Re: A Story about 3 computers and how they changed my Life
Re: A Story about 3 computers and how they changed my Life
(Warning: Personnel Story and Feel Free to Ignore if you don't care)
Well, all of you know by now how the APS (Albuquerque Public School) Network
was hacked in the summer of 2007. The problem was that the school just used
the default settings and Chris Quirke, MVP talks about how stupid it is to
just use the default settings. Stephanie Homan, the network administrator
has mentioned how former employees were bitter at the school and locked down
many of the computers at Painted Sky Elementary before I arrived there on
September 1, 2006. Stephanie is a great lady and we worked hard as a team to
get the computers up and running again.
My job was a first grade educational assistant and I helped out with the
computers when I had extra time because computers are my hobby. I worked at
APS from September 1, 2006 until October 2007 and had a panic attack in
August of 2007 because the then assistant principal Miss Misti Miller accused
me verbally of computer sabotage.
I had been working 10 hour days and volunteering my time as a good Samaritan
because I just wanted the network to operate properly again. I had noticed
earlier at the start of the 2007-2008 school year how someone was
manipulating the work I did on the 2 computers and somehow changing the
administrator passwords that I set up on the computers that I was working on.
Whoever did this effectively locked me out of fixing the computers that I
was working on.
I guess it was stupid I did not set up another administrator password
account but I did not know the need. Stupidly, I did not even have just a
standard user account either because I did not know someone would remotely
and/or from Painted Sky Elementary during the summer of 2007 hack the network
between the months of May 2007-October 2007. All of the computers were set
to remote access which Chris Quirke wisely has pointed out is an easy way to
hack into computer systems that are not properly locked down. I had realized
this last year and requested that my Windows 98 Second Edition Machine be
saved but it was not of course and sent off somewhere.
I ended up with using an old Windows ME <yuk> machine that apparently had a
hardware power problem because it would not shut down and I had to pull the
plug to stop it. I was running late that day of the panic attack and signed
in about 10-20 minutes late at the office and had had too high a dose of my
thyroid medicine because I could not find the proper dose and knew if I did
not have any I would be so tired at the end of the day that I would barely be
able to safely drive home.
In addition, the USB Printer Cable that I used last year did not work
properly so that morning when I logged into the Windows XP computer, it gave
an error message. Someone did indeed target me because the Ethernet Cable
had been removed from the sub station networking room and this room was
locked with only the Principal Dr. Woodard having a key and limiting access.
She was a really nice and efficient lady and gave me all top scores of 4 on
my May 2007 evaluation with a 4+ on my help with the computers.
Terese Sedillo and Claire Ortiz were all wise to the game that was played at
Painted Sky Elementary and all got transferred and Elizabeth Smith left to
teach elsewhere. Elisabeth changed from a substitute teacher to an
educational assistant like I used to be.
This scenario did indeed happen and feel free to call me a liar if you want
because I just don't give a flying f__k anymore. The first year was so
tiring on my body working with the kids and computers. It was really tiring
but I had lots of fun and would not trade it for the world. I was moved in
with Stephanie Williams who was a teacher I specifically did not want to work
with because she had caused so much pain and suffering to Elizabeth Smith. I
had requested by email during the summer to work with Tamarra Rankin because
I knew I would work well with her and the email to Miss Misti Miller was
ignored. It could have been to Dr. Pat Woodard but I don't think so.
Anyway, Terese and Elizabeth are both married and have their husband's names.
They are good Catholics. Their dad is Frank Ortiz who is a member of the
United States Justice Department and a really good and kind man.
I have no way to prove this story and it is just my word against Miss Misti
Miller's word. What I am telling is the truth and no more lies because they
have gotten me into too much trouble in the past as pretending to be Art
Wilder when posting in Tucson Arizona did on his computer.
Anyway, I got permission from Ken Cole, the Director of Technology to access
the APS Intranet via VPN (Virtual Private Networking). Now I admit, I am a
stupid idiot when it comes to networking and I if I had been smarter I would
never have asked for this kind of responsibility, but I have learned my
lesson well and will never again ask for VPN Access, because I don't want to
be falsely accused for something I did not commit. Anyway, my APS email was
hacked into apparently through 128 bit RC4 (Release Candidate 4) encryption
which I thought was impossible. It may be that when I changed my password
over the phone with the Help Desk at APS then that person fraudulently
accessed my account. I lost access to all my other email accounts as well
from Yahoo, Gmail and Hotmail but have kept them since they have been
restored to me because I am a stubborn idiot who will not give up to bad
people. I had the whole network up and running with Stephanie Homan's help,
by the end of the school year at Painted Sky Elementary in May of 2007.
The problems began for me at least during the summer. Apparently, Miss
Misti Miller was rude to other people before me and continues to be rude to
employees at the school. Terese Sedillo who now works at Ventanna Ranch
Elementary will back me up along with her sister Claire Ortiz who works at
Ventanna Ranch Elementary as well. During the summer, I worked at a camp
called Camp Stoney as a camp counselor and it is a Christian camp in Santa
Fe, New Mexico. Daniel Cave, a great man of God is the Director and he will
back me up. Esther Marie is the overall Director of the camp and I know she
will back me up. Finally, Gloria who is the computer educational assistant
at Painted Sky Elementary will back me up as well. I am just posting this
publically because I know I am a desperate man with no where to turn to help.
Finally, APS got Bob Casey their lawyer on me who accused me of all sorts of
things and I just withdrew because I do not believe in fighting things in
courts. I believe in the power of the public arena.
(By the Way, I did indeed work for Davis Monthan in November 1998- Middle of
2001 and fortunately got out of there before 9-11-2001) I worked under at
least 2 flight chiefs who were great and then ran into one who hated my guts
for some reason. Anyway, I never did work with computers on Davis Monthan
and if I said otherwise then I lied and I was never a good liar anyway and I
know liars go to H_ll so I guess I will be going there for my sin.)
"micky" wrote:
> Sure,,
> post details,, especially about your confidence re: the pollution to se.
>
> M
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> "Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A63AB207-5F16-46BB-915E-BBE92E0AD038@microsoft.com...
> > I have worked with many others in the industry and can confidently say that
> > DNS Pollution will not hurt Windows 98 Second Edition. I can go into further
> > details later if anyone even cares. Have a nice weekend.
>
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