Category: Travel
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Lessons from New Zealand
What I learned in New Zealand today: NZ does not have squirrels. None, not a single one. Oddly enough, they sell little pewter squirrels in the gift shop at the Auckland zoo. *boggle* Before I die, I may commit one international violation and import squirrels into this country. Two positive notes; they have stoats here…
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International Concourses, Layovers and a Wandering Mind (LA / Sydney)
Six hour layover in Sydney, but free wifi. A few things I realized the last 15 hours: – International terminals at airports are fun, but LAX is the best. Every employee, I wonder if they are just incidental locals, or transplants that migrated here in hopes of being in [music|acting|porn]. – Not even Bose QC2…
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2007 Black Hat / DEF CON
Tuesday, July 31st, 2007 – Black Hat – Day 1 Flight was uneventful. McCarran has a new car rental complex a ways from the airport. Leaving the complex dumps you directly on the strip, how convenient! I imagine someone on the tourism board is happy with themselves. Rented from Hertz as usual. While I did…