Maybe it’s like putting wood on old ships? Keep spalling down?
One good thing about concrete is that it absorbs the energy from ammo better than a steel plate.
Crowdfense, a startup company based out of the United Arab Emirates is offering up to $3 million for anyone who can offer a zero-day exploit on macOS, iOS, Android or Windows.
Um. A startup company. Offering $3m. They include Windows and Android in that list.
So I know they’re based in the UAE, and I have my own worries about that anyway, but also, where the hell does a startup company get $3m, let alone the multiple millions and millions they will need to fork out every time someone in the Android dev team sneezes?
Also I trust anything coming out of the UAE about as much as I trust a sign that says “free candy” painted on the side of the Rapevan 5000 (Ford really should have picked a better name). I get the general impression that the exploits won’t ever get reported to the appropriate country, and at some point the whole list would be leaked, in plaintext, and gobbled up by the Russians, Chinese, Koreans, Indians and Americans - any of whom would just love to be able to get into any one of those systems.
Eh? Is that where that “free candy” meme comes from? Intriguing…
/googles
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found this :
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That is more or less what I had in my head, yeah 
Also, that might not necessarily be a scam… maybe an extremely well endowed gentleman is offering … services for a fiver?
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:crylaugh:
Nope, that’s a Chevy, not a Ford.
Dodge used to have the Ram Van. Not quite as bad as Rapevan, but it was the actual product name. Giggity not included.
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has expelled Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski.
Wil Wheaton has posted the speech he’s going to be giving at a conference called “Fulfilling the Promise”. It is a very honest speech called “My name is Wil Wheaton. I live with chronic Depression, and I am not ashamed” that helps others see that mental illness is not weakness. It’s a treatable illness.
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He’s still a self important wanker. The next moment in time where he can actually understand a viewpoint that disagrees with him will be the first.
Ballsy and good of him to speak openly of his issues with Depression though. My dad is a sufferer and I wish I had a dollar for every time someone told him or me to just get over it and go on with life.
Holy shit, Roman… only took 40 years right? Does that mean I don’t have to listen to A listers defend him anymore?
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So very true.
Regarding Wheaton, and anyone else for that matter, the trick is to see if they have things to offer that are useful without dismissing everything about them. In this case, I may not agree with everything he says, but quite a bit of it is interesting and what he says about depression is helpful.
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So, let’s see.
Hangouts/gplus people are either
- bots
- somebody looking for love
- somebody wanting moniez
- somebody wanting gift vouchers
Crazy. Best to block at first contact then.
From my side I’ve started to play with them. Couple of recents went quiet when I tole them that I’m 48, married and is over the hill.
Just this morning another popped up. So I asked her if she fancy being friend with benefits… she seemingly ignored that, the ensuing conversation was entirely one sided (she did not volunteer any info) and asked for money because of rent issues. Yeah right, I’m also struggling. When I told her no, poof, deafening silence.
Now I’m wondering just how successful are these sort of people asking for a handout here and there…
Not untrue, but if I have an overall negative opinion of someone then they’re not going to be my first choice go-to person for anything.
Boy Scout camporees are a lot more enjoyable when you’re older than 18. Just kick back, relax, and make sure no one gets hurt.
The 50+ MPH wind gusts the first night were an interesting twist.
Must have made for an interesting time getting the tents set up.
We did a camp-in with the Cub Scouts this weekend. Because most of our Scouts missed the camp out last month, we planned to camp at the church - there is a nice field behind the Parsonage that is mostly surrounded by trees. There is a spot where the Pastor sometimes burns limbs and brush, so I bought a fire ring and set it up there. We had a nice campfire with smores and a “Cracker Barrel”. (cheese/meat/cracker tray and some fruit on the tailgate of my pickup) Because the forecast said >50% chance of thunderstorms in the wee hours, I made the call to setup tents and do the actual camping in the Parrish Hall. That worked out great - climate control, bathrooms down the hall, and we cooked breakfast in the kitchen instead of setting up camp stoves outside. Very nice. (It did rain hard overnight but I don’t know if there was any lightning.) We again only had a few show up, but the families are slowly getting to be more friendly with each other, so I’m hoping that encourages more engagement and participation in the future.
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These are the tents - tall enough that I can stand upright in the center. We broke two of the craptacular fiberglass poles, one of which ended up spearing the sleeve that it ran through. Once we had one tent up and realized what the rainfly was doing to us, I decided it was better if we leave the rainflies off all the tents - let the wind blow through the netting instead and hopefully they’ll survive.
The tents still got beat on by the wind, but not nearly as bad. One troop packed up and spent the night at home after 3 of their 5 tents got busted (aluminum poles).