The Hobbyist Machine Store was attacked last week with a Denial of Service (DOS) by one hacker at one IP address. This lead to an overload of services on the server that I share with many other websites. As you you know from previous posts this is not the first time or the first website I manage that has been attacked like this. My service provider was forced to shut down The Hobbyist Machine Store...
Continue reading...Cobwebs
Oh no! What have I done to myself? I have to clean out the cobwebs in my skull and make room for more brains. I am going to get back into my brain shell and be born again, or is it Bourne again… I have to refresh myself in using the BASH (Bourne Again SHell) commands that are used to communicate with Linux and Unix. I need BASH commands but will actually use another protocol...
Continue reading...Nerd Toy
I just acquired a new computing toy with which to play. No, not the Raspberry Pie. That’s another nerd toy. But I have something almost as small… I just signed up for the smallest available Amazon Web Service (AWS) Cloud web server. It is a free usage account for a year. I have no real idea what I am going to use it for at this moment other than a sandbox server to play with and...
Continue reading...Tooth and Concequences
I went to my dentist for a normal PROPHY, his code word for teeth cleaning and inspection. It seemed fairly normal, except it was time to get them blasted with X-rays. New tool has no film. Just a digital sensor I bite on as the oral hygienist zaps me with the ray gun. At the end of the cleaning the doc comes in to inspect my bright and shiny chompers, and takes a look at the...
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