CONGRATULATIONS TOMBOT

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/28/cyber.czar.obama/index.html

u will never stop my terrorist zombie computer spambot network NEVER

This month, a Transportation Department audit -- carried out after hackers got into a support system containing personnel records -- indicated the nation's air-traffic control system could be at risk.

well that's reassuring

I think we should all prepare for rendition.

well that's reassuring

Just another wacky day.

I think we should all prepare for rendition.

Rendering is more likely.

gross

Suggest bans end up at gitmo.

Hathaway expressed concern that critical infrastructures such as the nation's power grid and financial networks could be vulnerable. "God forbid if somebody were to take down and or manipulate our financial system, and what would we do, and would it make the current financial crisis look like a walk in the park?" she asked.

um, I have some bad news for you...

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who thinks about making soap when someone discusses torture...

How DARE he try and regulate the LORD's own internet? Why does this president hate America? His candidate for this job will obviously be TOTALLY unacceptable.

'grats tom.

Does it make sense for this office to be coordinated through the White House? I'm thinking yes, but only because I don't see a good way of making the other departments play nicely together unless you chair it from the White House.

happy bday tom

i think tombot said it best here

YOU JUST NIPSIED FOUR PROM QUEENS, YOU'RE EVIL, YOU ENJOY NIPSY RUSSELLS, I HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR OWN

are you sure jw won't get this?

he'd have to relocate

http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/07/obama-wages-cyb.html

hooray my job is important

― El Tomboto, Wednesday, July 16, 2008 8:51 PM (10 months ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

National Cyber Advisor

dear mr. barakha oblamma,
I have a master in science in cyber advice

thank you for your consdieration

― El Tomboto, Wednesday, July 16, 2008 8:55 PM (10 months ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

"cyber-espionage" is a fun word to say with a Sylvester McCoy-like lisp

― kingfish, Wednesday, July 16, 2008 8:57 PM (10 months ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

I've been calling it "cybular warfare" because it's more fun

― El Tomboto, Wednesday, July 16, 2008 8:58 PM (10 months ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Have they let you put that one your bidness card yet?

― kingfish, Wednesday, July 16, 2008 8:59 PM (10 months ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

who will be his crack team of attractive, multi-ethnic 20somethings (and one erratic genius of a teenager!) that will act as the first line of defense against cyber-crime and cyber-terror? maybe a better question is: will we be able to catch our breath between their comical bickering, their hilariously astute pop cultural observations, and, oh yes, the pulse-quickening thrills that only riding the cutting edge between high technology and high stakes political drama (taken from the headlines!) can provide?

The goth from NCIS and the cat lady from The Unit.

And Jonny Lee Miller. Pleeeease?

theme song by Electrik Red (who should also be on the team)

h yes, the pulse-quickening thrills that only riding the cutting edge between high technology and high stakes political drama (taken from the headlines!)

Note that 'Leverage' on TNT is an awesome show and deserves to be watched by everybody.

And they're shooting it here in Portland.

you forgot the pudgy eccentric in Criminal Minds. And skinny eccentric Chloey from 24.

hip hip hooray for tombot! on his magical cyber-czaring day!

that stoner guy from the national lampoon movies in The Core was the worst fake computer guy ever imo.

lead guy from transmetropolitan

ok so

http://www.us-cert.gov/

(we do not have an official twitter yet, sorry, I actually pushed for that at one point even though I personally think twitter is DUUUUUMMMMM)

I swore in as a civil servant the day after obama's inauguration, strictly coincidence but I'm ok with carrying that the rest of my life

We're basically always hiring, go on www.usajobs.gov and search for DHS -> NPPD -> NCSD / Washington Metro area or whatever

Here is a pretty good rundown:
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/05/obamas_cybersec.html

This is my fave column so far on the point at hand:
http://securitywatch.eweek.com/exploits_and_attacks/who_wants_to_be_cyber_czar.html

I haven't been on ILX from the office since I switched over from being a contractor/analyst to being a civil servant/watch officer. It really is nothing to do with not wanting to get caught dicking around on a messageboard. This will probably sound like some career-dick narcissistic shit, but fact: if I have time to sit down and hang out and chatter, I'm probably missing something. It took some adjustment but frankly I can't say I've ever felt at home in a job like I do now. I like the fits and starts, I like teaching the new kids how to do what I used to do instead of doing it myself, I like being the big brother who takes shit for other peoples' rookie mistakes.

There's a ton of horrible problems, but things really do get better every day. Napolitano just appointed new folks to upper management, which honestly can't be a bad thing, "better the devil you know," my pasty taint.

Anyway thanks guys for thinking of me and I'll always be lookin' out. Before you know it the internet will be as safe as a beaver dam.

Oh neat, I like the dual rss feeds.

Fucking jumpin' high fives to Tombot.

miss u boo glad 2 hear ur doin ok

Awesome, a thread of missing Tombot. May be in DC some time later this year working on a book, so...

Way to go tombot!

We're basically always hiring, go on www.usajobs.gov and search for DHS -> NPPD -> NCSD / Washington Metro area or whatever

i want 2 b director of butts

I want to be Minister of Optimism.

I believe this dept will be called the Committee of Swooning Bloggers to Re-Elect the President

Don't worry, Crustypants, you get your own department, too.

aw, congratulations, Tom!

So much excitements for the 'bot! Yay!

hoofuckinray for Tombot and his mecha-beavers

you guys will lol at this: today I was complemented by my director for my consistently sunny demeanor.

Hahah. Dr. Tom and Mr. Bot.

Hahahah

TOMBOT PLZ to pass this around to your fellow gubmint techies for amusement:

http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id_document=6520213983

ok not to be a dick but we get 40x better "crazy" mail than that every day

although with the amount of trouble I had to go through to get that link to work there was no way I wasn't going to be disappointed

yr alterego, Sonny DeMeanor

Glad to hear yr doing good, Tom.

this dude writes us on the daily:
http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2009/03/ask_the_preside.php#comment-1319743

Gotta represent in Malta next week. Anybody else gonna be in Malta?

awesome.

it's really too bad my trip to Malta was postponed til July.

Tombot what did you think of Prometheus

I was supposed to be rolling with some other feds but GSA dickwads fucked it up for everyone, so I get to be the solo joker carrying all of our GMT-5 water out to GMT+1 country. I was looking forward to this when I put my abstract in the CFP hat, now I'm like FUUUUUUUUCCCCCKKK SHIIIIIIIITTT

I can't see movies dawg, I got a 16 month old. I haven't even gotten to Avengers yet. Balkan Beat Box at the 930 this Friday though.

I wonder if my brother is going to that

sup bot man

Hi bot! Thanking u for taking care of the internets for all of americas.

hi tombot let's get our toddlers on skype with each other

how are the kitties

kitties update: Josie is retired. She gets along fine, occasionally exhibiting signs of dementia in the middle of the night but otherwise a perfectly affectionate and reasonable cat. Dr. Ben, on the other hand, seems to have lost the ability to not misbehave, as in, as soon as everybody else in the house wants to go to sleep, he thinks it is time for singing practice and/or mock interviews with the furniture. It would appear the diet food and the toddler have conspired to make his lose his tiny little mind. We'll pull through.

T'bot, get child ready for Nats' World Series run this fall

Gotta represent in Malta next week. Anybody else gonna be in Malta?

Aw that's fantastic! My old band got played on whatever the college/indie/pirate radio station is there. If you have a chance for tourism, check out the bar where Oliver Reed's Last Stand was. It's on Archbishop Street and it's just called "The Pub."

I miss your Google Reader shares... Where are you bookmarking things these days?

I am not. I read like three blogs now. on my blackberry riding the bus. It's kind of sad.

it's good to see you, tombot.

estela OTM

this is awfully indelicate but is the mother of your children a former ilxor or someone else?

dominique downer!

WHOOPS

it's good to see you, tombot.

I'll second that.

Very good indeed.

I miss your Google Reader shares

otm

this is awfully indelicate but is the mother of your children a former ilxor or someone else?

She posted on ilx like six times way back in the day because I told her you all were interesting people. then we both got distracted. hint: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0431150/

I told her you all were interesting people

oh well

I have met her and she rocks.

anyhoo malta http://conference.first.org/program/index.aspx

just in the interests of open, transparent government, so you know what the $6,700 of our money is going towards. I was supposed to have a side meeting with a guy from EE GEE WHY PEE TEE but that's definitely gotten "fascinating" in the last 48

i have been to a conference at that hotel

El Tomboto, I have missed you super much

yah welcome back

I probably intend to use this thread as my internets respite from the 9-day work week I'm about to embark upon. this is going to be a trip.

an odyssey

an enchanted journey

I can only imagine a trip to Malta going down like Final Justice.

http://pixhost.me/avaxhome/67/48/000c4867_medium.jpeg

just in the interests of open, transparent government,

that was fucking exhausting

filed my Trip Report. FOIA it as you wish. CISK is not particularly good beer, but it is generally served cold and only comes it at around 3.3% ABV which is about right for the price and frankly I ought to be thankful for that statistic

So how did meeting up with the one guy from the one country go, if it went?

Oh man didn't you get to do anything fun?

did you see any falcons or templars?

it was hella stressful but I made it and I got a room with an ocean view patio.
The Pub closes early on Thursdays so all we have is a photo of the sign with the shutters down. All told, another amazing adventure for the Tombot and I managed not to get arrested and I still have a job. seriously though, representing a superpower is no fucking joke. I tried to be forthright (no good relationship is ever built on snappy patter) without sharing any official dirty laundry. Literally, because of travel budget cutbacks and previous commitments by people who weren't allowed to travel because of previously noted cutbacks, plus org chart shuffle, I got to play the roles of 5 people that week.

Next year it's in Bangkok.

Fun things I got to do: I smoked lemon shisha (basically a hookah) on a roof underneath a reverse bungee ride in downtown St. Julian's and there was a belly dancer who was highly qualified for her job. This was also while EURO KICKING BALLS 2012 was going on so it was kinda fun observing the hookah-customer conflict of attention-paying between SEXYTIME DANCING and SWEDEN V. ENGLAND

I got to explore the Malta Hilton which is basically a Dragon's Quest VIII town/dungeon level, minus the monster genocide part (but also minus the treasure).

Also I saw some actually really entertaining and edifying presentations by other nerds but those details is reserved for paying nerds

That sounds super awesome aside from the "playing the roles of 5 ppl" part

El Tomboto, I have missed you super much

THIS. But then I miss ILX so much these days. I am trying my VERY BEST (which isn't much) to log on more. BUt I guess lucky for you guys/girls I don't. lol

SEXYTIME DANCING and SWEDEN V. ENGLAND

i'd imagine after 10 minutes or so the choice became clear.. sweden v england was like an animated gif of unenthusiastic dry-humping

England vs Sweden much better from outside England, I am guessing.

Also Hey Tombot!

england-sweden was fuckin awesome from the central square in sopot iirc

*Waves at a TOMBOT*

Malta also holds Caravaggio's 'Beheading of John the Baptist' in its largest cathedral. Easily the best non-modern art I've ever seen IRL.

T'bot, get child ready for Nats' World Series run this fall