Saturday, January 26, 2013

Show Prep 199


Greetings and Salutations, People:

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Quick plug right at the top of the show: Keep an eye out on the LCS Feed for a brand new Major Minority Report that Drew is planning to release on the feed early next week.


Tweet of the Week:  
@theyearofelan
Why does toilet paper need a commercial? Who is not buying this?

Things I liked this week:
-Nancy was trained by her husband to NEVER make a peep when he was driving. She was totally quiet as he hit a guy.
-The glory that is British Siri.
-Avalanche hockey game on Thursday Night
-Doug saying he wants to call in. Also shining “Die in a Fire” at passing cars.



Today on VSR – Perhaps we’ll be joined by the man I originally hoped would be the co-host of this show 3 years ago. I have a story about terrifying a hot chick. The debut of my new Simpson’s fusion theory and the He-Man Movie Watcher’s Club will be discussing “The People vs George Lucas”.

If you’d like to join in the fun - (646) 716-7522 OR OHMS-1-MRLAB

(Bring on Face) –

Let’s get to the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)



Let’s get to the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03) 

An American computer programmer has been caught outsourcing his own work to a company in China.

The scam only came to light when the man's employer became suspicious about repeated remote logins to its server from the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang. The programer’s company was worried that the credentials of one of their best employees had been compromised and they hired an investigator to research what was going on.

But in reality the employee - referred to only as Bob - had "physically FedExed his RSA token to China so that the third-party contractor could log in under his credentials during the workday".

Bob is described as being in his 40's, "inoffensive and quiet" and "someone you wouldn't look at twice in an elevator".
And his apparent efficiency had not gone unnoticed by his manager.
"For the last several years in a row he received excellent remarks. His code was clean, well written, and submitted in a timely fashion." His boss was quoted as saying.
"Quarter after quarter, his performance review noted him as the best developer in the building."

Bob was praised for his excellent computer code

But a forensic examination of Bob's office workstation revealed a rather unusual typical working day for such a valued employee:
9.00 am - Get to work, surf Reddit, watch cat videos
11.30 am - Lunch
1.00 pm - eBay
2.00 pm or so - Facebook and LinkedIn
4.30 pm - Send end-of-day email update to management
5.00 pm - Go home

Here was the scam: “Bob” had been earning a generous annual salary of around $250K per year and had hired subcontractors in China to do his job for him for only $50K per year. He would come in everyday and screw around all day on the internet and no one noticed.

A check of the company's available records showed the scam had been going on for months - perhaps even years.

“Bob” was fired once the investigators revealed what had actually been going on.




SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Prostitutes are maybe not the smartest women on the planet. Here’s some proof:

Authorities say a 20-year-old Christal Smith drove 50 miles to reach the man she thought was her client after being solicited for prostitution through phone and text messages.

Here is where the red flags SHOULD have been noticed by the Smith: Her destination? The Salem Police Department.

Dumber still, police say the Smith walked past several uniformed officers and clearly marked signs reading "Salem Police Department" before arriving at an unmarked door, where they say she attempted to contact the man she thought was her client.

Instead, she was arrested on charges of prostitution and promoting prostitution. The phone and text messages were part of what may have been the laziest sting operation in history by Salem police detectives, who first identified the woman through a website.


COLONIE, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a New York man who left his 1-year-old son in his car for eight hours in frigid weather only realized his mistake after a call from his wife.

Police in the Albany suburb of Colonie say the man forgot to drop off his son at day care and left the child strapped in the back seat of the car when he parked outside his office Thursday morning.

Officials say the man received a call from his wife at about 4 p.m. inquiring about their child. He called for an ambulance and the boy was checked out at a hospital and released. Police say the baby didn't suffer any injuries despite temperatures that didn't top 15 degrees.

Police said Friday they haven't determined if the father would be charged.



MORGAN COUNTY, AL (WAFF) - A man and woman arrested for manufacturing methamphetamine in Morgan County, AL are also charged for a previous burglary in which authorities said they made themselves at home in a neighbor's house, and that when the neighbor came home, they discovered the man inside naked.
The victim, who did not want to be identified, said she had been away caring for a sick friend.
On November 7, she returned to her home on Luker Road in the Cotaco community. She discovered someone had barricaded her front door, so she broke into her house.
Once inside, she found Dennis Fielder naked, holding his small dog, a Chihuahua.
"When I walked in, there was a man standing nude in my living room holding a little dog. I asked him who he was, and what was he doing in my house," the victim said.
The victim recognized Fielder, who ran away with the dog.
A few days later, Morgan County Sheriff's Deputies arrested Fielder and Enola Hogdin. Investigators said they found Hogdin's clothes and an identification card in the home.
The victim said the two stole about $3,000 worth of property from her home, washed their clothes there, and used her cable to rent pornographic movies.
"It's a violation. It makes you feel you're not safe anywhere, especially not in your own home. Stole everything I had. I wish that he'd get clean because the drug is something that you just don't mess with," she said.
While out on bond on the burglary charge, Fielder and Hogdin were arrested for manufacturing meth at their mobile home. Morgan County Drug Task Force Agents said they found 15 meth labs during a search there.
The suspects each have an $85,000 bond in that case, and Sheriff Ana Franklin said she is asking a judge to revoke their bonds.
"This is a very good example of how drugs lead to other things throughout the community and to more crime," Franklin said.



I’m Craig, and that is the news… (Play News Music – Clip 03)


Bring on the Whale

With Doug:
Jogging and scaring a blonde girl.
Doug’s theory of when it’s okay for a man to drive a convertible.

Simpson’s Fusion Theory:
George Lucas – Comic Book Guy and Mr. Burns
Me – Flanders and Krusty the Clown
My Brother – Hank Scorpio and Gil Gunderson (The Salesman)
Face – Nelson Muntz and Barney
The Whale – Hans Moleman and Dr. Hibbert or maybe Apu
Elevation – Kent Brockman and Lionel Hutz with maybe a bit of Sideshow Bob
DOT Fan – Ralph Wiggum (Just Ralph)

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Bright Eyes – Classic Cars


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