So on Saturday there was a "No Kings" protest at the local library. The Queen Of The World said that they posted pix on Facebook, so there were there in the morning.
But I went by there on my way to the supermarket at 11:00 AM and there was NOBODY there. Nada. Zip.
That's some righteous protest, right there. [rolls eyes]
Country Music has all sorts of songs that connect with every day situations, so it's no surprise that there's a great selection for Father's Day.
This one brings back memories of #2 Son and his best friend, fishing for harbor pollock using scallops as bait. The Queen Of The World remembers her Dad entering her in a fishing tournament and taking her. She won, but I expect he thought he did, too.
The little girl in Trace's video is his daughter.
And The Queen Of The World suggested this one, which is perfect for the day. She's not just a pretty face, but wicked smart, too. If this video doesn't make you smile than we just can't be friends anymore.
The girls in Jackson's video are his daughters. Like they say, three chords and the truth.
Happy Father's Day, y'all.
Don't play in the street at the protests tomorrow. Remember the first rule of winning a gunfight: don't be there. Don't go to stupid places with stupid people doing stupid things.
It's hard to tell what's going to happen here in Western Florida tomorrow. Hopefully things will be more or less orderly. But remember what the Citrus County Sheriff said:
"And if you come to Citrus County to start trouble, I am an equal opportunity arrestor,"
Heh. Got to love Florida sheriffs.
This is my shocked face. I mean who would have seen that coming?
But the cameras are insecure by default, which means that they are insecure forever:
Security researchers managed to access the live feeds of 40,000 internet-connected cameras worldwide and they may have only scratched the surface of what's possible....
Aside from the potential national security implications, cameras were also accessed in hotels, gyms, construction sites, retail premises, and residential areas, which the researchers said could prove useful for petty criminals.
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"It should be obvious to everyone that leaving a camera exposed on the internet is a bad idea, and yet thousands of them are still accessible," said Bitsight in a report.
Gee, ya think?
There are two problems, both related:
So if you get any of these God forsaken things, look online on how to secure them before you install them. You can get most manuals in PDF - although I expect a lot of them won't go deep into the issue. For example, I can't find a single Youtube video on how to set up a Ring doorbell securely.
Also expect to may more for devices with better security, assuming you can find any.
There's some good ideas on IoT security here. I have posted in the past about having a separate WiFi network that is firewalled off from your home WiFi.
Because nothing says "Father's Day" quite like street barricades and burning cars ...
Big Country points out a nation-wide planned day of fire that's coming this weekend. Check out your locale for places you might want to avoid. After all, the first rule of gunfighting is to not go stupid places with stupid people.
It will be really interesting to see what happens. It looks like the polling on this - illegal aliens waving Mexican flags in front of burning cars - it absolutely terrible for the Democrats. If there are any adults left in that party you'd think they would clamp down on this. This will likely result in lots of blue area police departments being unleashed on the rioters.
And the next time some mouth-breathing gun banner asks you why you need a 30 round magazine, tell them that the Rooftop Koreans had not just 30 round magazines, but (legal) full auto. The LA Riot was in 1992, only six years after the super-sketchy Hughes Amendment, approved by voice vote rather than roll call.
I know that some of you are former Secret Squirrel types, and a bunch more were (shall we say) Secret Squirrel adjacent. I just stumbled across a fairly new podcast called The Rest Is Classified. Really fun, and one of the guys is 100% Secret Squirrel. Former Company man, in fact.
You can get it on your favorite podcast site, or listen on Youtube. I thought that the series on Edward Snowden was very well done.
If this kind of thing was your background (heck, or just an interest) then I recommend this very highly indeed.
Tagged Burn Before Reading because that's kind of hilarious. I crack me up sometimes ...
