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  • I swung the badge around and saw the word defcon, just like the cool spoke POV kits.

    Boing Boing 2007

  • I didn't realize he started defcon, which is kind of the alternate universe of blackhat.

    Latest Articles 2009

  • William Perry, a special U.S. presidential envoy, was so alarmed at North Korea's militaristic rhetoric after his last trip in June that he briefly considered asking President Clinton to raise the "defcon" level, or the state of U.S. strategic readiness.

    Uncle Who? 2008

  • If you're going to have a "defcon" spoiler alert - it might be better if you didn't put the name of the deceased in the headline.

    Latest Articles 2009

  • The White House went defcon, insisting that the plan would cause Medicare to "wither on the vine."

    The War on Wyden Kimberley A. Strassel 2012

  • Anyway, I was prone to your defcon level for many years until I became a Manager type at a large West Coast software company's help desk.

    Generations 2009

  • Why, yes, Gwendagras -- defcon subdued this year -- is Thursday and I'm also preparing for departure to Vermont for two weeks on the 15th, so, yeah, busy ... but tomorrow I will manage to make an actual post with content about books.

    Write Porn 2010

  • Specifically after the Youtube hijack and the demo given at defcon.

    Checking for BGP Prefix Hijaking (or human errors) via BGPmon « PurpleSlog – Awesomeness & Modesty Meets Sexy 2008

  • My skeeves hit defcon 4 at the idea of cleaning a baby potty and having it in rooms like the living room instead of the bathroom.

    Potty On | Her Bad Mother 2007

  • I'm talking about two-, three- and four-year-old kids who see the ice cream machine and upon being denied a frosty treat, go straight to defcon 5 and launch the mother of all tantrums.

    Archive 2009-02-01 Dave 2009

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