Real Cocaine?

The 8.4 fluid ounce energy booster has no actual cocaine in it, but it does contain 280 milligrams of caffeine. According to the company's Web site, the only way to get more caffeine per ounce is with an espresso.

ABC News: The Ultimate Energy Drink: Cocaine?

He claims Cocaine is "350 percent stronger than Red Bull" but that people do not experience the "sugar crash" or jitters that he says some of the other energy drinks can produce.

Move over Jolt, you pathetic asshat of a nasty tasting cola. Cocaine is kicking your ass!

'Cocaine' drink claims to be real thing | the Daily Mail

A record producer's plans to turn the historic Medical Arts building into a 140-room boutique hotel have fallen through.

The 12-story building, which was built 78 years ago but has been vacant since the mid-1990s, is located just a few blocks from the site of the $200 million Georgia Aquarium and would also be within walking distance of parts of both downtown and Midtown.

This building is the nearest one to my condo building. It has been vacant for a long time. Buildings are going up all around it, but it remains vacant.

Plans to convert Medical Arts building fall through - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

Update: Ed Markey put out a press release today softening his stance on this.

Congressman Markey,

While I'm not one of your constituents, your statements and actions often have an impact that reaches beyond your district. Yesterday you were quoted in several news media outlets as having called for the arrest of Christopher Soghoian, a PHD candidate at the University of Indiana Bloomington, because he created a web page that generates phoney airline boarding passes. As you are likely aware, your call was answered by the FBI who reportedly broke into Soghoian's house last night and seized all of his computer equipment.

I am a professional computer security researcher. I work for one of the worlds largest IT companies. My job involves finding vulnerabilities in software systems and getting them fixed. Responsible vendors are usually very responsive and willing to work with my team when we contact them with information about problems with their products. Through this process we are able to locate and repair vulnerabilities in IT infrastructure before the bad guys can find them and exploit them. However, there are always a few unsophisticated people who seek to shoot the messenger instead of dealing with the flaw.

Christopher Soghoian is one of the good guys. He is not a criminal and he is not enabling criminals. He did not create the vulnerability in the boarding pass screening process. This problem has existed for years, and it has been noted in other quarters, most recently by Sen. Chuck Schumer. However, the problem hasn't been fixed. Soghoian's website was intended to demonstrate how simple this is, and he has clearly and repeatedly stated that his intent in creating the site was to raise awareness about the problem so that it will be fixed. His website does not make this much easier than standard desktop publishing software available on anyone's personal computer.

Your call for his arrest, and the subsiquent events that have unfolded over the past 24 hours, have done serious harm to the national security of the United States. You could have simply contacted him, informed him of the legal problems that one could face for operating such a website, and discussed shutting it down. By choosing instead to prosecute him you are sending a message to security professionals in this country that if you observe a problem with national security policies or practices and make people aware of those problems in good faith so that they might be fixed, the government will treat you as an enemy and will prosecute you if possible. The inevitable result will be that people will hold their tongues, and problems will persist until they are discovered by someone who has malicious intent.

I strongly urge you to reconsider your position on this matter. The current course of action is not in the best interests of this country.

Respectfully,
Tom Cross

My Letter to Ed Markey

http://www.lucision.com/UI-spec.pdf

Behold our beautiful UI.

eMpower Lite Reporting™ User Interface

Also http://lucision.com/legal/chunky2.gif

This is what I've been working on for the last few months. It is just about done.

eMpowere Lite 1.0 Screen Shots

Key Specifications

* One AMD Opteron processor
* Memory capacity up to 8 gigabytes
* PMI 1.5 Server Management Daughter Card or IPMI 2.0 embedded Lights Out Management
* Up to 1TB of onboard storage
* Compact 1 RU form factor and multiple 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems

The X2100 M2 is bad ass. Dual core Opteron server starting at $945, fully equipped for my needs for less than $2K shipped. A comparable Dell at that price has a celeron in it.

Sun is going to make a comeback.

Sun Fire X2100 Server Family - Technical Specifications

Every time Bruce Schneier smiles, an amateur cryptographer dies.

They're all funny. Jesus...

Everybody Loves Eric Raymond - Bruce Schneier Facts

Tabjab is a powerful way to keep track of the interpersonal debts that often arise between friends, roommates, and coworkers. You can use Tabjab to send out bills for dinner debts, bar tabs, rent, utilities, entertainment, or any other expense that people share. These bills are delivered via email, and they are easy to consolidate when it comes time to pay.

My roommate and I have been working on this website since late last year. We've been keeping it under wraps but we decided this weekend to formally make it available. When your friends or roommates owe you money you can input it into Tabjab. Tabjab will keep track of it, send emails out, and calculate reciprical debts. Check it out and let us know what you think!

My new project: TabJab

Blankness RULES.

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