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How often have you felt this way? In my neighborhood, I need to carry a few stacks of these.

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Currently in Vegas, been having a great time. One thing I have found is that Defcon people do not make good poker players in general. I’ve spent quite a bit of time playing poker at the Riv and have had a $200+ winning session every time.

I stayed at the Tropicana because I needed a room for Friday, then moved to Caesar’s for 6 nights, I’m now at the Paris for two.

The Tropicana room was older, but not too shabby. I wasn’t too happy with the front desk and I would never stay there again. The suite had a huge hottub and mirrors over the bed for that 1970s porn movie feel.

Caesar’s was a nice suite, with a hottub, great view from the 42nd floor (forgot to take a picture).

Paris is a little smaller of a room, but with a great view of the Eiffel Tower and the fountains.

I’ve had some of the best views I’ve ever had in all three rooms. Here is my current view from the Paris:

Paris Las Vegas

The EFF had a great fundraiser party at the top of the Riviera. One word of warning, do not ever drink Habanero vodka. I purchased two drinks and then had to purchase about four more other drinks to get the nasty taste out of my mouth. I had no idea what they were pouring, but I had to find out so I make sure that stuff never enters my body again!

Cheers from Vegas! More to come!

Looking forward to watching the fights tonight. It truly is one of the best cards they’ve had in awhile.

Brock Lesnar Vs. Frank Mir
I can’t wait for this fight, I would really love to see Mir take him down. Currently, Lesnar is definitely the crowd favorite. They both have great stand-up game, and they both have a great ground game. However, the one thing that Lesnar doesn’t have: Submissions. I really think Mir is going to go all out to submit him as quickly as possible. Lesnar will be trying for a quick knockout with his giant hamhocks. You have a very technical fighter versus a monster. Either way this one goes, I don’t see it going the distance. I’m going to go with the underdog on this one.

Prediction: Mir by submission

Georges St. Pierre Vs. Thiago Alves
St. Pierre is just insane on the fitness (wish I could be anywhere near that fit). I really think that is a huge key in him being so successful in this game. If Alves connects early, watch out. If Alves doesn’t get him quickly, I think Pierre has the clear advantage.

Prediction: Pierre by decision.

Henderson Vs. Bisping
I really can’t see Bisping pulling this one off. I really think Henderson can take most of what Bisping can dish out. Henderson is definitely my favorite for this one.

Prediction: Henderson by TKO

Jon Fitch Vs. Paul Thiago
This is a tough one for me, I really like both fighters and think they are pretty evenly matched. I think Fitch has the slight edge. Should be another good matchup. I know a lot of people will disagree with me on this, but I think it will be closer than most are expecting.

Prediction: Fitch

Mark Coleman Vs. Stephen Bonnar
This is probably the most mismatched fight on the card. I don’t see Coleman pulling this one off.

Prediction: Bonnar by TKO

Yoshihiro Akiyama Vs. Alan Belcher
This one is tough to decide for me, only because I’m not too familiar with Akiyama. After watching a few fights from him. I think he’s got more to offer than Belcher.

Prediction: Akiyama

No matter how they turn out, looks to be some great MMA action.

Funny because it's true!

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It looks like the EFF will have much to talk about… again!!

Last year, a talk about the RFID sensors for subways was pulled from DefCon. The EFF stepped in, represented them, and protected their legal rights. The talk still didn’t happen, but the end result was that they ended up teaming up with the transit authority to make their system more secure.

This time around, during Black Hat, there was a talk scheduled on “Jackpotting” ATM machines. Diebold was successful in getting it stopped. Hey Diebold, how about spending your time securing your machines then taking away our first amendment rights!?

This should make for an interesting Black Hat / Defcon. See you there!

Keep fighting the good fight, someday we may get our rights back!

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Link to First Amendment (for those who forgot)

Even though I was pretty confident that I passed, I really wanted to know the results of my examination. I Just received the good news from ISC(2).

“Congratulations! We are pleased to inform you that you have passed the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (®) examination”

All I have to do now is secure my endorsement from another CISSP. I just sent out a request today, hopefully he will be happy to oblige.

It’s perfect timing, because I start night classes again this week. No rest for the weary.

I was reading the usual Penny-Arcade Strip, and I thought they were just making fun of Gillette. Then I looked up top, and the comic says this is actually a real product. I still didn’t believe them so I had to look further. It’s true friends, today I present to you the “Gillette Razor Power Fusion Gamer”.

So a few questions immediately entered my head. I wonder if you could pick it up at Gametstop? Do you have to preorder? Do they sell it used? What is the difference between the “Gillette Razor Power Fusion Gamer” and the “Gillette Razor Power Fusion Fighter Turbo Championship Edition”?

Gilette describes the razor as: “Gillette Fusion Power is Gillette’s Most Comfortable Shave. 8 years of shaving innovation and 20 more patents make Gillette Fusion Power better than MACH3. Gillette Fusion Power is an advanced shaving system with an advanced design that provides optimal performance when using either side of the razor. On the front of the cartridge, Gillette Fusion Power features 5 PowerGlide® Blades spaced closer together to form a shaving surface technology. This design distributes the shaving force across the blades to help reduce pressure, with more comfort and less irritation than MACH3. In addition to more comfort, the 5 Blade Shaving Surface engages more hair more times with successive cutting action, resulting in a closer shave.”

So basically, it has absolutely nothing to do with gaming, except for the fact that it shows “gamer” on the package. Most pathetic marketing attempt I have ever seen. It reminds me of the battery package that says “best for use in electronic devices”. I can just picture the executive board meeting where 10 suits are sitting around a huge conference table wondering how to penetrate into the profitable “gamer” marketplace. The director of marketing stands up, “let’s make a gamer razor, it will be the exact same as our normal razors, we will just put the word ‘gamer’ on the package, they will never know the difference”.

Unless it plays Pac-Man or Space Invaders, change the labeling. This is just pathetic and sad.