Author Archives: dontai

zomro.com Content Scraper: Research, Ban

midex.zomro.com scrapes my site for awstat tags. I do not know why, and they do it multiple times. It is very annoying.

There is a ransomware listing for crasher121.zomro.com 93.170.169.52. There are other comments such as “109.248.33.212 is involved in malware incidents, spamming activity, ssh attacks, ddos” so caution is required. I did not research zomro.net, as I do not know if the .com and .net sites are related.

Observation:
midex.zomro.com
178.159.39.142 anconsul.ru 2016-nov-06 zomro

Research:
midex.zomro.com 93.171.158.189 93.171.158.0 – 93.171.159.255 93.171.158.0/23
elk91.zomro.com 93.171.158.47

midex.zomro.com 93.170.141.97 93.170.141.0/24

zuahbbazek1.zomro.com 93.170.253.11 93.170.253.0/24

ipredator.se: Research, Ban

ipredator.se is a Swedish VPN service that is comment spamming my site.

Observation:
anon-48-125.vpn.ipredator.se 46.246.32.0 – 46.246.63.255 PrivActually
host anon-44-42.vpn.ipredator.se 46.246.44.42
exit1.ipredator.se 197.231.221.211 CYBERDYNE Monrovia I did not realize that I had banned this before. If this changes I will hunt it down again. There are a few IPs that have used this host name. They continue to content scrape me.
anon-45-30.vpn.ipredator.se 46.246.45.30
anon-47-29.vpn.ipredator.se 46.246.47.29

Pattern:
Add 46.246. to the two octets in the host name.

Research
anon-39-1.vpn.ipredator.se 46.246.39.1
anon-42-1.vpn.ipredator.se 46.246.42.1
anon-37-1.vpn.ipredator.se 46.246.37.1
anon-55-1.vpn.ipredator.se 46.246.55.1
Anon-53-30.vpn.ipredator.se 46.246.53.30
anon-40-38.vpn.ipredator.se 46.246.40.38
anon-47-246.vpn.ipredator.se 46.246.47.246
anon-172-19.vpn.ipredator.se 93.182.172.19

fix-website-errors.com by Semalt: Research, Ban

fix-website-errors.com is a new content scraper campaign from Semalt. It follows from the keywords-monitoring-your-success.com and free-video-tool.com campaign, which I have already banned. That botnet was huge. They involved virtua in Brazil as well. Damn them.

Anyway, they hit your site, you track them down, ban them, rinse and repeat.

Remove Thick Vans Shoe Tongue: Step by Step

Vans Hawaiian Ocean shoes. They have really thick tongues. We removed the thick foam.

Vans Hawaiian Ocean shoes. They have really thick tongues. We removed the thick foam.

Like, Little Weed did, his new Vans shoes. The box says they are the Hawaiianocean model. What he did not realize and regretted was the super thick tongue that came with the shoe. Here is how to remove it.

The Vans Hawaiian Ocean model comes with a super thick and squishy tongue. It makes it harder to securely tie up your shoe laces. Little Weed wanted this thick tongue removed, so I did.

Japanese Boy Lost in Woods: What to do about kids

Yamato Tanooka, a 7 year old Japanese kid, was throwing rocks as people and cars, so his parents let him out of the car as punishment. He was lost in the woods of Hokkaido for almost a week.

Yamato Tanooka, a 7 year old Japanese kid, was throwing rocks as people and cars, so his parents let him out of the car as punishment. He was lost in the woods of Hokkaido for almost a week.

Damned if you do and damned if you do not. Yamato Tanooka, a 7 year old Japanese kid, was throwing rocks as people and cars, so his parents let him out of the car as punishment. A few minutes later he ran off and was lost in the woods of Hokkaido for near a week. He was eventually found by the Japanese Army, dehydrated but unharmed.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi goes ape when asked about human rights

Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi goes ape at a Canadian journalist when asked about China's human rights. So angry, so arrogant, so lacking in manners. A minister of foreign affairs should have some respect for the culture of other countries, and he clearly does not. China can do much better. The Queen was right.

Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi goes ape at a Canadian journalist when asked about China’s human rights. So angry, so arrogant, so lacking in manners. A minister of foreign affairs should have some respect for the culture of other countries, and he clearly does not. China can do much better. The Queen was right.

Comment, I usually do not, when it comes to politics, either in Canada, China, or elsewhere, but Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi on a visit to Canada went ape at a Canadian journalist. As a representative of China his behaviour was disgraceful and unacceptable. Due to military incursions in the South China Sea, China already has a reputation of being a bully. Wang Yi only reinforces the arrogant view that China now holds.

2016 Purple Lilies, Toronto, Canada

These purple lilies 百合 faithfully come up every year. They are beautiful but very delicate. Any little wind and the petals flop over like silly dog ears. Vibrant colours shine in the sun. They only last for about 7 days.

Purple Lilies, 2016, Toronto, Canada, photo 1 by Don Tai

Purple Lilies, 2016, Toronto, Canada, photo 1 by Don Tai

Purple Lilies, 2016, Toronto, Canada, photo 2 by Don Tai

Purple Lilies, 2016, Toronto, Canada, photo 2 by Don Tai

Purple Lilies, 2016, Toronto, Canada, photo 3 by Don Tai

Purple Lilies, 2016, Toronto, Canada, photo 3 by Don Tai

New Recycle Green Bin, Toronto, Canada

The new Toronto Green bin is much larger than the old, both taller and wider. I'd call the colour puke. Front view. Photo 1 by Don Tai.

The new Toronto Green bin is much larger than the old, both taller and wider. I’d call the colour puke. Front view. Photo 1 by Don Tai.

The powers that be at the City of Toronto, Canada, have decided to provide all house residents with new green bins. These bins are larger and can be dumped mechanically by truck. They are said to be raccoon proof. We’ll what our furry friends say about this.