I really wish he would have tried weasel his way out of being charged of running a dog fighting ring. He will probably get off too easy now. It is speculated that he will “will serve between one and two years in prison. He will certainly face an NFL suspension beyond his prison sentence, and he may never play football again.” I personally think he should have been tortured, but that’s just me.
Being a pitbull owner I am completely disgusted by this type of behavior. I choose to own two American Pitbull mixes to educate people about how great these dogs are. It’s a shame that people could get pleasure by watching two animals tear each other apart until one of them can no longer continue. The picture above is one of Vick’s fighting dogs. You can see the scars all over it’s face. Pitbulls are very loyal dogs. I’ve personally never seen one show any aggression towards people. One of our’s is skitish around new men that he meets, but he wouldn’t hurt anyone. Our other pit mix has never met a stranger. She does have a bit of dog aggression, but that’s what the bread was bread to do. She minds well and will leave other dogs alone if I tell her to and I’m around to watch her. We wouldn’t leave her alone with another strange dog, but that’s part of being a responsible pitbull owner. We choose to be pitbull owners to help offset the public stereo types that come from the rap industry and people like Michael Vick. I’m happy that I have rescued at least two from the fate that so many pitbulls suffer from because of dog fighting. You can see pictures of Muttley and Moxie using the photos link above.
August 7, 2007 at 10:52 am
· Filed under Technology
Lately I have been catching up on podcasts that I hadn’t had time to listen to. One of my favorites is SecurityMonkey podcast. It’s by the same guy who writes A Day in the Life of an Information Security Investigator blog. I really wish it would come out more regularly. I always get something out of every single episode.
The last episode I listened to was episode 15. One of the things I got out of this podcast was information about a utility called VoIPong. I’ve copied the description and features from the VoIPong webpage. The next time I have an opportunity to test this program, I will and post my results.
August 5, 2007 at 3:22 pm
· Filed under News, Technology
I really wish the press would stop feeding the public the idea that the word hacker is bad. Defcon is place where trust has been established over the years between information security researchers, the press, and the feds. People who break the law should be labeled a criminal and not a hacker. Reporters who report this misinformation, like this lady, Michelle Madigan (Associate Producer of NBC Dateline) , finally got exactly what they deserved.
According to DefCon staff, Madigan had told someone she wanted to out an undercover federal agent at DefCon. That person in turn warned DefCon about Madigan’s plans. Federal law enforcement agents from FBI, DoD, United States Postal Inspection Service and other agencies regularly attend DefCon to gather intelligence on the latest techniques of hackers. DefCon holds an annual contest called Spot the Fed, in which attendees out people in the audience they think are undercover federal agents. The contest is good-natured, but the feds who get caught are generally ones who don’t mind getting caught.
