Disaster strikes Norwegian government web portal

Altinn, a Norwegian government web portal for citizen tax information, was effectively DOSed by legitimate load, and one unlucky citizen’s records became public to everyone who logged in.

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Crowdfunding Down The Rabbit Hole

Today Mary sent me a link to a Kickstarter project with a $19,000,000 fundraising goal called “I Would Like to Buy Kickstarter” (the project has since been closed down but you can still see it).
The description is thus:

Hi, my name is Eri…

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Fashionable Events Around Motown

HER DETROIT MAGAZINE RED DRESS GALA What:  Her Detroit Magazine Red Dress Gala When: Friday, March 23, 2012 from 8:00 pm Where: Shriners Silver Garden – 24350 Southfield Road Southfield, MI Deets: Her Detroit Magazine is raising money for the American Heart Association’s® Go Red for Women® movement. Their goal is to…

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Sunset

They each have a color. Some out of necessity, we thought we would need a system to tell their things apart: McKenna- pink, Parker- blue, Hadley- purple. Others picked favorites on their own: Ashlyn- yellow, Sawyer- orange. We watched the sun go down as we drove home the other day, the darkness of Spring holding…

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Odds ‘n Ends

Just a quick post to keep ya’ll updated on my latest projects! I keep finding unique pieces for the house that need refinishing or reupholstering, so I’ve been in full force this past week in an attempt to get through some of them. Here are t…

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The One Where We Skip Spring and Go Straight to Summer

Let’s play a game. Take a look at these three pictures. In each picture something is unusual. Can you guess what it is? If you guessed that the weather is the unusual thing in all the pictures, you win! We are playing outside in the water and the sandbox and the plum tree is in [...]

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things I can’t…or won’t…say

hospital rooms are safe. secure quiet and warm. restful days snuggly evenings sleep-filled nights. Going home was exciting. the couch felt good. my own blankets felt soft. the first nap best sleep ever. then the tears came fast and hard Eddie is not small anymore (the tears, they lie) He doesn’t need you. You missed [...]

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Mustard Pimp at Boss Club Friday, March 23

Locally renown and infamous promoter team Nightsneak are bringing electro-house rockers Mustard Pimp back in town this Friday to play at the Boss Club. This show is part of a series of electronic shows at Boss Club that promises big parties and atmosph…

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Why would you want to be this kind of person?

“I always wanted to be the kind of man who would take his mother to a Broadway show,” confessed a pathetic man I had just met 30 seconds previously. I snapped. Just snapped. “Why not take your mom to a show, instead?” I asked before…

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TxSC Symposium

On the last day in Texas, I attended the TxSC Social Media Symposium. We finally had some nice weather. I was so thankful to see the sun and a few trees blooming! It was a great day of networking and learning. I listened in on quite a few of the panels…

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