48 Seconds

That’s how long it took for my “add a new post” page to load. I have no idea why my wordpress install is so absurdly slow. Perhaps it’s GoDaddy. Perhaps it’s DNS. Perhaps it’s WordPress. Perhaps it’s Mogwai that were fed after midnight. The load time is so frustrating, I find myself using Twitter more often than blogging. Anyway, I’ll … Read more

My Penguicon Schedule

I’m being completely honest — I still find it a bit surreal people actually want to know my schedule at Penguicon this year. I’ve gotten several emails, tweets, and facebook something-or-others asking for it. It makes me feel a bit like the nerd that gets asked to the prom as a prank. If anyone throws eggs at me, I’ll be … Read more

Real Life Zombies: Insomniacs

At first glance, insomnia really does seem cool. No, I’m serious. I don’t know about you, but I’m often annoyed that I need to spend a third of my life pointlessly sleeping. I’ve got things to do man. Unfortunately insomnia really isn’t as cool as just “never getting tired.” See, here it is almost midnight and I’m so absurdly tired … Read more

Detecting Conficker with NMAP or scs

Tomorrow is April 1st, and apart from funny pranks and silly hats — the Conficker worm will rear its ugly head. As recently as yesterday, some early (not that early I realize) detection programs are available. And they’re free. The first is simple to use, but slow as crap. In the author’s defense, it’s just a proof of concept. But … Read more