The forecast was for a blizzard, and a blizzard we got.
Author: DOuG pRATt
Welcome, Genny Schorr!
I was listening to this podcast by Mike Stax, publisher of Ugly Things magazine …
… when, by an unbelievable coincidence, a comment appeared for approval from Genny Schorr, the subject of the interview!
It took me a moment to realize the person whose voice I was listening to, had just submitted a comment. Half an hour later, I’m still laughing. As I’m fond of saying in moments like these, what are the odds? Apparently, they’re 100%.
Here’s Genny’s website:
She has a book and record. Denro, you’re getting a copy.
All Roads Lead To Punk – BOOK + 7″ record set by Genny Schorr
Son of Snowzilla
The coming snow storm has been upgraded to a full-blown, wind-driven blizzard, with 22″ accumulation possible. That’s what Snowzilla Sr. dumped on us.
This weather map shows up to two feet of snow. The temperature is currently just above freezing, increasing the likelihood of heavy, wet snow.
Trump Calls for Bank Regulation … Without Knowing It
The Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s capricious tariffs, so he announces a 10% across-the-board tariff. No, wait. Make that 15%. What will it be tomorrow?
The King of Chaos, who declared business bankruptcy six times, is seething over being “debanked” after January 6, 2021. He should take his case to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Oh, right. He destroyed the CFPB.
Accounts Payable
I’ve been wondering when The Pitt on HBOMax would get around to ransomware. The “business model” of ransomware is bad guys encrypting files in a victim’s database and not releasing them until a ransom has been paid.
I don’t recall the entry point of ransomware ever being a brute force attack on infrastructure, as presumed in this week’s Pitt episode. It’s typically a quiet intrusion; somebody opening e-mail with a malware payload, or being tricked into clicking on a link that installs malware.
One technical basis of ransomware is having a known file system, such as NTFS in Windows Server and Enterprise Edition. Which is why, nine years after retiring from a hospital information system software company, I’m wondering if this weakness has been addressed.
Snowman
The winter of 2015 had a late start, but once it got going it was the worst ever. This year’s winter isn’t that bad yet, but since with the 22″ storm we had, it’s been heading in that direction.
Right now there are several inches of super heavy, wet snow to be cleared. The kind of snow that would have had much more accumulation if it hadn’t been so wet. Snow the snowblower can’t handle, so shovels it will be.
Tomorrow’s forecast places me in the 10″-16″ zone. I hope it isn’t the heavy, wet stuff.
Today’s small victory. The heavy, wet snow turned out to be very amenable to the snowblower’s tender mercies.