- I just finished Blue Remembered Earth by Alastair Reynolds. Once again, a fantastic book from an amazing writer! #
- The vBulletin defacing/cracking fiasco continues. I have now banned most non-US IP addresses from the server. Take that, bitches. #
- If the @sawdoctors were coming closer than 850 miles from me I would totally be there: http://t.co/cb6pooyA #
- Dear snow: go away. #
The local PD published a "Bar Report," here's my favorite one from the last month:
Sunday, January 8, 2012: 0242 hours
115 N 2nd St - #12C00727 – Assault with a Knife
Officers were flagged down and told there was an unconscious male on the steps of the Baja Bar.
Officers located an extremely intoxicated and unconscious 22 year old male on the top step of the
bar next to a large puddle of vomit. Officers made several attempts to wake the male (nudged him,
shook him, activated their emergency sirens) and after some time, the male stood up and
attempted to walk away and would not cooperate with officers (refused to sit, ignored instructions,
etc). At some point during this incident, the male removed and concealed something from his
pocket, and when officers heard a “click,” they realized the male had a knife. The male then
attempted to slash the officer with the knife, the officer aimed his weapon at the male and shouted
at him to “drop it,” and the male dropped the knife. Officers took the man to the ground and
handcuffed him. The male was arrested on charges of Aggravated Assault, Concealed Weapon
and Obstructing. The male continued to resist arrest, and due to his level of intoxication, he was
taken to KMC and later transported to the jail. As he sobered up, he became confused about the
charges involving the knife (could not remember) and cried while he was being booked.
FYI: KMC = Kootenai Medical Center
- I just discovered MagicPrefs: no more super-annoying unwanted horizontal scrolling with the apple touch mouse! #
- I am very tired of vBulletin's security issues. I can't wait to get away from it. #
- I donated my 38th pint of A- blood today. #fb #
- Samsung and AT&T: Making sure your phone is only one version of Android behind... #
Today I fired off a broadside blast against some annoying script kiddies that have been defacing a vBulletin site I have the unfortunate misery to manage. I finally tracked their crack down to a PHP file that was uploaded under a previously vulnerable version. I had no idea it was there, but these evil files kept showing up despite my keeping the software updated.
These people are not hackers, but tiny-minded people trying to up search engine results and send out spam. If you want to know what a real hacker is, read 2600 Magazine.
Anyway, I deleted their exploit, then realized I was missing an opportunity, and replaced the page with this:
Now if they ever come from an un-banned IP address (yeah, I shut them out, and the rest of their ISP's network, too!), that's all they're going to get…
- Ach, Burns Nicht awready? #eatmorehaggis #
- Even more goodness from @tmbg and the Instant Fan Club today! I would love a live version of Alphabet of Nations.. #
- My wife just passed her element 2 tech exam! # hamradio #
- Designing the AI for my first mobile: a cow. Using finite state machines. #mud #
- I just bought @AquilaRift's Blue Remembered Earth from http://t.co/pH41DL0T and paid for int'l shipping to the US. I want it that bad! #
- I handled so many breasts this morning that I lost count of the number. Relax, they were chicken breasts. #
- Here is a VMWare translation: "The promotional price of $49.99 is available to both existing and new customers" means NO UPGRADE PRICING. #
- I am back to working on my pina colada bread recipe. I will perfect it someday... #
- Here is a picture of my QSL card design. #hamradio http://t.co/mz8myChQ #
- Anyone else having trouble bringing up the @arrl website? #hamradio #
- I'm official, with a badge and everything now. Support your local amateur radio group! #k7id #hamradio http://t.co/CVsPGxah #
- Just made my first distance QSL on 20m BPSK-31 to Rough and Ready CA! #hamradio #
- I'm working on designing my QSL cards right now. #hamradio #
- I finished my application to be a VE with the ARRL so I can help out at my local radio club (K7ID). Wooo! #hamradio #
- My most hated Christmas song #1 Rocking Around the Christmas Tree #
- Most hated Christmas song #2 I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day #
- My call sign info is updated in the FCC's database, I'm officially Amateur Extra class now! #hamradio #
- I ran in to two Cantonese guys at lunch, had a nice chat in Mandarin with them, they were tourists looking for things to do in Cd'A. #fb #
- I plan to #occupyhamshack this weekend and work some digital modes. My PSK31 elmer is helping me out with my last few issues tomorrow. #
- Trips planned for the coming year: Seattle in spring. Boston and East Coast late June, LA/San Diego late July. I'd love to squeeze Hawaii in #
- Double-fisted corn dogs for dinner. Oh yeah, the holidays are here! #fb #
- Last night I melted butter in the microwave and when it finished the readout say "ENJOY YOUR MEAL" and I wondered, "How did it know?" #fb #
- I just ran across Algorius Net Viewer at http://t.co/TFkBo5r1. Very cool stuff if you want an interactive map of your network.. #
- Let the hardware ordering spree begin! I just ordered parts for 4 new dev machines, one 6-core. All 16Gb RAM, SSD, etc. Sweet stuff. #
- Time to sit on the couch with the cats and watch the Invader Zim Christmas episode! #fb #
- Nightmare time with the Necromancer and Zombie Bob. #
- Studying hard for my amateur extra exam tomorrow evening. Calling it a night now. #fb # hamradio #
- I've passed 3 out of 3 Element 4 practice tests this morning, I sure hope I can remember all this information during the test... #hamradio #
- I just passed my amateur extra exam! #hamradio #fb #
- Listening to lots of traffic on 80m right now. #
If you follow me on any social media, you probably already know this, but on Monday I passed my Amateur Extra (Element 4) exam for Amateur Radio. This is the highest license for ham radio in the US, and it was a lot of studying for me. I am excited to accomplish this in my life, and am currently researching a computer interface circuit for my radio that will allow me to work with digital modes like PSK31. Be looking for me on 20m PSK31 soon!
K7AJC/AE
- It's a great day to break out @carbonleaf's Christmas Child album! #
- Got home, did dishes, started a new batch of root beer. Getting back to studying for FCC element 4 test. #
- This is good @GrammarBlog fodder. Why is that apostrophe even there?? http://t.co/XKYIeire #
- I signed up for the ARRL's Logbook of the World finally. I hope to be DXing before Christmas.. #
- I just ordered a dual Xeon processor server with 64Gb RAM. Woo! #
- I'm up early to watch the lunar eclipse! #fb #
Time to do some crowdsourcing. If you can identify this language, please let me know! I was tuning stations around the 20m band and had no idea (apart from the bits of callsign in English) what this guy was saying: radio.mp3
- A @make interview with @michaeljnelson? Talk about DOUBLE AWESOME!! #
- OH YEAH! I got my @InvaderCON dinner and breakfast tickets. Woo! #
- In case you couldn't get dinner/breakfast tickets for @InvaderCON, try back at 7:15, when the holds start expiring for non-purchased tix. #
- Who do I have to bribe to get @FrankConniff to @InvaderCon next July? #
- Instead of playing Words with Friends from home, I'm going out tonight to play Pizza with Friends. #fb #