https://oxygencloud.com/index.html
Interesting idea for storage, something to keep in mind and look into a little further.
June 22, 2012
Experts show how ‘Flame’ malware fakes Windows – Computerworld
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9228127/Experts_show_how_Flame_malware_fakes_Windows
This malware is indeed a clever devil, and the Kaspersky article here dives into further detail, describing the setup and use of the man-in-the-middle vector employed to further the infection. I did note in the Kaspersky article that the fake Windows Update server looks for a PHP extension, which struck me just a bit funny and a little bit shoddy on behalf of the developers. Granted it’s background and not highly visible (as evidenced by the fact that this information hadn’t been discovered until now), but if I were to notice PHP in use with a Microsoft service, I think I’d be inclined to say “That’s interesting… why not ASP?”
That’s the reason this strikes me as a shoddy oversight in what has otherwise (at least from the small amount I’ve had the time to read on the topic) been a very polished and well-built platform. Unless something has changed significantly in the past couple of years since I’ve really played with these things, a couple of minor modifications to the config files for the web server would have allowed the files to easily have been served with an ASP extension, yet still have been processed server side by PHP. Just strikes me as a little bit out of character.
June 20, 2012
San Diego Dining 6/10 – 6/14
6/10/12 – The Hopping Pig Gastropub, 734 5th Ave.
- Pigburger
- Beers (noted in previous post)
6/11/12 – Osteria Panevino, 722 5th Ave
- Penne Cinghiale
6/11/12 – The Hopping Pig
- Beer sampler: 1 Ale Smith IPA, 2 Fox Barrel Pacific Pear Cider, 3 Uinta Double Imperial Black IPA, 4 Widmer Brothers Nelson Imperial IPA (picture forthcoming if I get around to uploading it).
- If I have a chance to get my hands on the Fox Barrell Pacific Pear Cider anywhere, I’ll definitely be doing so.
6/12/12 – Rock Bottom Brewery, 401 G St.
- Pulled Pork Sandwich
- Porter
- Cask-aged Belgian Trippel
6/14/12 – The Fish Market, 750 North Harbor Drive
- Oregon Troll Caught King Salmon
- Paradise Cove? and Grassy Bar oysters on the half shell
- Calamari
- Blackstone Merlot
- The cioppino looked delicious, but I didn’t try it myself.
June 19, 2012
Jesse’s Café Américain: The Secret State and the Tyranny of the Faceless and the Lifeless
http://jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.com/2012/06/secret-state-golem-xiv.html
A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself.
For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
June 10, 2012
The Hopping Pig
While visiting San Diego for Cisco Live, I had the opportunity to visit The Hopping Pig Gastropub on 5th Ave. I can recommend the Pig Burger, and I sampled some tasy local stouts, pictured below the menu. As you can see, they do have quite a selection. I really wanted to try a Monkey in the Sun, but never got around to it with all the local microbrews.
First up for the evening was the Ale Smith Speedway Stout, pictured below, for $6.50.
Second up was the Ballast Point Sea Monster Imperial Stout for $6.50.
Finally for this evening, the Ballast Point Piper Down Scottish for $6.00.
All three of these were very good, and I wouldn’t hesitate to purchase them again.
June 7, 2012
Flexible spending account – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flexible_spending_account#Medical_expense_FSA
Yet another negative for the Unaffordable Crap Care Act. The limitation of $2500 effectively makes any amount over that 25%+ more expensive. My guess is that this was done to increase tax revenues to aid in paying for this chunk of crap, though it was probably sold under some other guise… like “nobody should need more than that.” I wouldn’t bet on it.
June 5, 2012
FAQ – KVM
http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/FAQ
Kernel Virtual Machine FAQ – self explanatory. Page has some good links to info on KVM, may help with troubleshooting blank screen when attempting to initiate a guest from libvirt in KVM-QEMU.