Robby Pedrica's Tech Blog

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  • Security issues invade non-traditional areas

    Security issues invade non-traditional areas

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    We’re mostly used to malicious attacks being associated with computer, servers, mobiles and other IT-related systems. But more and more, computing is being pushed into areas that aren’t traditional for these attacks yet are fast becoming critical areas. InternetOfThings (IoT ) devices and automotive applications are starting to appear on hackers’ radars. Some security researchers…

  • This weekend’s racing

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    Well well well. Motogp has certainly shaken things up a bit this weekend past. With a little bit of stirring as well. Who knew that the recently revised regulations would throw up such a hornet’s nest … Lorenzo out before the 1st lap was even over.  Bautista down while in 2nd. Smith out while in…

  • WSB Aragon/MotoGP Assen

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    As always, Superbikes on Sunday was fantastic. There was close racing in all classes including the premier class. In WSBK Race 1, Biaggi narrowly beat Melandri to the line. In Race 2, the roles were reversed and Melandri came home 1st, with Davies, Laverty and Biaggi hot on his heels. In SuperSport, Cluzel wiped out…

  • WSBK Donnington

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    Wow! Race 2 for the Superbike class at Donnington will go down as probably one of the best I’ve ever seen. I remember Fogarty and Chili at Assen many years ago; add another 3 riders and you’ve got yesterday’s race 2. Haslam, Melandri, Biaggi, Rea and Sykes all jockeying for position over the 2nd half…

  • SBK Imola

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    Great racing yesterday from Imola. Pity though to see Checa run away with it. Sykes needs to get a bit more longevity in his tyres and there are a few others that need to stick with Checa from the start ( eg. Haslam ). I have to say though that Jonathan Green grates my chops…

  • Traffic, accidents and death in SA

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    Accident statistics in South Africa are, I think, mostly regarded as fiction – it’s rare to find traffic death rates as high as in this country, so most drivers ( in this country ) appear to ignore the stats/reality and simply go about their daily business, driving without care or regard for law or other…

  • SBK: Donnington

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    There was mixed fortunes for all classes in this weekend’s WSBK series. The biggest news of course is Haga’s massive high side coming into Coppis in the 2nd SBK heat. It was initially thought that he had fractured T8 and 9 vertebrae but after careful inspection, these were found to be sealed and from an…

  • On a lighter note, MotoGP …

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    This past weekend’s MotoGP had some of the best racing since Stoner and Rossi’s duel at Laguna Seca last year. Lorenzo and Rossi tagged each other for most of the race until the 3rd lap to go, when Rossi made his move. From then on, there were a number of lead changes per lap until…

  • WSBK and MotoGP

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    WSBK The previous weekend’s WSBK races at Assen were the usual bomb, starting with a 3-way battle up front in the premier class, race 1. Haga spent most of the race leading Spies and and fast-riding Leon Haslam until the last lap, when Spies made a last ditch effort in a very fast part of…

  • Twitter/LinkedIn malware

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    Most social networking and Web 2.0 sites have been victims of malware at some point or another and LinkedIn is no different. The latest threat relates to many phony profile pages which tempt users with pictures of nude celebrities. When the user clicks on one of the links, they are taken to an external site…

  • Balistic Bayliss goes out in style

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    Troy Bayliss took both heats of yesterday’s end of year meeting to cap a great career in bike racing. Leading from the front in both heats, no one came close to his pace except for Haga who retired with a mech gremlin in the first race and jump started the second. You could see the…

  • MotoGP Malaysia

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    125cc saw Talmasci take his first win of the season and Simoncelli clinched the 250CC World Championship with one more round to go. The heat played a prominent role as the air temp was around 38 deg C for both these races and Simoncelli looked completely done in at the end of the race. In…

  • WSBK 2008 – Troy Bayliss 3 times a champion

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    Haga unusually rode a very good SuperPole to be no. 1 on the grid for the 1st race and went on to win – that’s 3 on the trot now. But the big story of race 1 was Troy Bayliss’ clinching of the 2008 championship with a 3rd place in that race, and that on…

  • MotoGP Misano

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    For the second race in a row, Casey Stoner has bit the dust after leading the race, leaving Rossi to clean up and take 1st place. Fact is, Stoner is just pushing to hard ( or something about a scrubbed in tyre? – excuses, excuses ). The Ducati GP08 is a great bike, but at…

  • MotoGP BRNO

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    The pressure was on Casey Stoner to produce in this past weekend’s race as Rossi was leading the championship; pressure or not, Stoner went down after a few laps from the leading position of the race. Rossi went on to win easily from an 11s cushion over the rest of the field. The rest of…