Hello All,

Some of you might remember that I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro two years ago. What you might not know is the REASON I did this (apart from the jol) was to o raise funds for CNCF, a Foundation that is a true oasis and a refuge to the street children of Vietnam and Mongolia. CNCF - The Christina Noble Children's Foundation is an International Partnership of people dedicated to serving children in need of emergency and long-term medical care, nutritional rehabilitation, educational opportunities, vocational training, job placement and the protection of children at risk of economic and sexual exploitation.

I'm involved with a small team of people, mostly from Hong Kong where CNCF is based, that take on endurance events in an attempt to raise money for the foundation. The core team has come together yet again to take on the Gobi March, along with other competitors from Racing the Planet. On 8th June 2008, me and the team will set off to cover roughly 250 kms in six stages over seven days, all the while carrying their own gear, food and clothing in a backpack. Team members are meeting their own expenses so that all funds received go directly to the children in our care in Vietnam and Mongolia.

A portion of the funds raised will go towards the Give-A-Ger Programme there - which provides a traditional family tent, or Ger (pronounced "gear") to children and families who are in danger of becoming homeless due to inadequate or dangerous housing. A Ger not only provides immediate shelter, but hope for the future to those who have not been given the opportunities in life that most of us take for granted.

I'd really appreciate any help you can offer in raising funds for this important cause. Again - I will be covering all my own costs - anything you contribute will go straight to the foundation and the underprivileged children of Vietnam and Mongolia.

If you're interested in learning more you can visit the following websites:

The race: http://www.4deserts.com/gobimarch/

CNCF:     http://www.cncf.org/

Our efforts: http://gobi.cncf.org/en/about_the_event.php

Sponsor Us! http://gobi.cncf.org/en/donation.php

Or mail me if you have any questions!

Our Kilimanjaro trip raised about HKD 2,100,000 (USD 270,000 or ZAR 2,000,000). Please consider making a contribution towards this worthy cause.

With thanks

../charl

Uninformed has certainly done awesomely at filling in the gap left when phrack went silent, but there is something nostalgic about reading phrack... it seems like issue 65 has just hit the streets..

Whoa! time flies when you having fun...

(click for orig.)

from the SourceBoston videos i blogged about:

Dr Geer never dissapoints, and kicked it off with the 4 rules on his office wall:

1. Work like hell,
2. Share all you know,
3. Abide by your handshake,
4. Have fun.

If he mentioned anything about foosball or pool.. i woulda sworn blind he was talking about SensePost!

The 2nd quote that was awesome, (during the interview with the l0pht members) was from Dildog.. ex-l0pht, ex-@stake, now Veracodes chief scientist.. The discussion turned to "security companies and snake oil", and the fact that dildog was a "vendor" again.. With a dry smile that could have been at home in a john cleese movie, he replies:

"*nod*..  this time with feeling!"

This was a bit of a catchphrase in our office a few years back, after a QA process kicked back a report to an analyst with those words: "once more with feeling...". The difference between someone going through the motions, and someone doing it with feeling is marked... and i cant imagine why anyone would do it any other way..

SourceBoston completed its first conference earlier this month, and some of the slide decks and videos are up..

While the image of the young hax0rs indeed brings back fond memories of surfing blackcrawlarch and trying in vain to get mosaic chat to work in the lounge, it isnt one of the 2 reasons to rejoice..

• The chance to watch Dr. Dan Geers talk (Dr Geer is one of those people who remind you how un-smart you are everytime you hear him speak)
• And on a mildly unrelated note (for some definition of mild), the fact that all USENIX conference proceedings have been made available freely online.. Rock on!