January 23, 2010

My Blog Got Hacked & WordPress Didn’t Help

** Update 2/7/10 **

So the folks at WordPress got back to me. Heather was nice enough to pass on my case to their security department. Their response was to change my password. Not exactly the answer or advice I was hoping for but I guess a response is better than no response. Having worked at companies where you have to deal with customers all the time, you learn how to get people to respond to you! Well, I changed my password but that doesn’t make me feel any safer. Ugh. I did some more research and apparently people with WordPress blogs are targets for hackers! My domain is about to expire so I may migrate to Foursquare. I’ve been really interested in their platform for a while.

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Hello internet. My blog was hacked on 1/4/10 by someone going by the alias Error. Apparently he/she didn’t do anything to screw up my page, which I’m thankful for, but from the looks of it, someone had full access to my site! ALL OF MY INFORMATION! My private thoughts! This is no joke, so I contacted WordPress support. After 1 email exchange, this is the response I received.

Hi *******,

I’m very sorry about that. Unfortunately, this seems to because you left yourself logged in on a computer that was accessible by others. This was not done maliciously through our system. I would suggest that you delete that post and make sure you are completely logged out of your account on any shared computers.
Best,
Heather
Automattic | WordPress.com

Thanks for the copy and paste message WordPress! For the past several months, the only computer I’ve used to access my blog were my personal computer which is in my bedroom. No one else uses my computer but me! WordPress, you really let me down. I won’t be using your platform to blog anymore. WordPress is NOT SAFE! And thanks to the power of the internet, I’ll make sure that everyone I know understands that too.

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December 19, 2009

Aquarium Update

It’s been a while since I’ve last played aquatic gardener. I’ve been slacking on my water changes, so I finally did one today. I’ve been sort of bad at dosing EI, occasionally missing days. I’ve seen some really strong growth but not the explosion of life that I had been hoping for. I’ve been dosing sparingly but it seems my plants are total nutrient hogs! Looks like I’m going to have to keep up with the dosing schedule. Nearly all of the plants have been doing well except for my foreground. It’s been slowly dying off so today I initiated project R.M.F. (Regrow My Foreground). I spent a few hours today researching plant needs and signs of deficiency and I came up with a short list of upgrades/to-dos…

  1. Fix the leaky CO2 diffuser. It’s been hissing and I’ve sprayed the piece with windex but I can’t find any bubbling! I’m pretty sure it’s got a leak somewhere.  I’ve emailed the ebay seller in Hong Kong. Hopefully he sends me a new one.
  2. Change the bulb. I’m running a 96w 50/50 which is probably geared a bit towards a saltwater tank. Going to swap over to a full 6700k bulb. Ordered from AHsupply.com!
  3. Change the cheap Coralife reflector to a MIRO4. Space age material for 94% reflectivity. The engineer in me can’t help but be impressed. Also got it from AHsupply.com!
  4. Nuke the tank with NO3. Apparently HC is a nitrate hog, so I’m going to try to stick to the regular KNO3 dosing on MWF to see how the HC responds.

I finally figured out why my Blyxa was dying off… Iron deficiency! I doubled up on my Plantex CSM+B dosing and it came back to life! Super green. I was really happy. Also the Staurogyne that I picked up from AquaForest has grown some baby plants. Excited to get that going. I plan on filling the void in the center with a fresh lawn of Staurogyne. All of the cryptocornes are growing strong. Algae at a minimum! I’m happy! Until next update!

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November 24, 2009

Finally got my bike back!

I finally got my bike back! It now has all the parts I want on it… until I find an excuse to upgrade something. Can’t wait to tear it up on the next big ride.

  • Easton Monkey Lite DH bar
  • XT Cassette
  • XT Cranks
  • Freshly serviced fork and shock
  • Saddle & seatpost from my Stumpjumper







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November 22, 2009

The World Is Turning Against Me

Dear blog,

We haven’t interacted in a quite some time. A lot of stuff has happened recently. Here’s a list of what I can remember:

  • Sold my TL… my first car ever. Lots of memories, good and bad.
  • Been organizing Smash City meets. Good turnouts, met some great people, but lots of newbies. I’ve been kinda irritable lately so I haven’t been the best host.
  • Bought a new racket from Shawn. Nanospeed 9900 FTW!
  • Got two tickets… one speeding ticket (ugh) and one parking ticket in the SAME WEEK. F the police. Seriously. WTH is up with San Jose law enforcement? Did you see that shit about how they beat that Vietnamese kid?
  • I finally got my Enduro  back from Trail Head. Took 3 weeks for them to get my fork and shock back from Specialized in Utah. Cost me $320, but it rides like a freakin’ dream now.
  • Finally manned up and ordered the Contour HD 1080p. I know it will probably drop in price soon but I need it NOW! Also got a 16gb micro SD + an extended battery. Cost me a pretty penny.
  • Australia trip has been pushed back until after my parents get back from their vacation.
  • Leonid Meteor Shower! Went up with the s2k group and ended up staying till 5am. Great show. Too bad no female companion to share it with. =/
  • Been trying to sell my Stumpjumper… unfortunately its not the season for bikes.

I’ve been TRYING to save money but somehow I always end up spending it. I’m really good at spending money. Ok, life… world… fate… whatever is out there – it’s time to throw me a freakin’ bone here.

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August 24, 2009

8-23-09 Riding @ Stinson Beach

I’ve explored a lot of highway 1 around the South Bay. On the weekends, I like to take the S out for drives along the coast. I haven’t explored 1 south of Monterey and north of San Francisco. This past weekend I ventured up to Mt Tam to do some mountain biking and I got a chance to see bits of the north side. The roads were super smooth and very windy. I’ll make the drive out with the S soon.

The Stinson Beach community was really nice. Huge tourist trap but still very nice. Here’s some video from the ride:

Misc updates:

  • I’m finally redoing my aquarium! I’ve been spending a lot of time researching aquascapes to get the look that I want. Really excited with how this latest incarnation will turn out.
  • Vacation destination is pretty much decided. I’m going down under! Timing and logistics left to plan.
  • Still waiting on GoPro to announce the release date for their HD camera. Unsure of whether to go with GoPro or the vholdr Countour HD.
  • I’m debating if I should send my front fork to Push to get it upgraded…
  • I went on the “forbidden” trails of Alum Rock and I liked it a lot. I think I may have to visit the forbidden trails in the whee hours of the morning.
  • 8/22/09 (Saturday) I rode Quicksilver with Greg and Jason. Great ride and we found the trail that makes the loop! Next time I’m determined to eat at Scramblz.

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