In Memorium – 2005 – Found Footage
No Spoilers In Memorium is a found footage movie released during the 1999-2010 found footage craze that ensued with the introduction of the Blair Witch Project. Blair Witch wasn’t the…
There’s a Cursor in My Browser
A little problem started bugging me a few weeks ago. Every once in while when browsing web pages there would be a ‘cursor’ somewhere in the page. The cursor is…
Ring – Japanese Version
No Spoilers The Ring continues to be one of my favorite horror movies. The concept, the screenplay, the cast of characters and plot all came together for what I thought…
The Nazca Lines – My Opinion
The Nazca Lines of Peru. Those mysterious geoglyphs spread over acres and acres of the Atacama desert near the city of Nazca. Sure you’ve heard of them. The hummingbird, the…
Internet Architecture for Beginners – What are Tiers?
I’ve spent 35+ years of building and deploying internet facing web sites. The front end load balancers and web servers which are tier 1 and sometimes referred to as client…
Tylenol Murders 1982 – YouTube Comment
I was a kid during the Tylenol murders but I remember it vividly. I remember being scared as a kid. I was smart enough to know what was going on…
Recent Horror Movies I’ve Watched – ‘Host’ and ‘Noroi: The Curse’
No Spoilers A couple of days ago I was perusing my video options on Amazon Prime and Shudder and passed by a movie I’ve been passing over for about month.…
Linux shell commands I use daily
In day to day administration we as system administrators have literally thousands of commands to choose from to keep our servers running in tip top condition. I’ve seen top 10…
fail2ban for Ubuntu – ssh port security
fail2ban is a tool in the Ubuntu repository which helps in securing your internet facing ssh port. It uses a simple algorithm to detect repeated login and password attempts to…
Tripwire for Ubuntu
Tripwire is a file integrity checking tool. It’s primary function is notify you of any changes made to files or directories you have selected for monitoring. There are many tools…