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The final server update: All systems normal.

Posted on January 31, 2016January 26, 2016 By Andrew Thaler
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He showed me exactly what we needed to see. He? I, me, we. The me that is yet to be. The Nautilus is not of the future. Only data flow backwards. That much, I understand. At least I think I understand. He that is, well, me, eventually, understood. Will understand. The message was a code. … Read More “The final server update: All systems normal.” »

Damn the paradoxes! Southern Fried Server Update #4

Posted on January 25, 2016January 26, 2016 By Andrew Thaler
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It is clear now that whatever is driving this flood of future content in inextricably connected to the virus infecting cyborgs in 2041. While human-machine interfaces are something that I have always been interested in, it is not something I write about, and it is certainly not something I would  write about on a marine … Read More “Damn the paradoxes! Southern Fried Server Update #4” »

Ride the Digital Slipstream: Southern Fried Server Update #3

Posted on January 18, 2016January 10, 2016 By Andrew Thaler
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There is a message buried in all of this.

Here is what I know:

The infection didn’t start January 1, the code was already spreading through my servers on December 31. It entered through a security hole in Networked Blogs, the service we use to post articles to Facebook. It is likely that the invasion actually began on Facebook, but I don’t know how. Whatever else it is, the code is not spreading beyond Southern Fried Science. Not even our sister sites on the shared server have been affected. Oceanography for Everyone is safe.

It has control of the @sfriedscience twitter account, likely through WordPress. This is the inevitable consequence of a too-connected world. Our securest systems are only as strong as the weakest systems to which we connect them.

Something is happening to cyborgs in the future. I can’t shake the feeling that this is all somehow connected.

If I were me, and I am me, and I remembered a month, 25 years ago, where my blog was overwhelmed by the future, I would use the opportunity to send a message back.

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A Gathering of Gremlins: Updates from a cranky Southern Fried Server

Posted on January 11, 2016January 2, 2016 By Andrew Thaler
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I’ve been digging through the Southern Fried Servers for the better part of a week, now. This is all just a totally mess. I still have some rudimentary editorial control, which is how I managed to push out a few updates (really, future Andrew, you haven’t changed your password in 25 years?!). I am totally … Read More “A Gathering of Gremlins: Updates from a cranky Southern Fried Server” »

Southern Fried Server Error: Please Stand By

Posted on January 4, 2016January 4, 2016 By Andrew Thaler
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Something strange is happening at Southern Fried Science. Over the weekend, the Southern Fried Servers experienced a bizarre and unaccountable server error. Our regularly scheduled content was apparently and inexplicably replaced by what appears to be authentic articles from Southern Fried Science, circa 2041. While it warms my heart to know that our little blog … Read More “Southern Fried Server Error: Please Stand By” »

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