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Originally shared by +Dirk Hooper Kinky Valentine's Day!  

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Never try to pull the bull over on a photographer….  

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As of 11am eastern time this morning we are monitoring the largest distributed brute force attack on WordPress installations that we’ve seen to date. The real-time attack map on www.wordfence.com became so busy that we’ve had to throttle the amount of traffic we show down to 4% of actual traffic. Starting at 11am EST this morning we saw a roughly 30 times increase in the volume of brute force attacks across WordPress websites running the WordPress.org software. The attack ramped up so quickly that we initially questioned the data we were seeing and immediately deployed code to verify that the reports we were receiving were accurate and not an attack on our own systems. Within a few seconds it became clear that the attack was in fact real and being reported from across the universe of WordPress websites. Some definitions if you’re not in the InfoSec field: A brute force attack is when an attacker tries many times to guess your username password combination by repeatedly sending login attempts. A distributed brute force attack is when an attacker uses a large number of machines spread around the internet to do this in order to circumvent any blocking mechanisms you have […]

As of 11am eastern time this morning we are monitoring the largest distributed brute force attack on WordPress installations that we’ve seen to date. The real-time attack map on www.wordfence.com became so busy that we’ve had to throttle the amount of traffic we show down to 4% of actual traffic. Starting at 11am EST this morning we saw a roughly 30 times increase in the volume of brute force attacks across WordPress websites running the WordPress.org software. The attack ramped up so quickly that we initially questioned the data we were seeing and immediately deployed code to verify that the reports we were receiving were accurate and not an attack on our own systems. Within a few seconds it became clear that the attack was in fact real and being reported from across the universe of WordPress websites. Some definitions if you’re not in the InfoSec field: A brute force attack is when an attacker tries many times to guess your username password combination by repeatedly sending login attempts. A distributed brute force attack is when an attacker uses a large number of machines spread around the internet to do this in order to circumvent any blocking mechanisms you have […]

I think the PS should say – "Why does it smell like pee?  

I think the PS should say – "Why does it smell like pee? This post has been reshared 4 times on Google+ View this post on Google+

I just tried a +LegalZoom LLC and it was totally painless.. even I was impressed… New site coming soon.. the painful part will be transitioning old accounts and usernames from my old company to the new…  

Well its time to clean up my partnerships and get on with a new LLC – Just so people know if you are into this photo thing you really need to look at the advantages of forming an LLC, S-Corp etc.. or some way to write off your expenses in the attempt to make money.. see how I said attempt 🙂 I just tried a +LegalZoom LLC and it was totally painless.. even I was impressed… New site coming soon.. the painful part will be transitioning old accounts and usernames from my old company to the new… View this post on Google+

http://www.mefoto.com/products/roadtrip.aspx +MeFOTO  

Tripods lighter and smaller or bigger and more expensive? I think I might really be looking at lighter and smaller and this is one candidate? Anyone used the MeFoto? I really like the idea of it being convertible to the monopod that is just a great design inclusion others have not done.. http://www.mefoto.com/products/roadtrip.aspx +MeFOTO  This post has been reshared 2 times on Google+ View this post on Google+

Sometimes shipping is good and other times well not so good 🙂  

Sometimes shipping is good and other times well not so good :) View this post on Google+

Some wanted to know what before and after look like when I edit a shot.. below is a pretty decent example of post process editing I normally do to an image to make it more "interesting" in my minds eye… Usually 2-3 layers in photoshop and at least a filter or two. But normally I do not stick to stock settings in those filters and tweak them to each image. This does two things, 1) Hopefully makes my images different than others and 2) hopefully makes my images different than others…  

Anyone need old software… Nothing like purging all the Windows 95 and 98 Drivers and software disks…  

Nothing like purging all the Windows 95 and 98 Drivers and software disks… View this post on Google+

Oh Doc Martin blowout… Time to see what they do for a warranty