Had a dentist appointment today. Found out the crown I have had for over 20 years has finally decided to crack. It was almost funny... my dentist (who should know me better by now) seemed as if she was trying to convince me to get it fixed. While I was trying to tell her I'd be happy if I could get it fixed right then. It was a comical conversation.

So I go back in a couple of weeks and we'll see what happens when she looks underneath. I'm hoping it hasn't been cracked long (it wasn't on my last visit 6 months ago). But my teeth are notorious for not playing nice. Ah well, time enough to fret once we get to it. The good thing is they have all the latest toys and she can make my new crown right then. If there's no major problem I should be done that day.

Whew.

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While getting my teeth cleaned the hygienist had the news on. I was not able to find it online, but there was an actual comical story - yes in the middle of the local news not at the end! A man, somewhere around here, was arrested for using large firecrackers to blow up the piles of snow at the end of his driveway. Personally I thought it was an ingenious idea, but the police didn't think too highly of it. Heh.

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If you are into somewhat more techie stuff, this is involving the group Anonymous and Wikileaks. Here is the back story to get up to speed (it's a quick read)

Lessons Learned Thanks to HBGary and Anonymous

But this is the one that fascinates...

Anonymous Speaks: the inside story of the HBGary hack

Which just goes to show how very easy it is to let one thing slide... then another... until it's too late. The domino effect takes over. Had HBGary only missed one of these things, it would have been much harder to break in, maybe even impossible. But the chain had weak links all the way along.

It also shows that security companies are first and foremost "companies". They are in business. If business is too difficult to conduct on a day to day basis, humans tend to fall into habits that make the grunt work easier. This is not conducive to having a very secure system.

This is why, after all these years and with the full knowledge of what "should" be done to keep computer data safe, we still have high profile cases.

There will have to be a breakthrough in computer security methods before anything really changes. As it stands now, security is so cumbersome, time consuming, and such a PITA, I don't think it's possible to keep up with it. I hope someone really smart is out there thinking of some truly radical methods to change things. Or inventing some piece of hardware or software that will change things. Only time will tell.

I wish I was smart enough to do it.

Ah well, that's it for today. Maybe I can eek eke out more time tomorrow.

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