All those organized by Morar

That is the name of a verse by Dmitrii Bykov about the role of leaders and grass-roots movements, in the context of Natalia Morar and the April 6th protests in Moldova.

Here’s my translation of the last two lines:

You want some comforting morality? The moral is simple, though not very long.

A country that could collapse from Morar – truly a great country.

Another phrase, along the same lines, is in the middle. Here’s my translation:

It is like she’s a Harry Potter – a special, magical youth… And if two Morar? Three Morar? And if four, finally!

Bykov pokes fun at the authorities who characterize Morar as unique and special, and yet it is clear from his words that she is an amazing woman. I much prefer his conclusion that a great country should not fear one woman’s communication and a call to her friends for a peaceful assembly.

Virginia Healthcare Data Blackmail

An attacker has compromised Virginia medical data, deleted it, and posted a note that demanded $10 million to give it back.

An online thief compromised the network of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Department of Health Professions, allegedly stealing healthcare data on nearly 8.3 million patients, according to reports.

The network intruder left a message claiming to have taken 8.26 million patient medical records and almost 36 million prescriptions, according to the SecurityFix blog. While a screenshot of the ransom note was first posted by Wikileaks, the leaked-documents site is currently down.

The compromised site was used by pharmacists to track prescription drug use. It is hard to believe the note was anything more than a joke to catch people’s attention.

Big Nose Kate

Wikipedia has a curious entry regarding Doc Holliday’s companion Big Nose Kate

During Kate’s first visit to Tombstone in July 1881, Cochise County Sheriff John Behan discovered that Doc and Kate had a drunken fight, and he offered Kate more alcohol in exchange for her testimony, implicating Doc. Holliday was arrested based on her testimony. But the next day, a sober Kate recanted her story, and Holliday was released from jail.

The source of this is missing. Nice anecdote, though.

Doc Holliday, despite his habits and scrapes as a lawman, managed to live somehow long enough to retire peacefully in Glenwood Springs, Colorado along Hanging Lake. His memorial indicates that his exact burial spot is unknown, but it specifies “He Died in Bed”. You’ll find it in the Linwood Cemetery.

Cute Chick FB Ploy by Debt Collector

Debt collectors are known to try and bait people. No surprise then that they have stumbled into Facebook with the same tactics. The Consumerist reports that people who contact you with attractive photos might have more than friendship on their mind

Debt collectors are using cute chicks as bait on Facebook to track down and keep track of debtors. For some reason, someone at CBV collections decided to out the truth behind the online construct “Jenny Anderson,” that she was the tool of professional skiptracers, to all 658 of her “friends.”

The lesson here? Never trust a profile you find attractive. Just kidding. The lesson is to never use Facebook. Never turn on a computer?