Welcome to The Dark Side

That attempted rapist better look out, looks like the brother was disappointed he didn’t get some.

First, Basil, I hope to god your not a “cop”. (Just for the record, you should use ‘Police Officer’, it is a sign of respect.)
Basil also looks like he maybe Palin’s best choice for VP in 2012, because you know she doesn’t want anyone smarter then her being her being her “second in command”.

In other news I am thinking about taking to video blogging. Anyone have recommendations for software to use?

10. Surround yourself with like minded individuals, and have a common goal.
(Like 1st Place at State!)

09. Sometimes, it is better to play things by ear.
(Especially important if your out of tune or out of touch)

08. Your tone and support can be the difference between hitting the note or coming up flat.
(Take a deep breath and blow)

07. It is possible to get from the 20 yard line to the 50 yard line in 24 counts, it just take bigger steps.
(4 to 5 , or just double time 8 to 5)

06. Don’t beat yourself up over past mistakes, learn from them and fix them.
(Left foot first…)

05. Take criticism constructively.
(Even when the judge doesn’t present it as such.)

04. Be aware of your surroundings, and agile enough to dodge obstacles.
(You never know when a rouge guard member is twirling your way.)

03. Practice, practice, practice
(Then practice some more.)

02. Don’t be afraid to ask for help from those dedicated to the same goal you are.
(because other’s success may rely on your success)

01. Always give it your all, with no excuses.
(There are no go-backs or re-dos.)

We all have days like this… Just some of us more then others.

First, with this post I have created a new category, called Tech Reviews on the site.  (Please, hold your applause.)Now, down to business.

If you have read any tech news recently, you may have heard of a new little gadget called the iPhone4.  This phone has had more sales voodoo worked on it then Steve Ballmer trying to sell WIndows 1.0.

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So for the last month, my server has been getting attacked. nothing has gotten through, but I get emails every time someone tries to hack either my site or my server.

Almost all the attacks have been based out of China, so I gotta ask, WTF china?

It isn’t like these are awesome hack attempts either, most have been common wordpress exploits and port scanning and brute force attacks.  I even had one try to claim to be the hosting company  (which they got the name wrong :-/) via email.  Since I work for the hosting company I host with I laughed, looked at my mail logs, and again, it was a Chinese IP address that sent the email.

Now please keep in mind I do have a few scripts in place to add an extra layer of protection to my server, but for the most part, what has caught the hacks attempts have been two off the shelf applications.

First, SecureLive’s SecurePress protects my blog, I have posted about it before and I stand by that it is an awesome piece of software, and well worth the price. (In the last month over 100 emails has been sent to me about someone attempting to exploit/hack my site.)

Second I have a firewall installed and I make use of a brute force detection script to protect my server from brute force attempts.  I tend to use APF and BFD (found at rfxn.com under projects) as I like it better then some of the alternatives.  That is just me, your mileage may vary.

Between the two of those and a few scripts I have put in place (including my perl DoS Reject Script, found on my projects page.) I have blocked over 500 malicious attacks to my server in the last month.

Granted, the malicious attempts most likely wouldn’t have succeeded to do anything on/to my server, but why risk it?

I don’t normally post about politics because of the volatile nature, but current events have really got me confused, worried and asking WTF!?!?!?!

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This sounds like some people I know.

Edit:

Cause I know you all want to set this as your work ring tone, here is the download.

So, I have been getting back into listening to all sorts of music again, including a lot of “mash-ups”, but, one of the things I really enjoy doing is sharing good music that I find. The trouble with that is finding ways to do it easily with out having a million links for people to click. Below is a plugin I installed from wpaudio.com. I am using the sample file found on their site to test it, but if it works well, and I like it, you maybe seeing more songs that I have found with commentary from me about them.

Song downloaded from wpaudio.com

It is not possible to look tough while stuffing your mouth full of gummy bears.