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So, I go to download the latest version of the Net Beans IDE this morning to start teaching myself how to consume a web-service in Java. I use Download Accelerator Plus as a download manager because my ISP sucks and I can only pull about 100kbps down per connection, thus I need something that opens multiple connections such as DAP.
Anyway, I start downloading it and since I didn’t PAY for DAP, I have to see all these stupid ads on my screen whenever I download a file. Well today, one of the ads was the following (highlighted in green):
[Begin arrogant jackass]
So, if I know who the president is, I can get a green card. HOLY CRAP! I’m glad this is just a gimmick ad, or this country would be full of immigrants. Or… wait a minute…. it already IS! In fact, I really don’t have a problem with immigration, I just found it funny that someone is using an ad like that to try to (eventually) get personal information from someone by tricking them into thinking their simply choosing the president. When in fact, it’s not a choice. The whole thing is a single image, with one link; presumably to a form where you enter personally identifiable information or sign up for other bogus ads.
I just find that kind of crap mildly entertaining because there are actually people on this earth who believe that garbage.
I don’t really have much of a purpose to this post… most of a service announcement to any gullible individual out there who is naive to the scams on the Internet. Not only are they scams, but probably loaded with viruses and spyware and other crap you really don’t want ever touching your computer. I come across too many people, too many times, who have clicked on something they shouldn’t have, and gotten themselves screwed by a virus, malware, or root kit.
Maybe I should start charging for a class that people can take. It would only be 2 minutes long. The first minute of me introducing myself and telling them why they should listen to what I have to say. The second minute being a full minute of me repeating “Don’t click that!” followed by a swift kick to the back of the head. The world would be a smarter place.
[/end arrogant jackass]
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