My head is buzzing with thoughts about last week's seminar about web hacking. Just one of them for example:
Social engineers are people who manipulate You into giving Your personal information(or money) away. They often are occupied by data mining in dumpsters or internet. And many inexperienced internet users are making this job easier for them. Just how much information (which is covering security questions in many internet applications) they reveal in their social network profiles by making it accessible to anyone. Of course, many of us would like to see ourselves in TV news or read in newspapers(well, besides criminal section). But just how many of us would like to become an internet reality show star? Just think for a minute, before You post anything to facebook - there are many curious people and not all of them are benevolent. If You are haunted by question "to post or not to post" - then You know my advice:)

P.S. I noticed that there has been a while I've been writing to this blog - probably because nobody is reading it. Yeah, but that's because I'm not writing to it. Oh, it reminds me a philosophical question related to chicken and egg problem...

White and metalic beauties resting on the dock of Klaipeda - half as beautiful as they could be with their sails up.

another addiction

Though I never was I dancer (1 step forward/backward or to the left/right at school dances doesn't count - though I could count how many times I went out there) here some sorts of music would make me move my feet or hands. I wouldn't it call an allergy for sounds nor sense of rhythm - I probably doesn't have one.
Anyway, some circumstances 3-4 months ago made me think if this body of female software developer could do some dancing steps - a more advanced version than ones at school dances. My problem is that I want to try out many things too quickly but not always dare to. Shame on me. Some people are different. And my luck that I happen to know them. So, as soon as doctors took off the plaster from my hand - did I tell You? - the plan to start attending latino dance lessons was created and fulfilled in one day - huh, quick? Here I should define latino as salsa. Why? Right place, right moment, right people. Too spontaneous? Maybe. But I don't regret it. And it's quite addictive, I hope for other people too. Can't live a day without dancing, can't live a week without dancing my feet off on Friday. Poor my boyfriend, cause he knows if it's latino music out from my laptop - he'll have to dance with me.

Ironically that 18 years ago people went to Lithuanian Parliament to defend it and people who were elected to represent the nation from Russia. If there would be a need for such actions now - the only thing they'll defend will be only freedom, not the greedy officers sitting in the parliament - as the events on Friday have shown. Those 141 ones must understand that being elected is not a privilege but a duty, not a chance to fill their pockets with money of Lithuanian people but a responsibility to think of the ways how to make this country a better place to live for all who elected them. So far, the parliament members thought about this in the way they shouldn't and probably forgot that there might be no payback for that - but everyone has it's patience limit - even a nation. People don't get angry for no reason, and there have been plenty of reasons for that.

oops i forgot my keys and my phone

Have You ever been in situation when You realized that Your forgot Your keys at home and Your cellphone is also left there? You have no device to communicate. Your home is not on the ground floor, and it has only the windows on the roof, which are covered by a thick layer of snow. The door on the ground floor is locked and the door bell is not working. The only internet cafe You've known and was in convenient place near your home is close of repair works and there isn't another one in 3 kilometers radius - as You already checked that. You live in a kind of town where asking a stranger to call by his cellphone - is a void try - everybody is afraid they will be robbed even if You are not that kind of looking. The snow on Your roof windows is not melting - so it's about minus 10 by celcius. The most useful stuff in Your bag is money - and You are lucky if You are not very limited by the amount - which is not very useful at the end of the work day - when most offices are closed.

Vicky Cristina Barcelona...

Some say it's pop, but I don't remember when such a piece of "pop" would have shaken me for a whole day. Or maybe I've been hypnotized by a beautiful melody of "Barcelona" performed by Giulia y Los Tellarini.

Skyways and other stuff...

Interesting thing about Minneapolis is that most of the offices, shops and hotels are connected with skyways - glass tunnels above the ground - which You can use to navigate from one building to another - even avoiding going outside sometimes. From first sight - it's a bit confusing, because You might not know what building You are in or how to get there from outside.

Other "good" thing about America is that meal is pretty cheap here but You get very large portions. So for those who are not used in eating a lot and also are not used to leaving food in the plate - this might not be that good news.