Arrived in Bangkok after 22 hours of flying at 2pm their time. My intention was to power through till 8 pm but then I took a nap that turned into sleep till midnight! Big mistake!
Trapped Behind The Great Firewall!
I just arrived in China for my layover on my way to Thailand and after I paid $5 for internet, I find all of Google is blocked including Chrome Remote Desktop! Now I have to wait till Thailand to get any work done.
DDOS Attack on Github Could Be Act Of War
Currently Github is undergoing a DDOS attack that appears to have been launched by the Chinese government. The attack vectors and botnets being used are very similar to previous attacks by the Chinese government. Github is vital to the American national economy as many huge software companies store their code bases on it and their employees are unable to work.… read more “DDOS Attack on Github Could Be Act Of War”
Application Building
Up early to work on my recruiting application!
Why LA Traffic Stinks
LA tried to build many freeways in the seventies but Caltrans gave up after a big legal nightmare over the last one to be built in the early nineties.
http://blog.longreads.com/2015/03/23/the-last-freeway/
Laurels Dads Birthday Breakfast in San Diego
Most Important Programs Of All Time
In order of priority:
1. Email
2. Internet / browsers
3. Operating system
4. Word processing
5. Spreadsheets
Stress of a Business
I read a discussion on Hacker News yesterday between Sam Altmann and his YC entrepreneurs and Sam recommended strongly that they find cofounders because the stress of a small business can be overwhelming for a solo founder. I know what he means a little at this point after five and a half years of building coalition into a fifty plus full time person operation.… read more “Stress of a Business”
Chrome Remote Desktop Install Bug – Authorize Request Twice Then Greyed Out Get Started Buttons
Chrome Remote Desktop is a great tool, but I had a huge headache installing it on my Windows 7 and my Windows 8 machines. I finally realized that Chrome itself had to be reinstalled as an administrator. When I did this, I was then able to click the get started buttons.
Market Economy 5-11x As Productive as Command Economy
I run six miles every other morning at 6:30 am and I heard an important fact on my history of economics lecture: market economies (America, Japan, west Germany) produce 5-11x the value as command economies (Cuba, China, former Soviet Union).