Odds are, some of the earliest data coming down off this bird ended up on a reel of tape I recorded as a newly-minted Airman 1st Class computer operator at Buckley AIr National Guard base in 1983. Now it’s a Space Force Base.
DSP Sunsetting
Out of Ammo? Never.
At least not our guys. We can launch these things off carriers if we need to. The new B-21 Raider is named for the Doolittle Raiders who launched B-25 bombers off the Hornet to strike Japan in WWII’s first retaliatory blow in the Pacific.
Note to FOX News
You cocksuckers need driven out of existence. I encourage anyone interested in Democracy and the Rule of Law to follow the Lincoln Project in whatever media format suits your taste, cut ‘n paste, gen one up yourself and cc: all your friends. I sense a growing list of MAGA cash-stream email addresses coming to my attention.
(jason@digitalcontentnext.org – piece of shyt that doesn’t even use a .com address),
I’m reaching out to find out whether Digital Content Next plans to continue to represent Fox News following the recent revelations in the Dominion Voting Systems v. Fox News briefing.
Details from the briefing reveal that Fox News’s leadership sought to manipulate the election process behind the scenes and intentionally misled viewers with election fraud conspiracies that they knew to be false. In fact, Murdoch personally shared confidential information about the Biden campaign’s ad buys with Kushner, a representative of the Trump campaign.
The definition of propaganda is “Manipulating and misleading people intentionally to achieve political ends.” Not only does this evidence meet these standards, but the company also went above and beyond to coordinate with a political party to influence the political process itself.
Digital Content Next describes itself as a partner to “high-quality digital content companies that manage trusted, direct relationships with consumers and marketers.” Your membership criteria lists multiple rules including:
Once admitted, members must demonstrate an on-going, scrupulous commitment to best practices for Online Publishing with respect to editorial quality and integrity, credibility and accountability.
The applicant’s online content must not be inappropriate, obscene or otherwise unlawful.
Members must have demonstrated a commitment to the highest standards of online publishing for at least one year.
It appears that Fox News violates all these rules. Do you plan to continue representing Fox News despite its egregious violations of advertiser privacy and the deceptions it has made to the public?
Thank you,
Hacking Defense Vectors
Here’s independent local confirmation on a cybersec topic I’d been overlooking in the mass media. My biggest concerns in the network defense business were always external actors looking for big things in high-level enterprises. Everybody I worked with had a security clearance, so it was normally assumed nobody was looking to abuse the computer tools. With crypto disappearing at alarming rates and international skullduggery proceeding apace, it’s refreshing to remember people have bills to pay and the cyber n’er-do-wells are no different.
Sale of Stolen Credentials and Initial Access Dominate Dark Web Markets.
Just hope someone doesn’t really want to break things and hurt people. You can play with annoying DOS and sinkholing crap all you want, but the best preemptive strikes are a 1-keystroke [enter] pull-of-the-pin, scripting the desired outcome. You have to already be in for that to work – longer the recon, the better. Staying on top of that good account/password management is your first line of defense, but USB sticks can walk right by. These days they can do it at the speed of light remotely from a cellphone, if you’re not careful.
Surveillance Capitalism
Masquerading as communism, China is kicking ass! I’m talking about the concept in general, not as if it hadn’t been started, expanded and perfected here in the U.S., but the Chinese are like the best imitators ever, for krissakes. The origin of SARSCOv2 are a Chinese curiosity at best, in the larger scheme of things. It came from Wuhan, they royally fucked the response, while they continue that fuckery unabated today. That much is clear. Keep imitating that communist ideology and let us know how that’s been workin’ out…
Now they’re entertaining arming Russia, because why? I really want to know. Pretty sure they understand how their politics extend both east and west, militarily as well as economically. Prosecuting it by other means must pose quite a dilemma. This was early-on speculation, and I’m pretty sure we already have evidence of Chinese ammo in Ukraine. Better think this one all the way through, mutherfuckers. We can make N-Laws and Javelins alot faster, quicker and cheaper than you can make armored vehicles.
Guns or Butter, your call.
LATE UPDATE: Just FYI, I started seeing uTube™ ads about beard care products for the first time, two days after making this post. I use no social media accounts of any kind, apart from watching and commenting on uTube vids. Never forget: real communication is a two-way street – face-to-face, electronically or any way you like to slice it. Surveillance Capitalism is real, no joke and many will pay the price. I like to barter.
That Other Thing
Here’s a good example of the things I’ve been alluding to, WRT the Pootin Imperialist Adventure:
“The Justice Department on Thursday arrested two Kansas men on allegations that the pair illegally exported aviation-related technology to Russia and provided repair services for the equipment.”
Bakhmut Soaked In Blood
Peters’ Appeal Denied
This local Colorado nazi‘s goin’ to jail.
Corporate Greed
Enduring the occasional rail derailment and associated toxic chemical spill gets alot of attention, but we rarely hear about the day-to-day customer service features foisted upon us to scoop every possible penny. Some poor woman in Illinois experienced one of the lesser-known pitfalls of company avarice by not paying a service bill. I’d like to know if that $150 was for the last three $50 monthly installments, or just exactly how it breaks down in terms of the child’s life’s value? Couple bucks a year by most projections probably.
U.S. Insecurities
China says TikTok ban reflects U.S. insecurities. Ya think? Like foreign surveillance overflights are banned, so is state-sponsored malware, designed for cultural subversion and espionage. They stretched it out quite a ways, but the truth was apparent. Largely similar to Fuckbook™ and Twitwhore™, the Chinese use their digital fingers to dig into not just the customer’s pockets, but the government’s interests, as well.
Don’t know who’s really paying attention on the cyber front, what with the Marshall’s hacked and the FBI cyber help desk currently offline due to bad actors. Not mentioning what I’m seeing here recently in this little corner of the Internet.
Thank You
Somebody must be paying attention somewhere…
Proposal calls for VA to study effects of medical cannabis on vets with PTSD, chronic pain.
Maybe they’ll get another crack at it. This is one of those bi-partisan topics the MAGA can’t make much money with, so they’re just actively ignoring it because alot of the base likes to get high. I’ll remain cautiously optimistic.
Low Key Monday
Starting the work-week with a couple fish pics. I love how the aquarium looks with morning sun shining in. Can anybody spot the cat reflection?
Beard Balm Review
We’ll finish out the week with something really off-the-wall and mundane at the same time. It started out as my Pandemic Thing, during the 2019-2021 period of avoiding all human contact. Then Dusty Hill died, and here we are today. ZZ Top has been one of my all-time favorite bands since I started listening to music. They were at their heyday peak on the Fandango tour when I graduated high school in 1977.
I’ve tried probably a dozen of these products in the past three years, settling on this batch for various reasons. I imagine they have somewhat different effects on beard and skin health, so using several different products is really just a diversity factor.
- MVRK Skin & Beard Lotion. This is the non-greasy Stuff. It’s also the most expensive. It has a nice low-key fragrance, leaving the beard feeling soft and fluffy. I use it before going to the dentist, Stuff like that.
- Viking Revolution Beard Balm. They have four different scents, with me settling on the Sandalwood. It’s for going out to the restaurant, etc. The ladies are doing double-takes.
- Honest Amish Beard Balm. This one might be my favorite, but it’s a love-hate relationship. It’s the lightest of the greasers, so it gets everywhere on everything. But it also seems to have the best, longest-lasting therapeutic effects.
- Mountaineer Heavy Duty Beard Balm. This Stuff is like it says – Heavy Duty. So much so, it’s a little difficult to evenly work into the beard. Need to take alot more time getting it spread out on your hands before application. But it lasts even longer than Honest Amish, keeping things together all day long – probably best characterized as the Outdoorsman’s Brand.
Bye-Bye Scott
Like Clapton, and some others, the heat got too high and those cooks are out of my kitchen. Still debating whether or not I’m gonna pull that Albert Hall Badge off the site. It’s one of my favorites. Anybody *ANYBODY* who makes a statement *ANY STATEMENT* pigeonholing an entire race of humans into *ANYTHING* can suck my dick and choke on it.
Another one of my favorite things ruined by a fuckwit. Public figures can expect to see the backlash here, from now on, as long as I’m around. 😉
It’s Time
Minor quibble: I been on this bubble for six years.
The Other Thing
Told Putin he had another thing comin’. Looks like we got over half the tanks and a previously unimaginable number of dead and wounded to start with…
