Those who look at TSR with any kind of regularity may have noticed the home page was recently hijacked by a Canadian pharmaceutical company touting discounted male sexual performance products.
The hack job in late July caused distress here at TSR headquarters. It’s the first significant intrusion in the site’s history.
I actually didn’t know anything was amiss until I saw Google flag TSR with a “this site may be hacked” warning on their search results page.
TSR’s web hosting company quickly scrubbed away the problem for a significant fee and roped me into future protection coverage aimed at preventing hacks going forward.
Little did the hacker know in this instance that TSR’s audience is small and not at all in need of a performance boost.
-Talk about a fun little day-trip: My aunt and I visited Governor’s Island just off the southern tip of Manhattan last week. The 2.5 mile paved trail on the island’s circumference is an easy lap to complete without exceeding Citi Bike’s 30-minute trip max. Racks of bike-share bikes are located at the two main ferry docks and it was pretty quiet out there on the day we went. The views are stunning in all directions. And the round-trip boat ride is just two bucks. The curried goat and pumpkin dish from the two Jamaican cooks working a stand in the center of the island was delish. Kudos to both Mayor Mike and Mayor DB for taking on this former US military installation and making it a special city place to visit. Fun.
-I’ve really enjoyed watching this rendition of the summer Olympic games, in part I guess because of all the criticism and negativity aimed at the hosts in the run-up. There have been so many stirring moments. At the pool with Rowdy getting rowdy as Katie steamrolls. The American women gymnasts are excellent. Simone can get so high and land/bounce so nice. And we’re just now really getting into the track and field events. My viewing has been almost entirely on NBC’s free TV offering in prime time but I’ve streamed some men’s boxing thanks to preview opportunities on the web site. Costas has been excellent when summarizing at day’s end, sitting with this country’s gold winners. He offered only mild criticism of Hope Solo’s outrageous sore-loser act however. The one thing I cannot watch is beach volleyball. It’s a sport, yeah, but its placement in prime time is a hollow ratings-grab sham.