Hoping that another early night will finally bring my sleep patterns back into some sort of normality. Off-grid apart from essentials.
Centers for Disease Control has prepared us for the forthcoming Zombie Apocalypse. Thank you, US Government! http://arseh.at/75p
“Dealing with jackasses is one of the most crucial life skills you can master,” says @johnemcintyre http://arseh.at/75h
@Steve_Lockstep I’m waiting for the video to see who went further off-piste in that one, me or Kaspersky. At least I hadn’t been drinking.
@wolfcat @bernietb Well more to the point, folders already have a sort-by-date option. And yes, the ISO YYYY-MM-DD works fine.
Suspecting a certain editor will turn down a proposed lede that includes both “fuckin’” and “cunts” in the first sentence.
@wolfcat Maybe they’d buy the t-shirt if you hadn’t caved in to arse-backwards US date formatting. Just a thought.
RT @jasonlangenauer: I find it’s very effective to take 10 minutes at the end of each day to proactively give up on the next. [Smart man.]
RT @damonism: You started working, or started giving up, at 0500? [Good question. In retrospect, my answer is “Both”.]
In case you haven’t worked it out, I’ve given up on productive work for the day. I started shortly after 0500 so I reckon that’s fair.
@TerrorBite Thank you, but all credit for arseh.at must go to @thepatus, for it is his thing.
Just what Australia needs: more bush lawyers. You’re welcome. http://arseh.at/75d
RT @Bruff: In my view, the #rapture’s already happened, and we’ve all been found wanting. #planking is our punishment.
RT @OzAz: “this afternoon” We’ve been doing it all week [That’s the saddest thing I’ve seen all day.]
So let me get this right. We’re basing our entire media and “joke” output this afternoon on what some ignorant arsehat said on a billboard?
RT @derekbarry: I’m hiding out in Brisbane for a few weeks to finish my thesis on survival strategies for country journalism. [Irony much?]
@natecochrane How come Adam Spencer got a hug from Eugene Kaspersky but not me? Riddle me that. We were both on panels with him.
Waves of fatigue again? And now body aches? Plan change: Lunch, then “Patch Monday” audio editing ‘cos it’s a non-brain task. Remainder TBA.
The National Classification Scheme Review has just released its Issues Paper. Submissions close 15 July. http://arseh.at/75a
I seems I was wrong when I said @bengrubb wouldn’t see his iPad for months. He just said he has it back already. http://arseh.at/758
I keep reading “carbon tax” as “cartoon tax”. [insert obvious comment here]
“MP facing child porn charges due in court”, says @abcnews, with world’s blockiest pixellation ever. http://arseh.at/751
Ta @peterjblack for explaining Australia’s laws on unauthorised computer access. That’ll be in the “Patch Monday” podcast on, erm, Monday.
Mobile: Drop off washing at laundry; breakfast at nearby cafe; return to SEKRIT hideaway for MOAR RECORDINGZ.
@luke_smith A “demo” Facebook account? How so “demo”? That little snippet of info hasn’t been reported AFAIK.
“Qld cops denounce ‘ethical hacking’” http://arseh.at/72s Your audio comments to +61 2 8011 3733 or Skype stilgherrian #AusCERT #bsidesau
Going into studio mode. First recording is 0800, but have to decide the overall shape of “Patch Monday” podcast before then. Quiet please.
@adm_76 Yeah, the bastards never seem to put that sort of thing in the prospectus, do they? Bastards. Just… bastards.
You face your inbox and run through exactly the same tasks as the last 3360 working days. A sudden stroke then death seems appealing.
Does anyone feel that it turned out right? “I want to be a fireman” soon becomes “I’m an insurance assessor struggling with the mortgage”.
I wonder if Peter Garrett feels that his political career is as expected. Photo ops at primary schools and defending NAPLAN testing? Wow.
Fri plan, unordered: Sort #AusCERT recordings, do new ones, plan “Patch Monday” podcast; write one article; sort client-developer drama.
@jeffsonstein Yeah, there’s writers who seem to think the aim is to show how clever, well-read they are. It’s about the READER, arsehats!
Thanks again, @jeffsonstein. I’m used to writing for a general audience. If “average Jill & Joe” CAN’T understand it then I’ve failed IMO.
And all respect to @technologyspec for letting me use as my “Don’t do this” example the very technology they themselves use.
@jeffsonstein Thanks for that, Jeff. One day there’ll be a follow-up explaining that Facebook isn’t exactly a federated identity provider.
I just re-read my @technologyspec op-ed “Privacy is a commodity” and, well, I’m quite happy. http://arseh.at/72t
Ten hours of highly-disrupted sleep and I still feel ratshit. This does not bode well.
Hello, Friday, you cuddly little thing, you.