Root Canal Tuesday leads to Coast-to-Coast Wednesday night which then segues into Turkey Thursday around here. But before we roll, some important housekeeping items for even our non-subscribers to the $40/year Peoplenomics site.
Safe Computing Reminders: We are at “peak hacking” between now and early January. Don’t open emails you aren’t expecting.
Next, make sure all of your software is up to date. This can be a bit daunting since Microsoft is “slow-rolling” the Win11 release of 24H2. As a result, many Win11 users are still on 23H2.
Similarly, make sure your browser(s) are up to date and set your security preferences.
Finally – and now we’re into the “Paranoia can be useful” part: There is a small, but nevertheless non-Zero chance that one of America’s “un-friends” could use the long holiday weekend to wreak havoc on us – as in the U.S.
Put yourself in the position of, oh, China and you want Taiwan. What better weekend than to take down DNS servers and go for a massive cyber-attack than Black Friday, eh?
Most people don’t realize how the Domain Name System works. But, the short version is that when you type a website name into your browser address line, that name is send to what’s called a DNS server. The name is then routed to a specific numerical Internet address.
One simple way to wreck e-commerce, therefore, is to attack these DNS servers.
Should something like this ever happen, you would not be able to use banking or online shopping. Because of security concerns, the IP addresses of secure institutions is seldom shared.
A few sites, like this one (since one of my books, Broken Web that was written in 2012 warned of it) understand the risks of DNS and denial of service attacks.
In the event of an actual (computing) emergency, we have paid the extra dough to have a “static IP address.” Please make a note of it:
You (verging on becoming a compu-geek) will notice that this is NOT a secure website. Because the SSL (secure socket layer) involves still more computery things.
Should anything go terribly wrong with the web, we plan to continue posting and with tons of radio and satellite video downlink capacity we can bring up if need be, meaning we may be able to get a handle on things, we might still be here….
Yes, of course this is paranoia and we pray nothing happens. BUT foreign governments, a world full of crooks, and even factions within our own country (think false flag ops) have different than Constitutional agendas.
Safe clickings and pass the gravy!
For ham radio ops: 7.299 MHz lower sideband at:15 and :45 past the hour. Recognition code “business model”. With a hat-tip to William of the Radio Ranch for quantifying some of these plans.
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Hypersonic G ,
Shouldnt concern Ureself with money and lending – just a game, just a Game. Nein,nein,nein, four the real GAME afoot is WW3 . Can I get a witness ?
There are very good (compelling) reasons for “spinning up” this conflagration, number one being; “To Overwhelm the Control Systems”. GOAL – Crash Control Systems .
The galaxy is one of the most war torn sectors in local space. Earth IS a Physiological Prison, being run by “bad ET’s” and their compromised Human Collaborators.
Driving current events to happen at same time/quickly to OVERWHELM the controllers.
Everything is going out of control – so bad – Everyone will have to come out of hiding…they will have to intervene. NOT Sequentially – ALL AT ONCE.
Then, and only then will We be able to see the Good ET’s for what they are..our long lost Brothers and Sisters, Aunts and Uncles..
Popcornz and Sunglasses at the ready, would reco a good strong hand held Laser – as strong as you can afford…You will know when time comes..dont trust Moi, Trust Ureself.
* Fin ?’s – move in Gold – candle on 13th (311) and previous gaps down do not look “right”, seems to me that something be brewing behind the scene’s..”rutrow Wraggy!” -https://youtu.be/R_pic4kLdhg?
(“There is a small, but nevertheless non-Zero chance that one of America’s “un-friends” could use the long holiday weekend to wreak havoc on us – as in the U.S.”)
??????….that brings up the…What would you do.. IF.. you were the one that felt as if a military response was needed…. what if they acted exactly how we would proceed..
having known many in special forces through the years.. every time they were deployed.. it was during an important holiday of the country we were going to invade.. every time..
so turkey day .. considering those traveling that would be effected..and those that populate our major metropolitan area.. five EMP’s would take out how many planes would fall from the skys.. and over 2/3rds. of the population would be effected immediately.. that’s why we always use the holidays of a country to march in..
the most disturbing is the vacant congress..you would think the deal going on would at least slap em upside the noggin and say hey..somethings wrong here..but they aren’t to concerned… OR.. are they..did they go into the bunkers already and that’s why the beltway is silent..
another thing that’s interesting..is other countries are telling their citizens to prepare and put in backup power.. I believe they are expecting this to escalate..yet not a word to the American citizens..
“BUT foreign governments, a world full of crooks, and even factions within our own country (think false flag ops) have different than Constitutional agendas.”
Rick Ackerman: Have you heard from “Cleo Kenmille” or “Caroline Johnson”? If not, consider yourself fortunate. Those are pseudonyms used by a crew of shitbags who work out of bucket shops that lie beyond the reach of international law. Their job is to steal money from you or anyone else who is familiar with PayPal, the online banker. Paypal itself is unconnected to the scam, although their familiar logo is used to entice the unwary (see above).
https://www.rickackerman.com/2024/11/lets-fry-a-few-internet-scammers/
(“But the best news of all is the decline of Woke. Breaking: Quaker Oats Bows To Public Demand, Brings Back Aunt Jemima — “She’s Back For Good!” “)
Now that’s great news.. the real aunt Jemima AKA Nancy Green and her life story should be known and shared..an icon and changed history..gave so many kids the opportunity to move forward..
https://abcnews.go.com/US/untold-story-real-aunt-jemima-fight-preserve-legacy/story?id=72293603
ATL: quiet. Before the storm? Yep. In town yesterday there was quite a lot of honking. Sigh. We are in such a hurry to relax, hey? I’m waiting for heat ‘o the day (45F at 4:00 pm EST) to rough cut a toy wooden dagger for E2 (and E3). Boys … Egor
ps – yucky day for dental work, apply single malt