Death to Bluecoat pt 2

BlueCoat, the web filter ran by the USAF, has caused me much aggravation since my arrival at Balad. I am not the only one that is feeling pain – everyone else is affected by this poorly written web filter. Recently, I discovered a way to circumvent the filter – RSS feeds. Techically, I’m accessing [...]

More on Bluecoat Shenanigans

I wrote about BlueCoat blocking blogs on the 24th – Wired Magazine did it on the 28th – their story was much better than mine – I just beat them to the punch.

They even did a follow up – check it out right here!

Read their article if mine was even remotely interesting [...]

Death to BlueCoat

I live inside of a fenced and concrete walled compound. Blast walls and revetments surround every building on base. Sand bags can be found everywhere – they surround most of the buildings. Construction crews, scurrying around the base like ants, build new walls daily further fortifying the nearly impenetrable fortress. Larger buildings are fitted [...]