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03/24/2011 10:25 #53904
Buffalorising.com Compromised With MalwareCategory: web
Today when visiting Buffalorising via google I got this google warning saying it is serving malware. It appears to come from the third party content on the page. Advertisements, banners, etc. This is precisely why I don't trust 3rd party code. Its just opening you up to everything from keystroke recorders to malware.
03/23/2011 22:45 #53903
Windows 7Category: computers
03/22/2011 00:25 #53891
Buying Shoes OnlineCategory: shoes
Does anyone buy shoes online? I never do it as I am so picky about the fit of a shoe. That, and I find they very often don't have my size 13 (46). I was surfing the shoe sales over at gilt.com 
and found these.
I freakin' love these shoes. Either one would make me happy but both are sold out and not available in my size anyways ;(
I get the feeling I would like a lot of Elia Maurizi shoes.
I seems impossible to believe they are $149 when the retail price is like $500-600. I just wish they had my size.
These last ones would be so nice if I lived somewhere that dry and clean instead wet and dirty. Imagine how disgusting they would be after one week of life in Buffalo. Imagine how nice they would look on white carpet.
and found these.I freakin' love these shoes. Either one would make me happy but both are sold out and not available in my size anyways ;(
I get the feeling I would like a lot of Elia Maurizi shoes.
I seems impossible to believe they are $149 when the retail price is like $500-600. I just wish they had my size.
These last ones would be so nice if I lived somewhere that dry and clean instead wet and dirty. Imagine how disgusting they would be after one week of life in Buffalo. Imagine how nice they would look on white carpet.
tinypliny - 03/26/11 08:50
If I got that last shoe, I cut put cross my legs, turn up the soles and chuckle at that funny bird in dull meetings. Imagine the potential.
If I got that last shoe, I cut put cross my legs, turn up the soles and chuckle at that funny bird in dull meetings. Imagine the potential.
tinypliny - 03/22/11 22:48
I bought 2 pairs of shoes online. I hate one pair and love one pair... so I guess its a hit or miss. I am too lazy to pack stuff up and return them. That is a drawback of online shopping.
I bought 2 pairs of shoes online. I hate one pair and love one pair... so I guess its a hit or miss. I am too lazy to pack stuff up and return them. That is a drawback of online shopping.
tinypliny - 03/22/11 22:47
Heh, I love the last shoes. How cute! :-) I bet they are awesome for dancing. Are they on gilt as well? Imagine if you walked on the beach, you would have a string of little cute birds following you...
Heh, I love the last shoes. How cute! :-) I bet they are awesome for dancing. Are they on gilt as well? Imagine if you walked on the beach, you would have a string of little cute birds following you...
paul - 03/22/11 22:24
Ya I am sure I wear a men's 46 euro which is size 13 US. I had a couple 45s but he 46s are usually better.
Ya I am sure I wear a men's 46 euro which is size 13 US. I had a couple 45s but he 46s are usually better.
kookcity2000 - 03/22/11 22:18
you sure 13US is 46 European? also, you wear size 13?
you sure 13US is 46 European? also, you wear size 13?
paul - 03/22/11 22:16
(e:keithT) - those shoes are really cute but they aren't italian. I really like these ones :::link:::
(e:keithT) - those shoes are really cute but they aren't italian. I really like these ones :::link:::
metalpeter - 03/22/11 17:55
I have never bought Shoes or boots online ..... Sneaker sizes vary by company Nike's used to run right and some one else run big and wide so you really need to try them on.... I have no idea if this is true boot wise......
I have never bought Shoes or boots online ..... Sneaker sizes vary by company Nike's used to run right and some one else run big and wide so you really need to try them on.... I have no idea if this is true boot wise......
jbeatty - 03/22/11 09:33
I have bought shoes online only when I have worn the brand before and know the size. The fit is usually the same. You could always send them back if they don't fit
I have bought shoes online only when I have worn the brand before and know the size. The fit is usually the same. You could always send them back if they don't fit
libertad - 03/22/11 07:43
Grrr, how elitist that Gilt website. I don't want to become a member, I just want to look at their shoes.
Grrr, how elitist that Gilt website. I don't want to become a member, I just want to look at their shoes.
libertad - 03/22/11 07:41
I buy footwear all the time online. Much more selection. Zappos includes the cost of shipping and return shipping so you know exactly how much you will pay. Unfortunately online shopping you do find lots of things you really want that are out of stock. At the stores you just wouldn't see it. I definitely read reviews.
I buy footwear all the time online. Much more selection. Zappos includes the cost of shipping and return shipping so you know exactly how much you will pay. Unfortunately online shopping you do find lots of things you really want that are out of stock. At the stores you just wouldn't see it. I definitely read reviews.
flacidness - 03/22/11 02:44
Those are are cute, so you for sure. Too bad about them being sold out. I'm sure they will get more in stock soon.
Those are are cute, so you for sure. Too bad about them being sold out. I'm sure they will get more in stock soon.
03/21/2011 20:59 #53890
Bound Feet Are InsaneCategory: body
I had heard of Chinese bound feet but never realized what exactly it was until I was watching this documentary about Albert Kahn where they had some early 20th century film of women walking with bound feet.
So I looked it up on wikipedia - I just could not believe how totally deforming it was. I thought it was just bound as in toes pulled together or prevented from growing. Instead it is totally broken and reshaped in many ways. It looks kind of like high heels shoes on the outside and kind of like a pig hoof.
I took this picture from the wiki article references above. It seems hard to imagine this.
where they had some early 20th century film of women walking with bound feet.So I looked it up on wikipedia
- I just could not believe how totally deforming it was. I thought it was just bound as in toes pulled together or prevented from growing. Instead it is totally broken and reshaped in many ways. It looks kind of like high heels shoes on the outside and kind of like a pig hoof.It was generally an elder female member of the girl's family or a professional foot binder who carried out the initial breaking and ongoing binding of the feet. This was considered preferable to having the mother do it, as she might have been sympathetic to her daughter's pain and less willing to keep the bindings tight. A professional foot binder would ignore the girl's cries and would continue to bind her feet as tightly as possible. Professional foot binders would also tend to be more extreme in the initial breaking of the feet, sometimes breaking each of the toes in two or three separate places, and even completely dislocating the toes to allow them to be pressed under and bound more tightly. This would cause the girl to suffer from devastating foot pain, but her feet were more likely to achieve the 7 cm (3 in) ideal. The girl was not allowed to rest after her feet had been bound; however much pain she was suffering, she was required to walk on her broken and bound feet, so that her own body weight would help press and crush her feet into the desired shape.
I took this picture from the wiki article references above. It seems hard to imagine this.
metalpeter - 03/22/11 17:52
I didn't know that it left..... I assumed that there are still some small towns or traditional places where it still goes on..... I Don't really want to know how it works in full detail but it is insane......
I didn't know that it left..... I assumed that there are still some small towns or traditional places where it still goes on..... I Don't really want to know how it works in full detail but it is insane......
james - 03/21/11 23:46
Mark my words, it is going to make a come back
Mark my words, it is going to make a come back
uncutsaniflush - 03/21/11 23:05
I think I was just as shocked as you are when I first found out exactly what this practice entailed. I share your revulsion.
I think I was just as shocked as you are when I first found out exactly what this practice entailed. I share your revulsion.
03/20/2011 22:34 #53883
The stupidest game everCategory: games
I know this is a children's game but what a stupid concept. What is it even teaching them?
tinypliny - 03/22/11 23:09
The difference between a real pair and a thing that looks like a pair but isn't?
The difference between a real pair and a thing that looks like a pair but isn't?
flacidness - 03/20/11 23:30
That is really funny.i don't understand why not the underpants if they're clean?
That is really funny.i don't understand why not the underpants if they're clean?
leetee - 03/20/11 23:27
It's teaching them that underpants are icky, go comando!
It's teaching them that underpants are icky, go comando!
But I am always excited... that kind of takes the variable out of the equation!
I think you got too excited and clicked twice.
How did that comment turn up twice? Glitch in the system!!!
I think I have been there. Is it the one next to Sweet Tooth? I just randomly walked in and got something hot to drink on a snowy day while I was taking a rather long route home. It was a bit too sweet... I wished I had told them to lay off the sugar. I felt like I was back home where they saturate every conceivable beverage with sugar till you can see crystals on the bottom of your tea cup!
I think I have been there. Is it the one next to Sweet Tooth? I just randomly walked in and got something hot to drink on a snowy day while I was taking a rather long route home. It was a bit too sweet... I wished I had told them to lay off the sugar. I felt like I was back home where they saturate every conceivable beverage with sugar till you can see crystals on the bottom of your tea cup!
I still haven't gone there yet. I keep meaning to.
I like Taza because it's cozy and intimate and you get to talk to people. (Other coffee shops are for being by yourself in public.) The baristas make hot chocolates just for me - almost always different while avoiding the flavors I don't like (raspberry) and then we sit and chat, like unexpectedly dropping by a friend's house for a cuppa. There are currently four baristas - Brena (the owner), Kevin, Brittany, and Jon. Jon sings and plays guitar for me, trying out his new songs. Kevin and I talk about the art scene, his latest projects, and women. Brittany and I gossip and chatter about the neighborhood and school and change. I don't know Brena as well because she works in the mornings. Lots of interesting folks hang out there - lots of regulars so it's possible to develop friendships and random connections without really trying. Taza had a birthday party a month or so ago - it was so interesting to see folks out of context.
Sometimes I'm so busy that I can't schedule fun with friends (like this week... :-( no gaming, no bowling, no movies... ) and Taza gives me good social interaction without the pressure of scheduling.
Hmm... why do you like Taza? Why not other cafés? :)
I haven't voted Yet I keep meaning to I know 464 would good for the new art space or gallery Hoping to vote over the weekend........
As long as you mentioned Artvoice Best of Buffalo.... Please vote for Cafe Taza as the best coffee and estrip.org for best local blog. :-)
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Speaking of Buffalo Rising 2 things quickly come to mind .....
1. They are like the Major Website about Buffalo that isn't part of another News Provider (Radio and Papers have websites) you would think they would have this under control......
2. This Reminds me I haven't checked it out but recently I have people asking for you to vote for them in Artvoice's Best of Buffalo
2b. When I have voted in the Past some of that makes me feel so lame... The reason being is they have all kinds of questions that I have no idea how to answer locally about.......
I took a snapsot of this earlier and was going to post it for you you today. I figured it would make you happy considering your hatred Buffalo Rising.