Hey, Dennard, you or Substack or Patreon? have been hacked. Got an email this morning exhorting me (extorting me), "Your credit card ending in 3940 has expired. Update it now so that you don't lose access to Extra Evil." First clue: It addresses me as Dear Email Address instead of Dear My Name. Bigger clue: Never had a card with that number nor have I been a paid subscriber.
Thanks for the heads up, updating the full crop of passwords. Did it come right from the newsletter, or a different address? I don't have a Patreon rolling.
Oy. Substack just put me through the ringer to be allowed to reply this time. Go figure.
It appears to come from you, has the ideogram and all; has the Substack footer, complete with address here in SF. The footer includes an apparently live link to unsub. I have a screenshot but can't post it here in the comments.
Just thought of something: due to extreme heat from climate change, many speculate our species is going to become nocturnal. Are you prepping to get ahead of the curve, or will you become diurnal again to avoid people?
Hey, Dennard, you or Substack or Patreon? have been hacked. Got an email this morning exhorting me (extorting me), "Your credit card ending in 3940 has expired. Update it now so that you don't lose access to Extra Evil." First clue: It addresses me as Dear Email Address instead of Dear My Name. Bigger clue: Never had a card with that number nor have I been a paid subscriber.
Although now that I see how affordable your Patreon is, I'll be subscribing as soon as I'm sure the system is secure.
Thanks for the heads up, updating the full crop of passwords. Did it come right from the newsletter, or a different address? I don't have a Patreon rolling.
Oy. Substack just put me through the ringer to be allowed to reply this time. Go figure.
It appears to come from you, has the ideogram and all; has the Substack footer, complete with address here in SF. The footer includes an apparently live link to unsub. I have a screenshot but can't post it here in the comments.
Not fun. Could you send the screenshot / spammer address / anything else you can think of to blindmailbag@gmail.com? Much appreciated.
Just thought of something: due to extreme heat from climate change, many speculate our species is going to become nocturnal. Are you prepping to get ahead of the curve, or will you become diurnal again to avoid people?
I’m definitely going to *say* I was ahead of the curve. And if my schedule slips again, I’ll lean into an outsider persona. But the truth is…dumber.
Good luck, New York. Over here we're counting on the Cascadia Subduction Zone to save us from the future.
I might just flip my stance on faith and ask the spirits.
Odds:
CSZ: 2-1
Wildfires: 3-2
If a tree falls in the forest while it's subsumed by flame and the earth is shaking...
We came close in 2020. All things considered, I'd rather have the quake.