reminder: you're allowed to leave your house
don't go crazy y'all. all you have to do is not gather for a few weeks. it's not that hard: go for a drive, a walk; sit on a porch & drink coffee over Skype with your friends; devise a plan to end capitalism; read a book; sleep, etc
Okay:
#1 Fuck this
#2 Fuck them
#3 Give me any life-saving CAD files you want released
#4 They can come sue me in China
#5 I will live-stream that shit in overalls, pigtails and big watery eyes from local court
theverge.com/2020/3/17/21184…
To recap:
Registration opens tomorrow afternoon.
Registrants will be capped at 4000.
Schedule will be posted around this time, and notifications will be sent to presenters.
CTF, Slack, and T-Shirt sales are up.
All info is at pancakescon.com
Event is next Sunday, 3/22.
Upcoming Webcast "Linux Command-Line Dojo II -- Return of the Sensei" w/ @hal_pomeranz
Hal returns with his lethal Linux knowledge to share with you.
Thurs, Mar 19, 2020 - 1:00 PM EDT
Register: attendee.gotowebinar.com/reg…
Are you bored at home and need a little competition? Registration for Cyber Quests is now open and the competition begins this Friday! Do you have what it takes?
uscc.cyberquests.org/
Remember people, you can still go outside, sit on your deck, walk your dog, while social distancing. You're not trapped in your house. It is a virus not a blizzard.
I’m saying this because I needed to hear it, and I’m probably not alone:
There’s a lot going on. It’s okay if you’re not “high functioning” right now. You are allowed to focus your energy on the things you need to survive moment to moment. Other things can and will wait.
Hey geeks! A lot of people are stuck at home for a while. So, I'm releasing 5 of my books as free pdfs until COVID19 is defeated.
smbc-comics.com/covid/
One is kid-appropriate, and has art by @Bouletcorp
I encourage other artists to do the same, if possible!
Pro-tip for couples suddenly working from home together: Get yourselves an imaginary coworker to blame things on. In our apartment, Cheryl keeps leaving her dirty water cups all over the place and we really don't know what to do about her.