Topic: safety
teadipper's photo
Tue 01/03/12 04:43 AM
Hi Everyone,

I have people worried all the time because of who I might aggravate on the internet that I might not be safe.

You all know I hang around guys a significant number of which are some pretty big bad programmers.

I just wanted to share what I have learned from them. Your computer is the first thing that will be taken by law enforcement if someone from the internet is suspected on harming you. They will be looking to hunt down the person. People these days delete too much. They are all consumed with the space an email or couple photos may take on their hard drive. It's really such a miniscule amount of space in reality. You are burning up tons with your chat programs and such. Keep emails, keep pictures, don't delete chats, etc. Use Gmail which saves everything and never deletes. These are all very definite virtual paper trails. There should be at least one trusted person in your life with ability to hack your accounts ICE. I always pick someone who is so HUGE in the computer field that they have WAY too much to lose by hacking into my piddly life for fun. If you do not feel comfortable doing this, you can write down your information and tape it behind a mirror or painting and let an important person know that if anything happens to you, to look behind that item. You don't even have to tell them it's your passwords. Just "if anything happens to me, there is an important note taped to the back of that for you".

Also, people in REAL life are not secure enough in general. And I am not trying to scare people. But it's wise to take self defense whether you are male or female. Some of us are trained and carry small weapons. Learning how to be a hard target is important,etc. And this does not apply to just the internet.

Also you should have a composition book not in your purse or car with every single card number in your wallet including your your insurance cards, etc. and their 800 number so if you get mugged, no bigs. When you get home, you can call everybody. Some people photocopy their cards front and back.

And you should secure your home well. The best way is if you know a reformed criminal, they are THE experts on how to make your home hard to get into, etc.

There are no guarantees about any of this. Crime and crazy people can be completely random. These are just the things I was taught.

tara48's photo
Tue 01/03/12 05:26 AM
Thank you, :) I took notes!

teadipper's photo
Tue 01/03/12 06:14 AM

I dont think you really aggravate people. Youre a necessary quirky member of our population.


That's because so many of my friends are not on my friends list and also you do not see my private mail.

I cause grown men to though temper tantrums. It's quite silly.

Thank you for calling me quirky. One of my favorite words to describe myself. : )

teadipper's photo
Tue 01/03/12 12:00 PM

I know whatcha mean about the temper tantrums. It comes up in the threads sometimes, what people email us about...like what they disagree with, or wanna fight with us about over our profiles, or the like.

Both men and women do that and I consider their behavior their own responsibility. You do not cause someone elses behavior really.

I just block em once it heads there.

More than once, a man has tried to tell me that what I want is not important. 'click' haha.


Oh rants on why I can't or shouldn't do this or that. Or why don't I like them. What do I mean they are not interesting to me. They are wonderful and amazing. Their mother loves me. Why do I think they are not good enough for me. What do I mean I am not interested in a conspiracies. THEY ARE REAL. What do I mean I will not go fishing or hunting? What's wrong with fishing or hunting? Why are you such a biotch about not dating smokers. I don't believe you that second hand smoke makes you lose your voice and your throat bleed. What do you mean you can't have children. Ir you were with me and had enough faith in god and the right doctor you could have children. Your IQ is 170. I don't believe you. Let me answer obscure questions in a foreign language you have never studied and bag on you when you only get the answer to a third of them. What do you mean, you are going to go to school and work regardless of having a man, why don't you just want to be a woman and stay home and cook and clean, etc. What do you mean you don't want to be a Christian. It's the only true and correct religion. I like that you know about guns but I hate your taste in guns. The guns I like are vastly superior.

teadipper's photo
Tue 01/03/12 02:42 PM
And this is an internet thing I forgot to say:

DO NOT FOLLOW LINKS TO ANYTHING EVER FROM AN UNKNOWN PERSON EVER

You can be tripping in a virus or worse. Not even Youtube.

Get the subject from the person and look it up yourself. ALWAYS.