2008

Anyone going to the OWASP conference in NYC?

Ugh…another late day means another missed BJJ class. This bites.

After days of monkeying around with postfix/dovecot/virtual domains/sasl/ssl/tls and lackluster OSS...

Why does the “Permanently Store This Exception” not PERMANENTLY store the exception in...

When pizza’s on a bagel, you can eat pizza anytime!

I’m the only one of the “C” security twits that isn’t a Chris*

“Well plain and simple Don’t live somebody else’s...”
— Barefoot Truth

Off exploring the Boston harbor islands today…

Cheddarwurst, baked beans, and a few beers…Yum.

At the wollaston beach playground…with a wedding across the street in the sand. That’s...

Locking down CentOS while the little guy takes a quick nap…

About 12 people in line at apple store in hingham…wasn’t expecting day 2 lines!

Getting very frustrated with my VPS provider (day three of subscription…)

Not in line for an iPhone…maybe after I move.

I believe a spider egg hatched in my car. I’ve been killing all kinds of little white spiders...

SomaFM - my favorite way to get in the zone for some app testing

“Lets try taking 128 this morning…” <—- Bad Idea.

Having internal debate about continuing to use Google Apps after @quine’s blog post.

Had a great time at @Beaker’s House of Pork and Mojitos! Nice to see everyone =)

Sorry, @kendelle doing the cooking. She wanted the record set straight…

Laundry, cleaning up, and cooking a little dish to bring along to the party…Having Connor do...

This week’s Zero Punctuation about webcomics is hilarious - http://is.gd/KA6 (Probably NSFW)

Learned at the wedding last weekend that someone I grew up came out with an album and it sounds...

The lack of traffic coming in this morning makes me petrified about the traffic I’ll be...

Great list - 100 Things You Should Do Before Reaching Black Belt - http://is.gd/KE5

Great, now my sunscreen isn’t even good for me. http://is.gd/JN8

Dealing with Charter Communications Abuse department is like a trip to the twilight zone.

DD Iced Coffee is great…until it spills on your white polo.

Great read about “insider trading” of 0-day exploits http://is.gd/J7k

Integrated Network Security talk - the perimeter is dead? What else is new?

Joel Synder is a great speaker. He even quoted @beaker :)

At the Integrated Network Security seminar. Funny running into people…

“Whatever you do in life, you have to love it or leave it. If...”
— Tendzin Choegyal

Dried mangosteens are my new favorite snack.

Grumbling about the fact that I’m pretty sure I won’t be going to BH after all.

Playground by the beach and some fried seafood at the clam box. I love summer!

Great fights on TUF finale tonight. I was happy to see Amir pull off another armbar on CB!

Had a great time at the Mini event. Tons of free swag and a caricature of Connor driving a Mini!

Heading to the “Mini Takes the States” event today at UMass Boston. Not a Mini owner but...

A six pack of Newcastle and some GTA4…this is what happens when I spend Friday’s by...

Parents will appreciate this bit from Penny Arcade: http://is.gd/AOD

Anyone else going to the “Integrated Network Security” seminar next week?...

A nice, small BeanSec crowd tonight. Great seeing everyone!

Developing quite the little server farm under my desk. Won’t need to worry about my feet...

Congratulations to the Boston Celtics! Great way to finish it off!

Feel pretty bad…got rolled tonight right onto another guy’s bad knee.

Up early after a fun time at my friend’s bachelor party. Back up to MA for a Brockton Rox...

Nothing like a little egg on your face to make you glad it’s a Friday…

Mmmm…burrito from Chipotle. It’s like the Starbucks of Mexican food.

McAfee CEO: AV Blacklisting is no longer effective http://is.gd/wzb SHOCKING!

http://twitpic.com/23os - Oh the irony…

After huge headaches, I found the perfect dealership. Bye WRX, I’ll always love you. Hello gas...

Met our CEO for the first time today. He’s very entertaining and personable. Hopefully I made...

Flashed a new firmware version on the Tilt, makes me feel slightly better that I didn’t get an...

Wow, a few of our guys went to Mundials and did damn well! Search on Kimura BJJ. http://is.gd/u38

Go to Hull! Had a great day at Nantasket Beach. Relaxing in some A/C before we head back out for...

Fuji 1546, definitely my favorite sushi place in Quincy

Chipotle grand opening in Quincy today, giving away free burritos. I love that place, but...

I love driving past Fenway on my way home. Seeing the bright lights on and smelling the vendor food...

A potentially historic night for MMA spoiled by stoppage happy refs/doctors and poor production.

Watching some free MMA on CBS. Funny seeing Big Black working the security/corner for a fighter....

Another car dealership nightmare. Canno one make life easy and just take my money, give me the car I...

What the heck…I keep hitting the wrong button and unfollowing people =( Sorry.

Nice explanation of the 0-day sky is falling FUD from the Flash issue: http://osvdb.org/blog/?p=246

What a crazy commute this morning. Definitely smelled the James Hook lobster fire on the 93->90...

Just had Splunk in for a demo. Very neat, their approach to log management is very different from...

Nice writeup on my BJJ school. You can see me in the background on the right =) http://is.gd/nzS

We had a fantastic holiday weekend. Hiking, beach time, and good food. Back to the grind today - at...

Hiking around Houghton’s Pond with Connor and @kendelle

Playing Spot the meme http://is.gd/kVd thanks to @adamjodonnell

Wearing a white shirt next to @kendelle in an orange shirt

Can you spot me in the audience? 5/21 Episode of Price is Right http://is.gd/jZt

The one night @kendelle shows up to watch me roll, I get paired off with a very talented woman who...

Guy’s night! Action flick (Diego’s Safari Adventure) and throwing back a few cold ones....

Dunkin Berry Berry coffee is pretty good, although too sweet for a morning java. Tastes like...

At the ballet, because I’m an awesome boyfriend.

I just dealt with two of the most amazingly rude sales people at Expressway Toyota in Dorchester....

Debating - Give up fast, fun, impractical WRX for eco(logical/nomical), practical subcompact...

Note: If you use NoMachine on your Debian/Ubuntu server, it generates an SSH key that you might...

A week off of BJJ due to vacation and now I’m extremely frustrated. Feels like I’m...

Had an amazing vacation, very enlightening. Back to the grind!

Wasnt a contestent but had a blast! Driving through Koreatown on our way to a pregame BBQ. Go metsQ

Getting processed to be on The Price Is Right - Come on down!!

Landed in orange county safe and sound. Let the vacation begin!

Landed in the twin cities. Slight layover before we are off to Orange County on NW148.

Off to California! Going e-dark will be tough. Have a fun week everyone!

Had playtime at the really crowded library, now baking some cookies.

Thumb filled with a local and some cortisone…Typing/Playing GTA4 is proving difficult.

Drove into the office, but have to head back home to work there. Luckily my 2 year old executive...

Sweet! Finally got my Xobni invite…

Finally writing up all of this log management “stuff” I’ve learned over the past...

While Dominos isn’t the greatest pizza ever, the online ordering and Pizza Tracker site make...

I really need a fire fighter helmet…

Got thrown hard, cranked my thumb the wrong way…Completely exhausted so no GTA4 Midnight...

Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. Ain’t life grand?

New England Aquarium today - Library pass FTW ($20 normal admission, $7 with pass)

California Chicken for dinner (http://is.gd/9gX) and some Arrested Development later on…

How do you initiate a playdate? Alll sounds like pick up lines. Here’s my number…..Play...

Italy’s Little Kitchen is a Quincy hidden gem. So good! The little guy must have been...

My son is convinced a “heart” shape is called a “valentines day”

3.95 for gas…ouch.

The system…is down…the system…is down *high pitched siren*

The Web Application Hacker’s Handbook is seriously one of the best guides/reference books...

Enjoyed the lack of traffic into work this morning. Still….wish I wasn’t inside.

“My knee hurts, especially during exercise” Dr: “You need stronger quads”...

Penny Arcade has a twitter related comic - http://is.gd/8CH

Working from home today, going to the doc’s to see what the heck is wrong with my knee...

Starting to feel like a leopard with all of these bruises. Time for more Vitamin C!

Sometimes sales people really scare me. “No, we don’t have a time line for picking a...

Talk about childhood nostalgia. A vendor sent us a View Master 3D with a disk about their product....

I think if I had to pick a favorite area of security, it would be doing web app assessments.

Killer class tonight (very crowded too) but I learned a lot of course. Late dinner of canned salmon...

Ah, 2:20PM, time for someone’s daily ritual of burning popcorn and stinking up the entire...

Pining for BJJ tonight for some serious stress relief.

Listening to another ISC2 e-symposium. Needs me some CPEs yo!

Summer wheels are on, winter wheels are stored and I finally got my hair cut (buzzzzzzzed). Hoping...

Showing the little guy how to fly a kite at PJP2 park. Another gorgeeous day!

Great day for a car wash and to finally change snow tires over to summer wheels.

Just got back from a picnic on the esplanade and watching everyone get ready for the marathon....

Chowing down some curry, waiting for @kendelle to get here to start a movie.

Took all of 15 minutes of “owning” my new gi before I got some blood on it. @beaker was...

I love Friday meetings scheduled for 4:30

Sweet! Real sugar coke time of the year http://is.gd/7cS

Drinking some super hippy kava tea, reading some Warren Ellis and having an early night.

felt like i hit a wall when i got home today, exhausted.

“They all suck, so you have to find the one that sucks less” - Realizing how accurate...

I spoke too soon - two problems down, and one “difussed”. Add some munchkins and a...

BeanSec! was a blast last night, and then I came home and got hit with three pretty stressful things...

Had a great time at BeanSec! I went out for food with @patomalley and then come home to 4 pages of...

Where are people staying for BH/Defcon?

Finding it strange that the security incident announcement for tumblr is on a wordpress blog:...

Not a good sign if I finish the iced coffee before I even GET to the office.

C’mon Bruins! Glad you guys made it this far, but wish the end didn’t feel...

I wonder if the merger is going to impact my Northwest flight to CA in a couple of weeks.

First full BJJ class down - what a great time. Sparred with some other relative newbies, and learned...

Amazing how a vendor’s “Top 10 Guide” to selecting a product in their market...

Why has AT&T sent me a “view your bill online!” notification e-mail every morning...

Good morning! Breakfast with the little guy and Kendelle’s fam this morning. Greasy spoon...

Of course the thunderstorm waits to start until it’s time to put the little guy down. Catching...

What an on/off weather day today. Still only partly cloudy here but it’s gone from...

Fun day for the little guy - “drove” a firetruck, planted some flowers, and got a clown...

Tragic day - both goldfish have died from what appear to be parasites. Attempts to find look-a-like...

Watched August Rush tonight with Kendelle. A nice, sappy movie filled with some great music.

Getting some good karma with @innismir, taking down a phishing site. Even called the legit site...

First Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu class wiped me out! But I had an absolute blast. Great people, can’t...

Late posting about a wonderful night on the boardwalk at Marina Bay with @kendelle.

“Whenever you see a generation gap, the young people win because the old people die” -...

Sometimes the immaturity of other people my own age really shocks and upsets me.

“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it,...”
— Philip K. Dick

What an amazing day outside. Planning on taking a walk around Marina Bay after work.

Pretty intense stern show this morning, Artie flipped out and attacked his assistant. Sad =(

It was an early night for the little guy, he was wiped out. Catching up on RSA reports with some...

Feeling the need to rock out. Avenged Sevenfold and Killswitch Engage, thank you!

Feeling guilty that I drove like such a jerk on the way into work today.

My Xbox 360 is making REALLY strange optical drive noises…again.

Watching some Band of Brothers makes me want to play some CoD.

Tested the local sushi waters for lunch - not bad for a place that sells japanese AND chinese food.

Reading up on technical details on the Kraken botnet http://is.gd/4Jq

Well…this day just got interesting.

Headed into the office, call with India early.

I love finding something I thought I had lost forever.

Realizing I might be asking too much of the NSLU2, looking into other NAS/MediaServer options.