Honed to perfection by yours truly throughout Europe, and proven to work in at least one city in South America, following the following strategy will allow you to blend in seamlessly with the local population…at least until you open your mouth. Note: Your mileage may vary based on age, gender, ethnicity, fashion sense, etc. 1) […]
Entries from April 1st, 2009
Conficker phones home, internet survives
April 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Argentina, Coding, Hacker culture
Last night I went out drinking with some Argentine hackers; at one point the subject of the Conficker worm (also known by the less-catchy ‘Downadup’) came up. The consensus from a table full of people who play with security vulnerabilities for fun was that Conficker would come to a whole lot of nothing—more irritating work […]
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On Standards
April 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Argentina, Geeky, Travel
A few days ago, I finally picked up some plug converters. They’re actually surprisingly tricky to find. No regular electronics/appliance stores carry them. I’m told that there are occasionally vendors who walk around tourist areas selling adapters, but I haven’t seen these. I found mine at a stand at one of the weekly street fairs. […]
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Iguazu Falls
April 14th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Argentina, Photos, Travel
This past weekend, one of my friends came to visit and we went up to see Iguazu falls in Northern Argentina. It was kind of a tourist trap, and they were definitely onto gouging foreigners (entry to the park: 20 ARS for Argentinians, 60 ARS for others) but it was still absolutely spectacular and certainly […]
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Happy Tax Day, America
April 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Argentina, Photo of the Day
For a long time, I’ve been saying that I want to post more frequently, but it turns out I’m not a very fast blogger. It usually takes me several hours worth of research and writing time to produce a decent post with decent links. I’ve decided that on days when I haven’t put together a […]
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