesn't break treeline it's a hill. A river to me refers to a creek with a high enough flow rate to kyack or raft the rapids. When I go to sea level the air feels thick to me, like I could pull out my knife cut a cube out of the ether and ship it home, it would make an interesting conversation piece. Hurricane force winds are a fact on life in the fall and spring when gust of 70mph are not unusual, blizzards in the winter every 2-3 years and a tornado or two within a mile of my house every summer (I'm on the edge of tornado ally not in it). As I type this my roommate is sleeping planning to get some spring boarding in before the avii (avalanche) danger get to be too high. In any case I'll chuckle and move on...
stolen from
GuNMouTHAge:21
Where did you grow up: Colorado, just north of Henderson pass
WHAT DO YOU CALL:
1. A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks.
Creek
2. What is the thing you push around the grocery store is called.
shopping cart
3. A metal container to carry a meal in.
k-ration, but thats only because I don't carry a meal in anything metal
4. The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in.
cast iron frying pan, I ain't from the south but there is only one type of frying pan for non-reactive cooking.
5. The piece of furniture that seats three people.
couch
6. The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof.
gutter
7. The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening.
porch (if small), veranda (if it wraps around)
8. Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages.
coke
9. A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup.
pancake
10. A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself.
depends on the type of sandwich, but I assume this refers to the sub
11. The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach.
Beach?! I'm from Colorado.
12. Shoes worn for sports.
Dependent solely on the sport
13. Putting a room in order.
cleaning
14. A flying insect that glows in the dark.
I suppose you refer to a firefly, couldn't ever say I've ever seen one
15. The little insect that curls up into a ball.
?
16. The children's playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down.
see-saw
17. How do you eat your pizza?
YEAH FIFTH AMENDMENT!! I refuse to answer this question on the grounds it may incriminate me
18. What's it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
garage sale
19. What's the evening meal?
dinner
20. The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?
basement
21. What do you call the thing that you can get water out of to drink in public places?
water fountain
This whole thing amuses me, mostly because this doesn't recognize the fact that someone from Florida or Hawaii probably has no idea what Champagne powder is (is a really light dry snow with an snow to water ratio of nearly 12/1, ie 12 cubic feet of snow to one inch of water). Mountain to me is 10000ft or greater, because if it doesn't break treeline it's a hill. A river to me refers to a creek with a high enough flow rate to kyack or raft the rapids. When I go to sea level the air feels thick to me, like I could pull out my knife cut a cube out of the ether and ship it home, it would make an interesting conversation piece. Hurricane force winds are a fact on life in the fall and spring when gust of 70mph are not unusual, blizzards in the winter every 2-3 years and a tornado or two within a mile of my house every summer (I'm on the edge of tornado ally not in it). As I type this my roommate is sleeping planning to get some spring boarding in before the avii (avalanche) danger get to be too high. In any case I'll chuckle and move on...
In search of an author
Posted 17 years agoI am in search of an author who would like to take the Maria storyarc off of my hands. Qualifications: must have written this genre before, better yet be on my favorites or watch list. If you would like to do so message me
sequals
Posted 18 years agoFor those of you who like where my current story series is going I will be doing a sequel, when I have absolutely no Idea, with the beginning of the semester on Monday time will be at a premium in the next few months nevertheless, I shall attempt.
Down the Rabbit Hole
Posted 18 years agoSo I dared to write a fanfic for Hellkat's NFF setting, then I write an original work, this is more disturbing is I MIGHT ACTUALLY WRITE A SEQUEL, oh wait that's the plan. Well if you're going to jump down the rabbit hole you might as well do it in whole not in parts
The Guarding Dark
Posted 18 years agoI'm reading Terry Pratchett's Thud again and this ran though my mind:
First came I to men's souls in the waining twilight
followed then by lesser darks, of more apparent hold
in fire's light I t'was lost within their shadow,
yet ne'er fear, though hidden I remained.
Nameless was I 'till but recently, when in combat was I named
I am the Guarding Dark, keeper of the beast within,
'tis I who stands the loneliest watch, oft neglected, oft forgot
yet nary shall I waver lest I loose that within,
An animal they call it, yet ne'er farther from the truth,
for no animal has matched the beast and lived, sure as claw and tooth,
what darkness lies in the souls of men is mine to keep 'til dawn should rise again
yet even shall I not rest lest the beast should loose its pen.
a crappy poem for which I apologize
First came I to men's souls in the waining twilight
followed then by lesser darks, of more apparent hold
in fire's light I t'was lost within their shadow,
yet ne'er fear, though hidden I remained.
Nameless was I 'till but recently, when in combat was I named
I am the Guarding Dark, keeper of the beast within,
'tis I who stands the loneliest watch, oft neglected, oft forgot
yet nary shall I waver lest I loose that within,
An animal they call it, yet ne'er farther from the truth,
for no animal has matched the beast and lived, sure as claw and tooth,
what darkness lies in the souls of men is mine to keep 'til dawn should rise again
yet even shall I not rest lest the beast should loose its pen.
a crappy poem for which I apologize
