Blackmail variant – 2023-03-30
This one is a little different from ones I’ve received, but still the same scam. Hello! Regrettably, I have bad news for you. Few months back, I managed t...
Author: Kenneth Ballard
Goodbye, MikroTik
Four (4) years ago, I bought the MikroTik CRS317 after seeing it retailing for… around 300 USD. And it’s a great switch, so long as you use it as a ...
“Flesh Cult of Carnism”
“Flesh Cult of Carnism”? Tell me you’ve lost sight of reality without telling me you’ve lost sight of reality. In all seriousness, manuf...
It’s final (for now) form
New specs: The chassis and power supply were the previous of each in Mira before I upgraded to the beQuiet Dark Base 900 and EVGA 1000 G6. The former was to get...
The road to 5Gb
In the mention of my custom router, I talked about how Google Fiber would soon be introducing 5Gb and 8Gb service. Recently I was upgraded to the 5Gb service an...
Blackmail variant – 2023-02-25
Same scam, different cover. Also the vulnerability they’re referencing can’t be used in the fashion they are stating. It’s a security vulnerab...
Throwing a short pass
In the previous iteration, I mentioned my intent to add more NVMe drives to Nasira. Right now there is only one that is being used as an SLOG, which I’m d...
Blackmail variant – 2023-02-08
It’s actually kind of concerning that a lot of my content recently has been posting these scam emails. But that’s also a testament to how pervasive ...
Refund scam variant – 2023-02-02
Scams like this aren’t uncommon. Basically the idea here is to get you to call the number on the “invoice”, where they will then give you all ...
Blackmail variant – 2023-02-01
Hi Brian Black, thanks for the content! Yeah I know you don’t actually have access to my email account, and I know you don’t have a video. And hopef...