China has entered the fray.

Yesterday, while checking the log files on my webserver, I found this something interesting. I copied the log file to my laptop and loaded it into excel. This is what I found:

Make note that I hid rows 8 through 95 because they all say the same thing.

Those 102 hits took less than a minute from 7:02pm to 7:03pm.

A quick check shows that 123.115.113.153 is registered to an network in Beijing China:

Since the average citizen in China does not have open access to the internet, it's a pretty good bet that the attacker is state-sponsored. In other words, the Chinese government that is trying to hack my little server.

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The Bruins lost last night but the Capitals were off. That means the Bruins maintain their 3 point lead over the Capitals in the wild card.

Tomorrow, the Bruins are in Vegas to play the Golden Knights. The game starts at 9:00 so maybe I'll get to watch the first period.

And if you believe that, I have a bridge in New York I'd like to sell you...

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According to the FBI Uniformed Crime Statistics, there were 17,754 people killed by a firearm in 2020 (the latest year for which the statistics are available). This is why people are outraged, and rightfully so, over the use of guns in this country.

According to this report from the National Safety Council, 46,000 people were killed by a motor vehicle in 2021. That is two and a half times as many people killed by cars as by guns.

Where is the outrage over those deaths? Where are the speeches about “car violence” from our political leaders? Where are the stories about "car violence" in the media? Where is the call to ban certain cars based on their color or shape?

If someone ever figures out what is going on in this world, please let me know.

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Here are some links for you:

• Remember what I said yesterday about the State of the Union address? You can just call me Nostradamus...



• According to this article, the Russian mob/government launders its money by buying real estate in the United States.
  (Sounds a lot like something a New York slumlord named "Donald" would do)



• Here you go CNN, I fixed your headline for you: "Philadelphia police allegedly shoot and allegedly kill an alleged teenager after he allegedly fired at officers."



• This sounds like a good job.



• Only in Florida.



• Key phrase in this story: "The Happy Dayz Learning Center staff members initially didn’t know the toddlers had escaped."