Original Dead Drops Spies used dead drops to interchange information. Maybe they still do. The idea is that you agree on a location of the mailbox and pass information. One of the benefits of a dead drop is that the two people in the information chain will never be in contact with each other, so you can maintain full anonymity (except if you spy on the location and see who is coming to pick up the stuff you left.) Modern Dead Drops What would 21st century dead drop look like? Well Aram Bartholl started a “an anonymous, offline, peer to peer file-sharing network in public space” which he calls dead drops (see http://deaddrops.com/).…
-
-
Getting Night Crawlers With Visa Concierge Service
I have a Visa Signature Card and I have always wondered what the concierge service is all about. So, today I decided to try it. I didn’t want to do anything significant, in case things didn’t go well. I didn’t even know if it costs me money. So, I decided to start small. I called the number in the back of the card 1-800-953-7392. I thought that I could ask a person first how much the service costs. I was on hold for about 14 minutes when I hung up. That was disappointing. I never got to talk with a real person. While I was on hold, the recording message…
-
What a storm
Last night there was a huge storm in Lehi. After putting the ducks in their house, the wind started to pick up. So, Alejandro and I took all the garden chair pillows inside, and I remembered that the gate was open. So I went to lock it, and as I came back, I saw the garden furniture in the air. The garden table was coming my way. I didn’t have time to run, so I just turned my back to the table and embraced myself for the worst. Luckily the table hit me with the flat side, not the legs. Our garden table is (was) of metal, with a mosaic…
-
How to Make a 45-Minute Bus Ride Last 4 Hours
I take a bus to work every day. The bus ride takes about 45 minutes, give or take, most often give. On Thursday the trip home took me 4 hours though. It was enlightening, so I thought I would share it with you. There is a bit of luck, mostly bad luck, involved in making this happen. Hop on the bus, and just assume that it is your bus. It is parked in the same spot as usual, right? If the bus driver is not the same bus driver, don’t think that is anything strange. The usual bus driver could be busy with million other things. Go to the end…
-
I Love My Job
I have been working at the new job for about four months now, and I love it! I haven’t had a day yet that I didn’t want to go to work. Specifically, here is a list of things why I enjoy my new job more than the old one: I don’t have to travel. I used to travel to California, Colombia, and Mexico at the old job. Now my traveling is limited to a daily bus trip to work. Specially now with the whole swine flu going on, I am happy I don’t have to spend time on the plane. I would often come home sick from a trip. The…
-
Good Job Postal Lawyer Dude
In the building where my job is (for a couple more days at least) there is a legal department of the US postal services. There works a dude who was quite big. He is very nice, and once in the elevator I asked him if they would sue someone for touching somebody else’s mail box. He said that probably not but that there was a case of a teenager who smashed a mail box with a baseball bat that happened to belong to a federal judge. One unlucky teenager, that was taken as an assault against the federal judge and the boy got in trouble. Lesson learned; only bust ordinary…
-
I’ll be home for Christmas
I just returned from Bogota, Colombia, from a work trip. This time I flew through New York, JFK. That is a mistake. If you ever can, don’t go to New York, except if you really have to. I prefer Atlanta. I love the little train system and you can get a nice walk if you want to and have time by not taking the train. You won’t get lost if you walk. JFK airport, however is quite different. I can see how they tried to make it more cozy or whatever by making little “towns” and connecting them with corridors. But you can lose your sense of direction really easily.…
WhatsApp Me