From lyger at attrition.org Wed Mar 7 23:39:36 2007 From: lyger at attrition.org (lyger) Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 23:39:36 -0500 (EST) Subject: [attrition] news: A friend in need... is a pest Message-ID: http://attrition.org/news/content/07-03-07.001.html A friend in need... is a pest Wed Mar 07 22:26:19 EDT 2007 For those not familiar with the quote in the title of this item, please know that it is only meant to be humorous, even though this post in general is not humorous at all. John Kleinschmidt, a friend of attrition.org, has recently suffered multiple strokes and is currently recovering in his home after a hospital stay. For those of you who do not know John, he has blogged about it here: http://www.c2wifi.org/2007/02/02/so-far-2007-hasnt-been-all-that-kind-strokes-suck/ One of the main concerns anyone might have after a major medical issue is the safety of their family and other loved ones. Unfortunately, another concern is the cost of the necessary medical care involved with helping to resolve a life-impacting health issue. John is currently employed full-time as a system administrator, but his recovery and time away from work has already shown an impact on him emotionally and financially. [...] (please visit the web links above for more details) From lyger at attrition.org Sat Mar 17 02:40:51 2007 From: lyger at attrition.org (lyger) Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 02:40:51 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [attrition] postal: The Return of the Midget Terr'ists Message-ID: http://attrition.org/postal/logs/2007/logs.004.html Attrition Web Logs: The Return of the Midget Terr'ists Fri Mar 16 22:01:55 EDT 2007 nepen UPDATE: I apologise for the long time it has taken me to update, but I was busy doing my civilian duty, fighting terr'ists. I mentioned in the last Log Postal installment that the Department of Homeland Security was investigating a new terr'ist sect operating in the United States. After gathering the necessary intel, the DHS has passed the task on to the US military, who are hard on the tracks of these midget masterminds. The Navy have been given the particular task of hunting down the women of this dangerous group. I was somewhat worried by what I thought were CAPS OF FRUSTRATION, but I have been duly assured that they are the other kind of caps: The CAPS OF SERIOUS BUSINESS. You can be sure the Navy is treating these midget terr'ists as just that. gate12-norfolk.nmci.navy.mil - - [19/Oct/2006:14:11:03 -0400] "GET /postal/logs/2006/logs.003.html HTTP/1.0" 200 16246 "http://www.google.com/search?q=MIDGET+WOMEN&hl=en&lr=&start=30&sa=N" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.0; T312461; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; InfoPath.1)" [...] From lyger at attrition.org Sun Mar 18 04:02:05 2007 From: lyger at attrition.org (lyger) Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 04:02:05 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [attrition] review: Movie: The Village Message-ID: http://attrition.org/movies/village.html The Village 2004 martums Critics suck. Have you ever shyed away from a film the critics blasted, only to see it sometime later wondering WTF were they thinking? I try to pay as little attention as possible to what those scum bag critics say about a given film. Although, if the rating on IMDb is under 5, that may warrant attention, but critics in general are so often full of crap, you'd be better off reading this. I wasn't planning on reviewing this film until I read Roger Ebert's review. Don't get me wrong, Ebert has lots of experience, generally knows his stuff, and from time to time may have a tiny bit of some relevant perspective to share. That said, his review of M. Night Shyamalan's The Village was so hugely off course, it could have been in another dimension. I won't guess about his perspective, his feelings, or any of that. His review of this movie was harsh. I call bullshit. Screw the critic. This is a really good flick. [...] From lyger at attrition.org Tue Mar 20 23:48:17 2007 From: lyger at attrition.org (lyger) Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 23:48:17 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [attrition] news: Statistics Updates Message-ID: http://attrition.org/errata/stats.html [3-20-07] - J. Micah Grunert - Hacking, the new American hobby. [03-18-07] - Jose Nazario - Infosec OPML 1.0 [03-17-07] - Jaikumar Vijayan - Forget hackers; companies responsible for most data breaches, study says [03-17-07] - Brian Krebs - Cyber-Criminals and Their Tools Getting Bolder, More Sophisticated [03-10-07] - Bradley Olson, The Baltimore Sun - Computer remedy to be complete Monday [03-06-07] - Jana Cranmer, GCN Staff - FBI unsure if missing notebook PCs contain sensitive data [03-06-07] - Michael Fitzgerald, CSO Online - How to Stop a Laptop Thief [02-13-07] - Paul McNamara, NetworkWorld Buzzblog - Survey says 70 percent of Web sites are begging to be hacked: My expert's $1,000 says that percentage is a crock. [02-06-07] - Chris Reidy, Globe staff - Survey: Data security worries bankers From lyger at attrition.org Fri Mar 23 22:48:33 2007 From: lyger at attrition.org (lyger) Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:48:33 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [attrition] review: Movie: Children of Men Message-ID: http://attrition.org/movies/cofmen.html Children of Men 2006 Czarina I am not sure why, but this movie just didn't compel me as I think it should have. I loved the plot idea, but the execution of that idea wasn't great or exciting either- it didn't go where it should have. In fact, it didn't go anywhere. The technical points and long shots employed by Alfonso Cuaron are in reality the only commendable facets of the film. There were things about Children of Men that made it sag -- sometimes the flow was interrupted; sometimes people did stupid and inane things; unanswered questions and unexplained points were plentiful. Those issues made the movie, like my last one-night stand, less satisfying than I thought it would be. Children of Men takes place against the backdrop of a conflict-torn world in the year 2027. The planet, it appears, has suffered a visit from Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Pestilence, War, Famine, and Death for you non-Biblical types). Humanity is on the brink of extinction, as for nearly two decades women have lost the ability to conceive and bear children due to causes unknown. As a result, the world has plunged into utter chaos and even the world's strongest and mightiest nations have imploded. Governments race against time and each other to solve the fertility crisis which has now reached a dire pitch, exacerbating the impending doom of the human race. Everyone prays that one day the sound of a child's cry will pierce the sounds of explosions, gunfire, and loudspeakers blaring propaganda. Tragically, though, the fragile fate of humanity has been dealt a shattering blow; the world's youngest inhabitant, affectionately named Baby Diego, has died at age 18. It looks as if mankind.s last flicker of hope has been extinguished, and the species shall perish. [...] From lyger at attrition.org Sun Mar 25 04:55:56 2007 From: lyger at attrition.org (lyger) Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 04:55:56 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [attrition] postal: sleep, be cute, eat, poop Message-ID: http://attrition.org/postal/p0014.html never bullshit a bullshitter love ya always do. not. mess. with. the. women. not quite NAFTA a tribute to josh (#2 in a series) "need some porn fuck" (asked the right guy) much much love ermmm... no not just us nothing personal From lyger at attrition.org Wed Mar 28 00:02:55 2007 From: lyger at attrition.org (lyger) Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:02:55 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [attrition] review: Movie: 300 Message-ID: http://attrition.org/movies/300.html 300 (2007) Czarina I have to say that 300 was worth the wait... for the most part. Visually stunning, this movie, like its Frank Miller brethren, Sin City, is going to revolutionize the way that people make films based on comic books -- fusing comics and motion pictures into one seamless organism and ocular orgasm. This film will have a profound impact on the genre as Terminator 2 and The Matrix did for action films and special effects. This film is set to become a cult classic, especially among the readers of the graphic novel and Frank Miller. Anyway, enough of my philosophy, and on with the review: If you are not yet aware of the movie's plot, 300 is the cinematic adaptation of Miller's illustrated work based on the Battle of Thermopylae circa 480 B.C. This battle pitted 300 Spartans against the massive and seemingly indomitable forces of the Persian Empire, which was reaching the pinnacle of its power. The transvestite-looking, self-proclaimed God-King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santaro: Lost ) seeks to rule the world and needs the ancient City-State to facilitate his conquest of Greece and the rest of the Mediterranean. However Spartan King Leonidas (Gerard Butler: Dracula 2000, Phantom of the Opera), will have none of that shit. Thunderous, fearless, and defiant, Leonidas is passionately committed to the sovereignty of his beloved Sparta, (as well as his own), and will not easily hand over his reign and submit to another, especially a Persian. After a Persian emissary (Pete Mensah) makes a proposal to Leonidas to hand over his crown (and become Xerxes' bitch), and insults his bold and beautiful queen (Lena Heady), Leonidas becomes bent on kicking Persian ass, beginning with the insolent messenger. [...]