Someone mentioned that they found a link to my website in a Juniper exam training PDF. Looks like I did a good job on describing the implementation of the Application Firewall feature in the Juniper SRX.
Here is the link to the actual article.
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Google+ Custom URL
Google+ introduced a new (shiny) feature recently called Custom URL's. Up till now people had to communicate these long URL's if you needed to find someone on Google+. Mine for example is: https://plus.google.com/u/0/105217840082627216167/. Not a real slick way of presenting yourself on the Interwebs. When you log in to your Google+ account you get the option of getting one of those URL's for 'free'. It basically is your screen-name in the URL.
Mine would be http://google.com/+GuillaumeRaisonnable/. Would be, because, I'm not getting mine. The reason for this is that you need to leave your mobile phone number with Google for so-called verification purposes. By doing this I would be giving away another piece of privacy for something shiny. Something a lot of other people will be more than willing to do so. Just remember that the NSA never had it any easier since the arrival of social media to violate your privacy.
A Day At The Rijksmuseum
Last Monday we went to Amsterdam for a visit to the Rijksmuseum, and some general sightseeing in Amsterdam. The visit to the Museum was what you would call memorable.
First,
I hadn't been there before. The times I wanted to go it was closed for
renovations (which took more than 10 years to complete). Second, the museum got evacuated around 10:45AM.
Under the Bridge
Shot this weekend with the Leica M9 and the 35mm summicron. I still love that camera.
Mail Addressed to 'Unknown IP Address'
The last couple of weeks, I got several mails addressed to 'Onbekend IP Adres' (which is Dutch for 'Unknown IP Address') .
The e-mail 'To:' field contains my mail address with the 'Onbekend IP Adres' as an alias.
How are we supposed to take these spammers seriously? First, get my name right. Then, I'll might think about clicking on these links in the e-mail (NOT).
International Interest in My 'Brand'
This week, I found the following mail in my mailbox. Not really sure what the scam is, but I'm sure it's gonna cost me money....
(Letter to the President or Brand Owner, thanks)Dear President,
We are a domain name registration and protection agency in Asia. I have something to confirm with you. We formally received an application on July 16,2013 that a company which self-styled"Togh International Co.,Ltd"were applying to register"redelijkheid"as their Brand Name and some domain names through our firm.
Now we are handling this registration, and after our initial checking, we found the name were similar to your company's, so we need to check with you whether your company has authorized that company to register these names. If you authorized this, we will finish the registration at once. If you did not authorize, please let us know within 7 workdays, so that we will handle this issue better. Out of the time limit we will unconditionally finish the registration for"Togh International Co.,Ltd".Looking forward to your prompt reply.
Best Regards,
David Zhao
Tel:+86(0551)63434624
Fax:+86(0551)63434924
Address:HuiZhou Ave 999, Hefei, Anhui, China
Sarlacc Pit On My Doorstep
When I came home yesterday and tried to enter through the front door, my eye caught some movement just in front of my doorstep. My first thought was;
OMG... The Sarlacc Pit in front of my house.
And for those you find the video too scary.... The bug lives (just not saying which bug).
Muse - The Unsustainable Tour - Amsterdam Arena
Last night, me and the misses, went to the Amsterdam Arena to see Muse. The show was greater than great. A lot of new songs from their latest album 'The 2nd Law', and several oldies. They started around 20:30, and they wrapped things up around 23:00. 2.5 hours of musical happiness and an excellent show. Even our prime-minister Mark Rutte made an appearance on video (along with Frau Merkel of Germany).
>30 Nerds In A Zoo
Last weekend, I hooked up with >30 (other) photogs/nerds/geeks/whateveryoucallthem in the Burgers' Zoo in Arnhem
(NL). Objective to capture some animals (on film or digital media), and
to talk about everything (but not limited to) related to photography.
I
attended several of these meetings over the years, and I must say that
these outings are always a lot of fun. This time I brought my Leica M9
(28mm, 35mm and 50mm), and my Nikon D300 (with the Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8
VR).
Apart from the mainstream gear that was around (Canon, Nikon with their $$$ L/Pro lenses), there were some oldies as well. A Canon VT rangefinder (with a rapidwinder in the bottom plate) from the early 50's, with some Canon 39mm screw lenses that were almost as old as the camera.
Out of Ink? Buy a New Printer
A couple of years ago, I bought a Canon Pixma IP4500 printer for approx. €80. The reason for buying was that I was able to print documents (concert tickets, etc) and the occasional photo. Generally, I send my photos to a lab, so I don't need an expensive state-of-the-art photo printer.
Recently, I ran out of ink for the printer. The third time in three or four years. The IP4500 holds separate cartridges for each color. This means that I need to invest around €15 for each cartridge. Total costs: >€60.
While I was standing in the store, I saw a new Canon (color) printer for less than €50. This included the ink (for that model). Well, that was an easy decision. Out the 'old' printer and in a new multifunctional printer (Canon MG2250). It prints, scans and copies, while the old printer could only do one thing; print.
There are probably several persons out there that would recommend off-brand inks. Sure, it's possible to buy off-brand, but that introduces the hassle of:
- removing of chips, and taping them to new containers, and/or
- drilling holes to inject new ink into the container.
- Resetting software by pressing 5 buttons with three fingers for 20 seconds to lure the printer into thinking that everything is alright. And this can (and will) re-occur very once in a while.
All that to save a couple of bucks. No thank you.
Anyway, I have a new printer (with ink), and the old one is heading for the garbage dump.
"Why not sell it", you ask? Well, no person will ever want to buy it (with no ink in it), since they can get a new printer WITH ink for less money. How fucked up is that?
I wonder if we will ever throw away a car, just because it ran out of petrol and buying a new car (with petrol) is cheaper.