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Today was the first day of AusCERT 2008, and as usual brought plenty of surprises for many. The conference welcome drinks started at 6pm, I arrived fashionably late (as usual) and there began the surprises, both for me and for others. It was nice that Claire had advised the conference organisers that I would be…

Well this page is possibly the last I write. Ally sent me a long email last night, and it has left me very upset, and may spell the end of Michelle. I will do anything for her, and so I have left the ultimate decision to her. The mail said lots of things, some I…

It seems that over the years of the seemingly constant WordPress security updates, the registration system was broken at some point, when they forced all SMTP connections to use ‘STARTTLS’ even when not needed (e.g. connecting to a TLS only port). A minor patch restored previous functionality and now the registration system and therefore the…

Adam, a colleague and a friend, his reaction to reading this blog was to smile, occasionally chuckle and nod.  After he finished reading, he turned to me an said, “Uh huh.  I wouldn’t have picked it either.”  That has to be one of the most non-eventful reactions to date, and too be honest, was nice….

Ally and I have had some terse emails and a long talk again, and both have agreed we need to talk more. Ally, I feel, is still having trouble accepting and she has indicated that she will never accept until she understands. This sounds very much like another, and I have asked her to accept…

Well I’m sure now, Ally is lost to me. She cannot accept me or Matthew. Last night from the point of leaving her friends she didn’t speak a word to me, this morning she didn’t speak a word to me. She went to bed on her own, leaving me freezing, chilled to the bone from…