New York Times: Last Wednesday, a few hours before Russian tanks began rolling into Ukraine, alarms went off inside Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence Center, warning of a never-before-seen piece of “wiper” malware that appeared aimed at the country’s government ministries and financial institutions. Within three hours, Microsoft threw itself into the middle of a ground war … Continue reading War Notes — March 1, 2022
BY DASHA LITVINOVA Late Sunday Feb. 27, 2022 MOSCOW (AP) — From Moscow to Siberia, Russian anti-war activists took to the streets again Sunday to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, despite the arrests of hundreds of protesters each day by police. Demonstrators held pickets and marched in city centers, chanting “No to war!” as President … Continue reading Update: Russian Antiwar Protesters & Arrests Continue
Someday, I’m thinking, there will be a historic marker on (or near) the campus of Friends University in Wichita, Kansas. And if I last long enough to see it go up, I gotta take a selfie standing next to it. And if I’m really lucky, maybe Caitlyn Fox will take one with me. I’ll get … Continue reading Well, FU to Friends University: you Flunked the Freedom of Expression Exam Big Time.
Quick takes on the Ukraine Invasion, by New York Times opinion writers: “The World Has Changed Overnight” Farah Stockman, Editorial Board member: “A lot of people consider this to be a personal obsession of [Putin’s.] He has a personal obsession with Ukraine. It has a lot of historical meaning to him. But I also see … Continue reading What? Did You Really Mean That What Goes Around Is Actually Coming Around?
Like others, I woke up on Feb. 24th to war, maybe the leading edge of World War Three. Big bummer; but there will be more to say about that later. So instead, I got up, and went off to have a nose job. Another one; in time for spring. Neither event was my idea. A … Continue reading Unmasked & Under the Knife!