Misc
Posted at April 26, 2006 02:46 PM - Category: Stuff
The server this site is on (Beta) is currently being targetted by a DDOS attack. ThePlanet has their Cisco Guard XT doing it's thing, but it's still relatively slow due to the size of the attack (peaked at 60 MPPS. Sweet!). Why is this going on? Some hacker dude was running an IRC server or something related from this machine through an exploit script, which I assume pissed off whomever the attacker is. I'm the innocent bystander as a result. I've fixed the holes used to get in, along with putting up several other protections, so it should stop eventually. All this right after I fixed the whole crashing issue by upgrading the kernel. Yeesh!
Popular Mechanics (or P. Mizzle, as we call it on the street) has a neat article comparing various bio fuels. I've been thinking about replacing my car with something more energy efficient lately. What I really want is a SmartCar that runs on bio-diesel. That way I can run around town in a funky little car that smells like french fries or barbecue. I'm also working on getting my body up to snuff so I can bike into work each day. It's about 6 miles, so I can't just run right into it. But it will be nice to both save on gas and improve my health.
I've had a hard time finding a GT student to work on some various small coding projects here at ASO. I've had the flyer up for about 2 weeks, but only one person responded and they were somewhat underwhelming. I guess I'll have to widen the net or make it a contract job. And for those reading who would like to do this, I am looking for in-person people, so you'll have to be in Atlanta. If you know any PHP whiz's that live in Atlanta and could use a part time job, send them my way.
Has anyone else noticed a larger influx of spam lately? It seems like all my filters are failing, or the spammers are just getting better at subverting them. I've got to figure out DSpam with Exim, so I can use it with my own emails. Also, Yahoo!'s mail servers appear to be slowing down lately. I may just have to switch over to retrieving from GMail, but I don't know if I want to trust Google just yet...
