Jonathan Field - Maker of Random Stuff

As I was working at a school today a couple kids came in with their broken laptop and asked if I could take a look. It had a virus that prevented logging in, so I offered to fix it at home and bring it back in on Thursday.

After fixing it I came across some files indicating the laptop was stolen from a government office. It’s got a database of disability beneficiaries, including private information. Upon closer inspection I also found a government asset tag on the bottom.

I’m still contemplating the best way to handle it.

I can already tell it’s going to be harder in some ways to write weekly than daily. It’ll take far less time but a lot will get lost. It’s not easy to combine so many moods and experiences into something coherent and readable. Actually, maybe writing it won’t be harder, but reading it will be. In which case I wish you luck.

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I’m sitting at the Las Vegas airport, about to begin some 25 hours of travel. But before I go I wanted to present my favorite PowerPoint slide of all time, by my good friend Dina Liebowitz:

The Journey of Knowing Another

And with that, I’m off!

After a decade I finally got around to revamping my personal site. It’s got a new look and feel, new content, and even a new URL. Talk about getting a lot for your money!

In the process I decided to say goodbye to livejournal, so this will be the home for my (rarely updated) blog going forward. It may see a small burst of updates in the next couple months as I head off to South Africa again for more adventure. I fly over this Wednesday and will be there until May 2nd. I’m very excited!

My old site is still up for now, but I think that before too long the legacy of Binadopta will be no more. The good news is that I can then sell the domain for the cool million it’s worth.

Bug reports for this new site are encouraged. I’m using WordPress for the blog portion, and I’m sure I’ve made some errors in the custom theme. Let me know what they are.