It Was Nineteen and a Bit Years Ago Today…
In the process of packing I found an old teeshirt that’s been at the bottom of a drawer for a *very* long time. I think I used to have around 20 of these. For...
Monthly Archive: May 2011
Asymetric Financial Martyrdom
So the total cost for Bin Laden’s war against the US is now hovering around $6 trillion. He accomplished exactly what he said he planned: enmeshed the US in a war in the Middle...
Oakland WiFi Raiders
So in Oakland, if you use public WiFi, within 10 minutes some arsehole is portscanning and trying blind connects on 5900, 3389, 135 etc. NMap “intense scan” right back at you (x4 multi-location), with...
They Got To Da Choppas (That Were Working)
So it seems as if this Democratic President learned one hard lesson from his predecessor Carter’s aborted attempt to stage a commando raid: if there are helicopters involved, some of them will malfunction. Carter’s...
Oakland Riviera
Staying by Oakland Marina. Yes, there is a Marina! With little boats and everything! I was as surprised as anybody. But I did see a prostitute a couple of blocks away, so it still...