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PSA: bandwidth theft

By on May 26, 2006 in General Skwib

Taking a short break from our usual satire and silliness, I’d like to point out this excellent article from the site wizard on how to prevent image bandwidth theft.

For those of you paying for your own bandwidth, there is an easy way to prevent people from stealing from you by linking images from your server. I don’t really object to people downloading an image they like from my site and posting it on their pages. I can live with that kind of theft. I do get upset when they use my server to display the image on THEIR site. That actually costs me money, particularly as The Skwib has gotten a little more popular and it comes up frequently in Google image searches.

Anyway, if you’ve got the same problem, follow the link above to find a simple solution. All you need is Notepad and ftp access to your server. The only problem is that it seems to disable viewing via Opera. I’d apologize for that, but people using Opera wouldn’t be able to see the apology anyway — they’ll just get a 412 error message.

Pig nuzzling antelopeNow, to return to silliness, here is a picture of a pig nuzzling an antelope:

The Carnival of Satire (#35)

By on May 25, 2006 in Carnival of Satire

The Carnival of SatireWelcome to The Carnival of Satire, where all your cranky irony can be vented for free. Onto the posts:

We kick things off with Madeleine Begun Kane at Mad Kane’s Notables as she gives a new depth to the phrase, cold cash in her Ode To Rep. Jefferson.

Exmonkey asks the peristalsis question we all are thinking: Why are their so many diarrhoea medicine adverts? posted at Unite By Yucca. Do yourself a favor and read the comments.

Catnabbit! has a list every feline will want to memorize in: Top Ten Threats to National Security As Seen By Cats. Continue Reading →

Hussein succeeds where Blaine fails

By on May 23, 2006 in But is it art?, Parody & Satire

Saddam Hussein holding his breath in an enclosed tank of waterBAGHDAD (The Skwib) — The world was astonished to learn that Saddam Hussein managed to shatter the world record for holding his breath underwater, staying submerged for a full 12 minutes.

“Saddam has been working on his breath control for some time now,” his publicist Sylvia H. Ack told The Skwib in a phone interview this morning.

“Since his capture, he’s had lots of opportunities to practice holding his breath underwater, and he thought that while he was waiting for his court appearances, he would attempt to break the world record,” Ack said.

“Really, there was no downside. If he didn’t survive, at least he’d be remembered for making Blaine look like an even bigger idiot, and now we’ve got the public talking about something other than his human rights record.”

So, how did Hussein manage to stay underwater for more than nine minutes?

“Well, being bound and immersed in a tank of water does make the job easier,” Ack said. “He’s also had a lot of help with his training. He’d like to thank the US and Iraqi authorities for that.”

Hussein was unable to comment on his achievement, due to the extensive brain damage caused by hypoxia.

Inspired by Guantanamo Bay, Abu Gharib & this art.