This blog was crippled last week by a hacker using a known SQL injection exploit. Most likely, all that pain and suffering I went through during restoration could have avoided if I’d followed three simple procedures.
Welcome to the newly re-re-re-designed Richard’s Ramblings! The blog has seen quite a bit of upheaval in 2007 with three different designs, perhaps mirroring the unsettled psyche of its creator (me!). The year isn’t even over, so perhaps even more surprises are yet to come!
It didn’t start out so schizoid, though!
With the first pages of [...]
I’m paranoid when it comes to the Internet: email, surfing, downloads, shareware, everything. And I’m not exactly a newbie when it comes to anything computer related. Last night I scanned my system with LavaSoft’s Ad-Aware and discovered ClickSpring’s MediaTicketsInstaller lurking on my computer, proof that even I can get viruses and spyware on my home [...]
Dear American Airlines:
I object to being charged $100.00 (plus $5.00 in tax) for a frequent flier award travel change fee.
First, headlines during the past two months have touted American Airlines elimination of $100 change fees for mileage travelers. It isn’t until you actually try to change a flight that one discovers the unjust fee is [...]
Two hundred years ago today, France continued its centuries-old tradition of running away with its tail between its legs rather than put up an honest and forthright fight.
Two hundred years ago today, the young United States broke its own constitutional laws in ratifying a treaty with France.
Things haven’t changed much, have they?
Napoleon’s colony at Santa [...]
