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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: Everblue on January 24, 2009, 02:11:59 PM
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http://zapatopi.net/mindguard/
I can't stop laughing, seriously....
From the intro:
"MindGuard is a program for Amiga and Linux computers that protects your mind by actively jamming and/or scrambling psychotronic mind-control signals and removing harmful engrammic pollutants from your brain. It also has the ability to scan for and decipher into English specific signals so you can see exactly Who wants to control you and what They are trying to make you think."
And there are people out there who actually take this crap seriously.
:-D
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Enforcer hits are MindGuard's way of letting you know it's working.
Maybe I should include that little gem into my readmes too....
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:laughing: :roflmao: :laughing:
PRICELESS!
And I'm said to be paranoid... :crazy:
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You guys have all been brainwashed by Microsoft and McDonalds! This is no laughing matter, go guard your minds before it's too late!
Remeber if you live close to a mobile phone tower, an aluminium factory or a large rock you need to construct a tinfoil hat as well as running MindGuard once a week.
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Are you serious? Because you know, the whole planet would qualify as "large rock".
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I'm super cereal dude, no one is safe.
Here's some important information that could save you from becoming a slave to the New World Order!
http://zapatopi.net/afdb/
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Oh {bleep}! I better get out of Norway!
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And I should get off Malta. Its one big rock!
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Must eat at Mcdonads ... Must eat at Mcdonads ... Must eat at Mcdonads ...
Brainwashed? Me? Nah ... Would you like fries with that?
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Is that serious? If so, which equipment does the author think an Amiga contains which is capable of intercepting and jamming radio transmissions of any kind?
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moto
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"Doomy is da fashizzle!"
:-D
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motorollin wrote:
Is that serious? If so, which equipment does the author think an Amiga contains which is capable of intercepting and jamming radio transmissions of any kind?
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moto
Wow, that's is some interesting software. Moto, I think I discovered what makes it work! Geez, can't believe they actually post this:
"Don't throw out your old computers! The computer industry, no doubt at the behest of the forces of mind control, is conspiring to replace all aluminum in computer chips with copper. IBM has already shipped millions of copper-based PowerPC CPUs and has its sights on all the other chips on your motherboard.
MindGuard uses the unique psychotronic properties of the aluminum found in the chips throughout personal computers to generate its psychotronic anti-signals. An all-copper computer would not be able to generate proper anti-signals and would be unable to run MindGuard properly (however it should still be able to pick up and decipher the signals since this is done at the semiconductor level).
DO NOT RUN MINDGUARD ON AN ALL COPPER PC! Computers with just a few copper components, such as the CPU, should still work fine for now. Make sure to do your research before replacing your mind control protection computer.
Combined with the computer industry's campaign of continuous obsolescence and the upgrade treadmill, this could render most consumer available personal computers unable to block psychotronics within five years! Lucky for us paranoids, Linux runs well on all-aluminum 486s, and Amiga computers remain as good as they were in 1990."
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:lol:
What they seem to be saying is that the aluminium components function as an antenna. What they don't explain is precisely which component in the computer is the transceiver :roll:
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moto
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The best part is the faked legal threat. I do not know a single lawyer who would refer to "The Illegal Device" or "The Illegal Program." The term would be "Infringing" since there is no decisive illegality until adjudication.
Oh, and the "fail to cave to our demands," or such tripe. Also, was pneumatic tube still in use in Gig Harbor, WA in 2000?
Registrant Contact:
[Name removed, but publicly available]
Metazoan w/ bilateral symmetry
[Address removed, but publicly available]
Gig Harbor, WA 98335
US
+1.1234567890
(Hosted in NC) The phone number violates ICANN rules for valid domain registration, anyway. All-in-all, I have to conclude that this is either a joke, or a seriously deluded individual.
From the MindGate Public License (MGPL)
All persons not affiliated with evil mind-control agencies are
hereby granted permission to copy and distribute unaltered copies
of this license in its entirety.
I, sir, am from a non-evil mind-control agency. But were I evil, could I distribute altered copies?
From the FAQ, asking about detecting signals from the 1990s:
You may be experiencing psychotronic echoes caused when mind-control signals produce sympathetic vibrations in nearby aluminum ore deposits. These vibrations can linger in the deposits for years, reemitting the same old signals over and over. If you have ever visited a town where it seems everyone's fashion is stuck in some past decade, this is usually the explanation.
And the last bit before I just cannot read anymore:
I have created a small script that proves that MindGuard is a sham!
That's not a question.
Clearly you are in league with the forces of mind control and are trying to scare people away from a product that can protect them.
And it calls "They Live!" a docu-drama. :rofl: I am dying here! I am seriously wondering if something is not hidden in the carrier modules or the program itself.
Oh, this stuff is just brilliant. Perfect spoof of classic brainwashing and mind control techniques and arguments.
"Your proof of my lunacy is tainted by the very fact that I have identified you as an agent against me. QED." (Paraphrased, and I wish I could remember where I heard that.) I must visit this page again and absorb more.
Ok, yeah, I spent a good bit of time on this. But that is what I tend to do. Besides, this really is funny... er, I mean serious... stuff. I wonder if this could be wrenched into the SubGenius. Praise Bob!
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Something slightly worrying is that the "before and after MindGuard" brain scan is referenced to "Kelvinic University School of Neuroscience", and that "university" is hosted on their own domain (http://zapatopi.net/kelvin/ku/) :inquisitive:
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moto
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I saw a mention of this on a craigslist ad for aluminum beanies. :crazy:
Is it a new pretend program, or the same one that went around on BBS's in the early 90's?
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motorollin wrote:
Something slightly worrying is that the "before and after MindGuard" brain scan is referenced to "Kelvinic University School of Neuroscience", and that "university" is hosted on their own domain (http://zapatopi.net/kelvin/ku/) :inquisitive:
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moto
Don't forget the Kelvin Kids' Club (http://zapatopi.net/kelvin/kidsclub/)!
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motorollin wrote:
Something slightly worrying is that the "before and after MindGuard" brain scan is referenced to "Kelvinic University School of Neuroscience", and that "university" is hosted on their own domain (http://zapatopi.net/kelvin/ku/) :inquisitive:
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moto
Fairly common. You can see this happen in various weight loss regimen scams, and especially the ionized bracelet scam in which the results of institutes of study touting the bracelet's efficacy were research "institutes" owned by the manufacturer.
Heck. I could found an institute, do a study on a here-to-unknown product, and then begin manufacturing said "product." That is the case with the stick-on cell phone signal amplifiers.
You know, like Dell's "award winning customer service." Yeah, I can print those awards in Print Shop, too. For that matter, I am an award-winning Hooters trivia contestant. A colleague printed it for me when I won Star Trek Trivia Night (really, the questions were painfully easy.)
R.I.P. Ricardo Montalbán. KAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHNNNNNNNNN!!
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weirdami wrote:
Don't forget the Kelvin Kids' Club (http://zapatopi.net/kelvin/kidsclub/)!
OMG! :-o
Hi Kids! My name is Kelvin and I'm your Lord! I'm here to tell you that Entropy isn't cool... well, technically it is, but not in the good way! If you worship Me, I can Conserve you from that mean, old Entropy. Plus, it's fun to worship Me!
:crazy:
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moto
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Everyone who ridiculed this man's heroic efforts to fight the New World Order and their plans to enslave the world, are obviously in league with the devil :-P , and the fact that I rushed out to bulk buy aluminium foil today, should not fool the truly paranoid into thinking that I am not part of the conspiracy also. :-o
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SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEETTT, an Amiga version of the tin foil hat !!!
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Only Amigafoil makes is possible.
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Pity it wont work on a Sam440 :(
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This is funny reading :roflmao:
Best laugh I've had in a while :lol:
@moto
New avatar?
If I try to take a picture of my dog, when he's sleeping, he wakes up and want to play :-P
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taunusand wrote:
New avatar?
If I try to take a picture of my dog, when he's sleeping, he wakes up and want to play :-P
If he hears the shutter going off then he wakes up and wants to play. Fortunately you can turn the sounds off on our digital camera so he doesn't notice ;-)
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moto
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Is it a new pretend program, or the same one that went around on BBS's in the early 90's?
I believe it's the very same. MindGuard has been available on Aminet (http://aminet.net/package/game/gag/MindGuard) for years, but the media won't share that information with the public.
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@moto
Even when I try to be really quiet, he wakes up.
My mobil-phone camera takes really crappy pictures, it does not get better when he moves, so I often have a very "blurry" dog :-P
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I have a big bag of paint chips, they're delicious!
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@moto
What kind of pooch? My exgf has a pit bull that looks just like that muzzle-on. Friendliest dog I have ever known (big bloody baby!)
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@LoadWB
He's a Staffie. He's 19 months old and just like your ex's Pit Bull, he's as soft as sh*te - as you can see from the picture ;-)
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moto
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I love staffies. One of the nicest bread of dogs there is.
One of only a few breads to be naturally non aggressive, and good with children , people and other dogs.
They have been given a bad name by all your chav types owing them and treating them bad.
I want a staffie, but the fiancee wants a lab.
So might have to get two dogs. Sure my cat will love that
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@JJ
Take your fiancée to an open Staffie show or fun day. She will meet loads of Staffies there and see that they are much cuter, friendlier and more fun than boring old Labradors ;-) Well, it worked for my other half! And you're absolutely right, Staffies don't deserve the reputation they have :-(
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moto
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I mentioned this and she laughed lol. DOnt know how likely that is.
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".....And there are people out there who actually take this crap seriously. ...."
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Yes. They are called scientologists ;)
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I think some of you guys are getting the wrong idea. The domain and its sites are hosted by a well known internet hoaxer.
None of it is serious. :roll:
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Then I was right: shear brilliance. It does tie up several paranoia paradigms very well. A fun place.
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None of it is serious.
Sure, the people that sell the stuff know it's fake.