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New DDoS malware targets Linux and Windows systems – Network World

Posted December 24, 2013 By Landis V

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/121813-new-ddos-malware-targets-linux-277059.html

Linux has finally achieved enough market penetration to be worthwhile to attack.  Not desktop market penetration per se, but market penetration nonetheless.  The particular platforms where it can be found with relative frequency fundamentally contribute to the reasons the attacks are successful – they are home user devices that aren’t likely to be updated.  I surmise that within the next three to five years, we’ll see a tipping point where many of these network devices will default to automatically update themselves in much the same manner our operating systems, browsers, and many applications in both the mobile and desktop realm do today.

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My Stirplate… Cheap and Easy Build… – Home Brew Forums

Posted December 23, 2013 By Landis V

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/my-stirplate-cheap-easy-build-86252/

How to build a stir plate with parts I probably already have on hand.

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Several links with information on yeast or yeast slants

Posted December 23, 2013 By Landis V

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f163/slanting-yeast-133103/index15.html#post2286547

Cynmar vials referenced in this post seem to be ideal for yeast slants, and appear to handle autoclaving well.  Looked them up on the Cynmar website and they appear to be a pretty low-cost item as well.  Probably makes sense to order through them as A.) these don’t appear to be available on Amazon, B.) they also carry Erlenmeyer flasks at a lower price and possibly better quality than reviews indicated were likely to be seen from the brewing site I was looking to order from.

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f163/slanting-yeast-133103/

Nice article on getting started with yeast slanting, including equipment recommendations and some good how-to information

http://www.maltosefalcons.com/tech/yeast-propagation-and-maintenance-principles-and-practices

Quite an in-depth reference to yeast health and how to build a starter from a slant.

http://bootlegbiology.com/diy/capturing-yeast/

Capturing wild yeast.

http://bkyeast.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/selective-media-part-i/

Selective culturing of various yeasts, with information on use of potatoes as an agar.

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A few finally find HotSpot 2.0 Wi-Fi connections – Network World

Posted December 9, 2013 By Landis V

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/120513-hotspot-wifi-276631.html

Neat stuff.

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Wood Cookstove Cooking: Pressure Canning on the Wood Cookstove

Posted December 5, 2013 By Landis V

http://woodcookstovecooking.blogspot.com/2011/07/pressure-canning-on-wood-cookstove.html

Neat read.  This is some food for thought if I ever get around to building an outdoor oven/cooking area, or if I’m able to some day come up with a few acres and a small cabin.  I would likely be using some type of rocket stove in that case (perhaps in either case), but the principal should be sufficiently similar to be equally useful.

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Rise and shine: the daily routines of history’s most creative minds | Science | The Guardian

Posted December 3, 2013 By Landis V

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/oct/05/daily-rituals-creative-minds-mason-currey

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Sensory Training Kit

Posted November 30, 2013 By Landis V

This post is part of a collection of brewing equipment purchases describing what, where, why, and when of brew gear I believe will provide value, enjoyment, or increased efficiency in my brewing processes.

What:

Sensory training kit for recognition of most common/important flavor elements in beer

Where:

  • Siebel website
  • Beer club
  • Individual who’s working on the BJCP and is confident they have enough to share

Why:

To be able to recognize the characteristic flavors in a beer, good or bad, and to better understand their contribution and recognize them in my own beers.  Flavors include:

  • Acetaldehyde
  • Acetic
  • Almond
  • Butyric
  • Diacetyl
  • DMS (Dimethyl Sulfide)
  • Earthy
  • Mercaptan
  • Ethyl acetate
  • Ethyl hexanoate
  • Spicy
  • Metallic
  • Geraniol
  • Indole
  • Isoamyl acetate
  • Grainy
  • Isovaleric
  • Lactic
  • Caprylic
  • Papery
  • Vanilla
  • Bitter
  • Infection
  • Hefeweizen

When:

Some time after I have some experience and ten to twenty friends who also want to get a better grasp on the flavor specifics and are willing to chip in to make the purchase.

Price History:

These prices reflect bottom dollar including any known or reported applicable coupon codes.  For this particular item, my initial notes don’t show many alternatives, though there may be alternative ways to get a good approximation of some of the concentrates.

  1. 11/30/2013, Siebel website, $210.00

See Also’s:

Other purchases that come into consideration to take maximum advantage of the benefits of this item.

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