Glad to be back at the hotel. Passed a couple #rsac related parties on the way, and walking past was a good choice.
At the EFF party, the whiteboy rapper from Cincinnati is doin’ a rhyme called “Natural 20”. It’s a D&D thang.
I’ve never seen anyone do that with a sea urchin before.
Random raw fish megamix FTW!
Mobile: Down to Falsom St then thru SOFA to food and then the BAMM.tv studios and the EFF party. Attention limited.
Me at Crikey: “WikiLeaks isn’t cyber war, but maybe it’s piracy” http://arseh.at/4b1 [Paywalled, free trial] #rsac
@peterjblack Awww… Well I shall report on how the party goes. I suspect it will be weird.
Mbile: Back to the hotel to discard some stuff from my bag before heading off to dinner then the EFF’s 21st birthday party.
Me at @zdnetaustralia: “Digital apocalypse: the road to destruction” http://arseh.at/4aw #rsac
Ignorance is bliss.
RT @derekbarry: Even by their lofty standards, the NT News excelled with this recent headline http://twitpic.com/40kh9a [Sweet.]
@susan_m Thanks. I’ve read John Pescatore’s stuff via SANS for years. I should arrange a longer chat with him some time, he’s a smart guy.
At midday Sydney time, the TechLines webcast on cloud computing starts at @zdnetaustralia http://arseh.at/471 #techlines
Random last-minute Crikey story filed.
If you haven’t seen the Powerhouse Museum Collection on Flickr, try http://arseh.at/4ar
Thank you @jryderau @ErikVeland, yes, Powerhouse Museum counts, and I’ve pointed my client to them as a good example of Flickr. Thanks.
James Lewis: “Last year, if your dog was sick, blame China. This year, if your dog is sick, it’s cyberwar.” #rsac
Anyone know an Australian company that’s got a great presence on Flickr?
The internet is a glass pipe? Well that explains a few things.
Oh what would this guy know? He was only, like, Director of the NSA.
@iBleeter The differentiation being made is between “war” and “criminal activity” and “recreation”. #rsac
Once more, the consensus is that Stuxnet is cyberwar, but attacks on Google and the whole WikiLeaks thing are not. #rsac
@NewtonMark Curiously enough, Apple isn’t exhibiting at the RSA Conference. There’s a signal. #rsac
There’s a chance, a small chance, that one of these booths is not offering a chance to win an iPad.
Moody Russian hacker is moody.
ZDNet story filed. Lunch eaten. Almost an hour until another session on Cyberwar. A quick look at the exhibition hall, I think.
RT @jasonlangenauer: I’ve always found news is better read at the other end of the digestive process. [The man has a point.]
I should know not to read the news while I’m eating. It never helps.
Eating lunch, pondering why a bloke in a suit in Canberra gets to decide where a child gets to live. Is he qualified in child protection?
I’ve almost finished this almost-1000-word piece. But I need to stretch and clear my head to record an interview in 45 minutes.
Writing. Slowly.
@jeffsonstein I’ve seen the Yerba Buena Gardens, yes, lovely. Alas, today will be fairly hectic.
A couple journos in the media working room are moving very slowly and wear sunglasses indoors. I don’t think it’s a fashion thing. #rsac
Mobile: Wander through the cold streets of downtown San Francisco to the Moscone Centre, where something approximating breakfast awaits.
Wed plan: More RSA Conference including write for ZDNet, record for “Patch Monday” podcast, trade show floor; 8pm EFF 21st birthday party.
Emerging into the pre-dawn light on a cold San Francisco morning. Well, emerging from the bed and tackling email at the hotel room desk.